Production of innovative dairy drinks based on co-products of cheese manufacturing

France

Current situation requiring improvements 

  • Whey, a by-product of cheese production, is not sufficiently exploited.
  • Small producers need to generate revenue from whey. However, collection is difficult as they are often isolated
  • Small producers cannot afford the installation of bottling lines needed to produce whey-based drinks.

Main activities in FAIRCHAIN

  • Use whey to develop valuable products, in particular healthy whey-based drinks.
  • Bring a zero-waste aspect to the distribution of fresh/room temperature liquid products.
Focus on whey

Focus on whey

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is responsible for the color of whey. Whey is the serum phase of milk, or the liquid remaining after removal of fat and casein, which contains mostly soluble components, including lactose, soluble salts, and globular proteins, among others....