Above Food Corp. (Above Food), a first-of-its-kind, vertically integrated plant-based food company, announced an agreement to acquire Sonic Milling Systems Ltd. (Sonic Milling), a food-technology company focused on developing disruptive processing techniques to create plant-based ingredients and products more cost effectively, using fewer resources, while also increasing the bio-availability of nutrients. This acquisition brings with it a full suite of proprietary intellectual property and global patent coverage for both core and recently developed ancillary technologies.
Sonic Milling’s proprietary hydrodynamic-cavitation technology uses water and pressure to create microscopic air bubbles capable of breaking apart a diverse range of ingredients – from whole grains to pulses, fruits, or vegetables – into clean-label liquids and sauces without the need for stabilizers or added oils.
Along with the ability to process grains, pulses, fruits and vegetables into clean-label liquids and sauces, hydrodynamic-cavitation technology creates controlled heat and pressure, improving digestibility and reducing unwanted flavors, without denaturing nutrients or proteins. Through this process, the result is increased protein digestibility from grains and pulses.
“We’ve been searching for the last two years to uncover an alternative to conventional fractionated protein concentrates and were focused on technology that increases the bio-availability of the native nutrients and proteins found in pulses, grains, and vegetables. Sonic Milling™ has done just that, in the protein beverage space and we’re excited to expand the application of this groundbreaking technology across our portfolio of our specialty ingredients, private labeled products and consumer brands,” noted Lionel Kambeitz, CEO and Executive Chairman of Above Food.
