Calysta looks to develop pet food sector with new hire

Alternative protein producer, Calysta, has appointed Herman Sloot as its new VP of commercial development to target opportunities in the pet and human food sectors.

Sloot has spent the last eight years with collagen protein player, Gelita, where he was most recently the global VP of fats, proteins, and minerals. He also worked with Dupont Nutrition and Health, formerly Danisco, for 10 years.

He will officially take up his new position on September 1. 

Based in Germany, the company said that his primary focus will be on the European market, where Calysta’s proteins are approved for use in pet food applications.

Calysta is developing feed ingredients for fish, livestock, pets, and human food, produced by fermenting low cost, land free carbon sources with a naturally occurring bacteria. It is currently putting the finishing touches to the Calysseo JV it is building in China with 50/50 partner Adisseo. Coming online at the end of the year, the first phase of that plant will produce 20,000 tons of protein per year.