What Perfect Day does

Perfect Day, Inc., founded in 2014 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, is a food technology company that produces animal-free dairy proteins — specifically whey and casein — through precision fermentation using engineered microorganisms. The company's core technology replicates the functional and nutritional properties of conventional dairy proteins without any animal involvement, with disclosed lifecycle emissions 91-97% lower than conventional dairy. Its primary product is ProFerm, a premium B2B protein ingredient sold to food and beverage manufacturers for use in products such as ice cream, cream cheese, yogurt, and other dairy applications. The company complements its ingredient business with consumer-facing sub-brands, including Modern Kitchen (animal-free cream cheese and dairy products) and embedded partnerships with CPG brands such as Unilever's Breyers lactose-free ice cream. The underlying infrastructure is branded as the nth Bio platform, a biological engineering stack that also supports enterprise biology services for supply chain innovation.

The company monetizes primarily through transaction-based B2B ingredient sales (ProFerm) to enterprise food manufacturers, supplemented by consumer product revenue from its own sub-brands and recurring enterprise biology services. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with large-volume industrial contracts. Perfect Day holds 25+ patent families around precision fermentation processes and has shipped over 50 million servings of animal-free dairy protein at commercial scale. Customers include global CPG enterprises (Unilever) and the company's own consumer brand Modern Kitchen, with a pharmaceutical-grade ingredient vertical added through its Sterling Biotech acquisition in India.

Perfect Day's strategic posture has shifted from a pure-play ingredient supplier toward a vertically integrated, multi-region producer. In November 2022 it acquired Sterling Biotech Limited through an NCLT-approved liquidation, doubling manufacturing capacity and adding pharma-grade capabilities. In August 2024 it sold a 50% stake in Sterling Biotech to Zydus Lifesciences for ~$66M, forming a 50/50 joint venture. A new precision fermentation plant in Gujarat, India is on track to begin operations in late 2026 with expansion in 2027, producing recombinant whey including beta-lactoglobulin for performance nutrition and dairy alternatives. The company has raised over $825M in disclosed funding from investors including Horizons Ventures, Temasek, CPP Investments, and Coatue Management.

Name

Perfect Day

Legal name

Perfect Day, Inc.

Website

https://perfectdayfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Perfect Day produces animal-free whey and casein dairy proteins via precision fermentation and sells them as ProFerm B2B ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers, while also operating consumer brands like Modern Kitchen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal-Free Dairy Protein Ingredients

NAICS

Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115), Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing (31151), Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (311514)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Precision-Fermentation Dairy Analogues Processing (Animal-Free Whey/Casein Products) (AFAHAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dairy Protein Ingredients (Whey, Casein/Caseinates, Milk Protein Concentrates/Isolates) (AFAJAHAC), Whey, Casein & Milk Protein Ingredient Manufacturing (AFAKAKAF), Whey Fractionation & Bioactive Ingredient Isolation (α-Lac, Lactoferrin, Immunoglobulins, GMP) (AFAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Precision fermentation
• Animal-free dairy
• Dairy protein ingredients
• Alternative protein
• Sustainable dairy

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. ProFerm Ingredient Sales: B2B sales of animal-free dairy protein ingredients (ProFerm) to food and beverage manufacturers for use in their products.
2. Consumer Brand Products: Sale of consumer-facing products under own brands like Modern Kitchen, featuring animal-free dairy alternatives including cream cheese and other products.
3. Enterprise Biology Services: Services leveraging animal-free milk protein technology for supply chain innovation and new enterprise biology applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Perfect Day produces animal-free dairy proteins (whey and casein) using precision fermentation technology, bioidentical to conventional dairy proteins. The company sells ProFerm as a B2B ingredient to food and beverage manufacturers and also operates consumer-facing sub-brands such as Modern Kitchen that feature animal-free dairy products like cream cheese.

Product overview

Perfect Day operates as a food technology company utilizing precision fermentation to produce animal-free dairy proteins. The company's product portfolio centers on ProFerm, a premium animal-free protein ingredient that enables food manufacturers to create sustainable dairy products without animal production. Perfect Day has scaled to commercial production with over 50 million servings shipped, offering its proteins through consumer brands and B2B ingredient sales. The portfolio includes consumer-facing sub-brands like Modern Kitchen featuring animal-free dairy products, while the nth Bio platform represents the underlying biological engineering infrastructure powering ingredient innovation and supply chain solutions. The company expanded its manufacturing capacity through the acquisition of Sterling Biotech in India, with a new Gujarat facility targeting late 2026 operations to produce recombinant whey proteins including beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) for performance nutrition and dairy alternative applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Modern Kitchen: Consumer brand featuring animal-free dairy products including cream cheese
• ProFerm
• nth Bio

Products and services

• ProFerm Premium animal-free whey protein ingredient produced through precision fermentation for food and beverage manufacturers, delivering dairy-identical functional properties without animal involvement.
• Animal-Free Dairy Proteins Bioidentical whey and casein dairy proteins produced via precision fermentation, replicating the functional and nutritional properties of conventional dairy at commercial scale (over 50 million servings shipped).
• Modern Kitchen Consumer brand offering animal-free dairy products such as cream cheese, marketed directly to retail consumers seeking sustainable dairy alternatives.
• Recombinant Whey Protein / Beta-Lactoglobulin (BLG) High-purity recombinant whey protein and beta-lactoglobulin ingredient for performance nutrition, beverages, and dairy alternative applications.
• Animal-Free Cream Cheese Animal-free cream cheese product developed as part of the consumer brand expansion.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91-97% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional dairy production from cows
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Zeus JonesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Branding firm engagement to develop Perfect Day's brand identity and market positioning, creating a strategic vision centered on optimism around feeding a 'kinder tomorrow'.
• Unilever (Breyers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Partnership to introduce lactose-free chocolate ice cream made through precision fermentation, launched in February 2024.
• Sterling Biotech LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2022Perfect Day acquired Sterling Biotech Limited through a liquidation process approved by the National Company Law Tribunal in India. The acquisition doubled Perfect Day's manufacturing capacity and expanded its product offerings to include pharmaceutical-grade ingredients. Plans to invest Rs 957 crore to scale production. In August 2024, Perfect Day sold 50% stake to Zydus Lifesciences for ₹550 crore ($66M), creating a joint venture.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Global agricultural processor and ingredient supplier that was an early investor in Perfect Day; overlaps as a supplier of protein ingredients and fermentation infrastructure to the food industry, making it both a partner and broad incumbent in the alternative protein space.
• Danone: Global dairy and plant-based CPG incumbent (Alpro, Silk) with major alt-protein investment programs and partnerships with fermentation startups — represents both a potential large customer and competitive threat to Perfect Day's B2B ingredient business.
• Fonterra: World's largest dairy cooperative and dairy protein ingredient exporter — competes head-on with Perfect Day's B2B whey/casein ingredient offering for CPG manufacturer customers and has publicly explored fermentation-derived dairy.
• Cargill: Global food ingredient supplier and protein producer with significant investments in alternative proteins and fermentation capabilities — directly comparable as a B2B ingredient supplier targeting the same CPG customers.

Direct peers

• Imagindairy: Israel-based precision fermentation company producing animal-free dairy proteins (whey and casein) as B2B ingredients for dairy and alt-dairy applications — same target products and fermentation approach as Perfect Day.
• Better Dairy (De Novo Dairy): UK-based precision fermentation company producing animal-free dairy proteins (casein and whey) using engineered microbes — direct competitor in the fermentation-derived dairy protein B2B ingredient space.
• Remilk: Israel-based precision fermentation company producing animal-free whey protein using engineered microorganisms — essentially the same core technology, target molecule (beta-lactoglobulin whey), and B2B ingredient model as Perfect Day.
• TurtleTree: Precision fermentation company developing animal-free dairy proteins (initially lactoferrin and milk proteins) using similar microbial fermentation technology — overlapping platform and end applications.
• New Culture: Precision fermentation startup producing animal-free casein protein for cheese applications — directly comparable technology stack (engineered microbes producing dairy proteins) and end markets (cheese, dairy alternatives).
• Nobell Foods: Precision fermentation company producing animal-free dairy proteins (casein) via engineered plants/microbes for cheese applications — comparable core technology and target dairy protein markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors17 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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