First veggie burgers, now sunflower seed coffee?
Can beanless coffee compare to the real thing? One producer claims it does, reports Bloomberg (watch, runtime: 3:15). The latest development in the foodtech revolution, which has already laid claim to eggs, meat, chicken and milk, comes as global warming takes its toll on coffee producing regions. Foodtech startup Atomo Coffee is using upcycled plant-based ingredients, such as sunflower seed husks and watermelon seeds, to reinvent your cup of java, which, according to them, tastes just like coffee.
Coffee growers have been among the most impacted by climate change, as rising global temperatures force traditional producers to move uphill in rainforest that have not been touched yet and potentially causing further deforestation, Atomo CEO Andy Kleitch says.
Coffee futures were one of the fastest growing commodities last year, rising faster than oil and natural gas. Global supply constraints coupled with trouble in the world’s major exporting regions brought coffee prices to a 10-year high last year, with analysts predicting that the tightness could last well into 2023.