Better Dairy

What Better Dairy does

Better Dairy is building the supply chain for the powerful bioactive molecules found in mother's milk (missing from existing supply chain). A game changer across infant and adult nutrition as well as personal care.

Name

Better Dairy

Legal name

Better Dairy

Website

https://betterdairy.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The future of nutraceuticals, driven by nature inspired by science

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Fermentation / Alternative Dairy Proteins

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), Infant Formula & Specialized Dairy Nutrition Manufacturing (AFAKAKAJ), High-Protein & Energy-Dense Pediatric Dairy Nutrition Manufacturing (AFAHAHAG)

Keywords

• Precision fermentation proteins
• Animal-free dairy ingredients
• Bioactive milk proteins
• Alternative casein production
• Fermented osteopontin supply

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. B2B Protein Ingredients: The company will generate revenue by selling precision-fermented bioactive proteins (osteopontin, casein, lactopontin) to food and nutrition manufacturers including infant formula companies, cheese makers, and supplement producers. Currently pre-revenue as products are still in development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Better Dairy develops and produces bioactive dairy proteins—osteopontin, casein, and lactopontin—via precision fermentation using genetically modified yeast. The proteins are sold B2B as ingredients to infant formula manufacturers, cheese makers, and adult nutrition/supplement producers seeking bioidentical, animal-free alternatives to conventional milk proteins. Products are pre-revenue and in scaling/regulatory-approval stages.

Product overview

Better Dairy is a precision fermentation company producing bioactive milk proteins. The company operates two core product lines: (1) Precision-Fermented Osteopontin, a bioactive protein targeting infant formula, adult nutrition, sports nutrition, and healthy aging applications; and (2) Animal-Free Casein Proteins for cow-free cheese and yogurt alternatives. Both product lines are produced using genetically-modified yeast in large-scale fermenters, delivering molecularly identical proteins to those found in conventional dairy without the livestock dependency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision-Fermented Osteopontin Bioactive milk protein produced via precision fermentation using genetically-modified yeast. It is structurally identical to osteopontin found in breastmilk, which occurs at up to 15x higher concentrations in human milk than cow's milk, and is sold as an ingredient to infant formula, adult nutrition, sports nutrition, and healthy-aging product manufacturers.
• Animal-Free Casein Proteins Animal-free casein proteins synthesized through precision fermentation to replicate the taste, texture, and meltability of traditional dairy. Targeted at cow-free cheese, yogurt, and dairy-alternative manufacturers as a sustainable, livestock-independent ingredient.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75-95% amino acid match to breastmilk proteins (vs 15% in cow's milk alternatives)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Perfect Day: Perfect Day is the leading precision fermentation dairy protein company, producing animal-free whey via engineered microbes. It is the most directly comparable peer to Better Dairy given shared technology platform, B2B ingredients focus, and overlapping end-markets in dairy and nutrition.
• Remilk: Remilk produces animal-free milk proteins (casein and whey) using precision fermentation and supplies them to dairy and food manufacturers. It is a direct competitor to Better Dairy's casein product line targeting cheese and dairy alternative manufacturers.
• New Culture: New Culture uses precision fermentation to produce casein proteins for mozzarella cheese, targeting dairy-free cheese applications. It directly competes with Better Dairy's animal-free casein proposition for the cheese manufacturing end-market.
• Imagindairy: Imagindairy produces animal-free dairy proteins (whey and casein) using precision fermentation, targeting dairy alternative manufacturers. As an Israeli-based precision fermentation company with similar B2B ingredients model, it is highly comparable to Better Dairy.
• Formo: Formo (formerly Legendary Vish) produces animal-free cheese using precision fermentation of casein proteins. It competes directly with Better Dairy's cheese casein product line and shares the European B2B ingredients positioning.

Emerging players

• TurtleTree: TurtleTree uses precision fermentation to produce lactoferrin and other bioactive milk proteins for the nutrition market. It overlaps with Better Dairy's bioactive protein (osteopontin/LPN) focus on infant formula and supplements.
• Helaina: Helaina produces recombinant human lactoferrin via precision fermentation, targeting infant formula and adult nutrition. It is comparable to Better Dairy's bioactive protein pipeline for the human-milk-protein ingredient market.
• Biomilq: Biomilq is developing cell-cultured human milk components, including bioactive proteins relevant to infant nutrition. It targets a similar nutraceutical/infant formula end-market as Better Dairy's osteopontin and LPN products.
• Bon Vivant: Bon Vivant uses precision fermentation to produce animal-free dairy proteins (whey and casein) for the food industry, including cheese and yogurt applications. It is a smaller European peer with overlapping technology and B2B ingredient positioning.
• Triton Algae Innovations: Triton uses fermentation-based bioprocessing to produce specialty food ingredients and proteins. While focused on algae hosts, it shares the precision fermentation ingredients model and food-tech R&D approach with Better Dairy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors9 records

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M&A

Investments

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