With growing consumption and
scarce natural resources,
the World needs bold changes
across the food value chain to
combat hunger, health and climate crisis.
We believe
plant-based & upcycled
proteins are the answer!
We drive innovation in
sustainbale food ingredients
to help manufacturers offer
better plant-based foods
ingredients with superior sensory profile.
Now we are tackling
more challanging raw material… BSG
Let’s meet. This is…
Brewers’ Spent Grain.
BSG.
A byproduct
of the brewing industry.
Makes up 85%
of brewing waste.
1.9 million tons of
protein is wasted
globally from
underutilized BSG.
Annual worldwide BSG
output exceeds 32mm T.
In Europe we have over
7mm T of BSG per annum.
We have developed a proprietary
BSG protein production process
offering a product competitive to popular
plant-based proteins in a technology
feasible for industrial scale-up
Pre-treatment
Alkaline pre-treatment for biological
stabilization & softening
the molecular structure before extraction
Protein extraction
Extraction under specific conditions
to release proteins from
the lignocellulose structure
Separation & purification
Centrifugation and filtration
for solids removal into separate
protein solution from lignocellulose
Filtration & concentration
Membrane filtration removing
small molecules and increasing
protein concentration
Pasteurization & drying
Multi-step thermal & drying process
to convert liquid protein solution
into protein powder
BSG Protein Concentrate
No off-taste. Nutrient-rich. Sustainable
Novel food ingredient with unique properties
Taste
Umami
No off-taste
75%
Raw material
100%
upcycled
BSG Protein can be applied in a wide variety
of plant-based applications across next-gen
food categories thanks to
favorable protein profile
and attractive taste
Analogues
Nutrition
& Animal Feed
Our Pea-Protein Solutions
High-Purity Pea Protein Concentrate Liquid
A gamechanger for liquid dairy alternatives
Unrivalled solubility and high-protein content makes our PP75L a perfect solution for plant-based beverages, desserts, yoghurts, ice creams, condiments,
coffee and other ready-to-drink applications
With growing consumption and
scarce natural resources,
the World needs bold changes
across the food value chain to
combat hunger, health and climate crisis.
We believe
plant-based & upcycled
proteins are the answer!
We drive innovation in
sustainbale food ingredients
to help manufacturers offer
better plant-based foods
Our journey started with developing yellow pea
ingredients with superior sensory profile.
Now we are tackling
more challanging raw material… BSG
Let’s meet. This is…
Brewers’ Spent Grain.
BSG.
A byproduct
of the brewing industry.
Makes up 85%
of brewing waste.
1.9 million tons of
protein is wasted
globally from
underutilized BSG.
Annual worldwide BSG
output exceeds 32mm T.
In Europe we have over
7mm T of BSG per annum.
We have developed a proprietary
BSG protein production process
offering a product competitive to popular
plant-based proteins in a technology
feasible for industrial scale-up
Pre-treatment
Alkaline pre-treatment for biological
stabilization & softening
the molecular structure before extraction
Protein extraction
Extraction under specific conditions
to release proteins from
the lignocellulose structure
Separation & purification
Centrifugation and filtration
for solids removal into separate
protein solution from lignocellulose
Filtration & concentration
Membrane filtration removing
small molecules and increasing
protein concentration
Pasteurization & drying
Multi-step thermal & drying process
to convert liquid protein solution
into protein powder
BSG Protein Concentrate
No off-taste. Nutrient-rich. Sustainable
Novel food ingredient with unique properties
Taste
Umami
No off-taste
Protein content
75%
Raw material
100%
upcycled
BSG Protein can be applied in a wide variety
of plant-based applications across next-gen
food categories thanks to
favorable protein profile
and attractive taste
Cheese
Analogues
Sports
Nutrition
Pet food
& Animal Feed
Our Pea-Protein Solutions
High-Purity Pea Protein Concentrate Liquid
A gamechanger for liquid dairy alternatives
Unrivalled solubility and high-protein content makes our PP75L a perfect solution for plant-based beverages, desserts, yoghurts, ice creams, condiments,
coffee and other ready-to-drink applications
High-Purity Pea Protein Concentrate Powder
Awaited alternative for highly-processed
pea isolates. Proudly made in EU
Perfect solution for meat
analouges (HMMA), protein bars,
breakfast cereals, ready-to-mix
and supplements
Experience and passion. It’s us.
Engineering, food formulation, business development.
We got it covered.
Rafał Kunicki
CEO / Co-founder
Anna Trusek, prof. D.Sc. Ph.D. Eng.
CTO
Patryk Warnel
COO
Konrad Cukrowski
Chief Engineer
Maciej Branicki
R&D Manager
Anna Wierzbicka
R&D in food formulation
Mateusz Bajerski
Business Development Specialist
Patrycja Burica
Office Manager
Sylwia Jóżwiak
CFO
Ewa Trzaskowska
Laboratory Analysis
Our history in a nutshell
2022
Pre-seed round
- $1mm round by CofounderZone VC fund and business angles
Pea protein development
- as entry point to engineering, food formulation and commercial leads
BSG Protein R&D
- 1st phase of lab scale test for BSG protein fractionation project
2023
Patent Application
- First patent application for BSG protein extraction
Pilot line launch
- First pea protein pilot line launch to later expand to BSG protein industrial scale development
Commercial Leads
- developing applications & building commercial leads for pea protein to then convert to BSG protein
Cooperation with Asahi
- Processing BSG from Asahi’s 2nd largest brewery in Europe (7.5mm hl capacity in Poznan, PL)
2024
BSG Protein MVP
- Minimum viable product achieved with desired sensory and nutritional characteristics
Contact
PROTEINrise sp. z o.o.
R&D and Production Center
Kościuszki 16c
05-120 Legionowo, Poland
Registered Office
Sarmacka 20/137
02-972 Warsaw, Poland
Phone.: (+48) 660 548 501
E-mail: info@proteinrise.com
KRS: 0000868293
NIP: 9512510134
REGON: 387521182