Cosaic and Ingredion announce strategic partnership to redefine the future of ingredient innovation

Ingredion Incorporated has announced a strategic partnership with the Swiss-based startup and Valley partner, Cosaic, to accelerate the global rollout of their unique ingredient technology platform.

This collaboration bridges the agility of a young biotech innovator with the global reach and technical depth of an established ingredient powerhouse, a model increasingly defining how breakthrough food technologies reach the market.

Developed through fermentation, Cosaic’s ingredient enables food manufacturers to achieve dairy-like creaminess and stability across a wide range of applications – from functional beverages to sauces, and spirits – without the need for animal-derived ingredients. The technology answers a growing global demand for ingredients that balance sustainability, sensory quality, and manufacturing efficiency. “From improved texture, to taste, to performance, Cosaic leverages a deep knowledge of biotech innovation to develop a novel, multi-functional ingredient platform that will allow us to innovate foods with customers in ways never before imagined,” said Mike Leonard, Chief Innovation Officer at Ingredion.

Cosaic’s flagship ingredient, Cosaic Neo, is a natural yeast-derived emulsion that includes fats, proteins and fibers that combine naturally to offer eight functional and sensory benefits in a single clean label animal-free ingredient. Today’s food products typically blend fats, proteins, and carbohydrates from different sources and rely on additives to bring them together. Cosaic Neo’s unique microstructure naturally integrates these molecules, allowing nutrients to combine in new ways, beyond simple one-to-one replacements and without the need for additives.

“Partnering with Ingredion marks a pivotal moment for Cosaic. It validates the years of research we’ve poured into reimagining what ingredients can do, and how they can do better for people, businesses, and the planet. Together, we’re bringing our yeast-derived emulsion to the world stage, transforming how creamy, delicious, and sustainable foods are made,” said Tomas Turner, co-founder and CEO at Cosaic. “This partnership bridges breakthrough biotech and industrial know-how. With Ingredion’s global reach and technical excellence, we can accelerate commercialization and make clean-label creaminess a scalable reality.”

Ingredion will help Cosaic implement its go-to-market strategy, starting with the US, and co-develop new products to expand the startup’s portfolio, which already includes solutions for performance drinks, meal-replacement shakes, dressings, sauces, and spirits.

About Cosaic

Cosaic is a Swiss biotech and foodtech startup that aims for a world in which good food choices benefit everyone: people, businesses, and the planet. They do this with ingredient solutions that offer greater industry resilience and greater consumer satisfaction. Cosaic Neo is their first ingredient, a unique natural multifunctional emulsion that delivers perfect stability and delicious creaminess, all at once, by itself. It is a patented food ingredient born from yeast fermentation. Its complex microstructure allows for 8 functionalities to reconcile product performance with sensory experience. Cosaic employs 18 people and is in seed stage, preparing for a market entry next year in the US. More info: www.cosaic.bio

About Ingredion

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in nearly 120 countries. With 2024 annual net sales of approximately $7.4 billion, the Company turns grains, fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets. With Ingredion Idea Labs® innovation centers located around the world and more than 11,000 employees, the Company cocreates with customers and fulfills its purpose of bringing the potential of people, nature, and technology together to make life better. Visit ingredion.com for more information and the latest Company news.

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