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Navigating the New EU Deforestation Regulation: How Journey Foods Can Help Restaurants Stay Compliant

Journey Foods simplifies compliance with the new EU deforestation regulation through its advanced automated tools, which ensure ingredient sustainability and streamline verification processes. With AI-driven insights and a vast ingredient database, restaurants can quickly adapt to regulatory changes and optimize product formulations, turning compliance into an opportunity for innovation.
Riana Lynn
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September 16, 2024
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Journey Foods simplifies compliance with the new EU deforestation regulation through its advanced automated tools, which ensure ingredient sustainability and streamline verification processes. With AI-driven insights and a vast ingredient database, restaurants can quickly adapt to regulatory changes and optimize product formulations, turning compliance into an opportunity for innovation.

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It's an economics story. Plant-based now hits four reported metrics at once margin, scope-3, nutrition, and traceability.
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The supply base caught up. Tier-1 pea, faba, and chickpea isolates reached spec parity with whey this year.
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Speed is the unlock. A three-week supplier email chain becomes a four-minute query with ingredient intelligence.

Navigating the New EU Deforestation Regulation: How Journey Foods Can Help Restaurants Stay Compliant

The European Union's new deforestation regulation, effective December 2023, demands that food companies prove their products are free from deforestation-linked ingredients. For restaurants, this means reassessing ingredient sources and ensuring compliance. Here’s how Journey Foods can simplify this process.

Streamline Compliance with Automation

Journey Foods offers automated compliance tools that provide real-time insights into ingredient sustainability. This feature helps restaurants quickly verify whether their ingredients meet the new EU standards, saving time and reducing manual effort.

Optimize Ingredients with AI

Ingredient tagging and formulation improvement are core strengths of Journey Foods. The platform uses its vast database to suggest sustainable, deforestation-free alternatives that align with your nutritional and consumer preferences. This ensures that product formulations not only meet regulations but also satisfy customer demands.

Make Informed Decisions Faster

Journey Foods’ AI-driven insights enable quick and strategic decision-making. Access to comprehensive data allows restaurant managers to adapt their supply chains and product offerings swiftly in response to regulatory changes.

Harness Data for Better Outcomes

With over 32 billion ingredient insights, Journey Foods offers a rich resource for ensuring compliance. The platform’s dynamic analysis helps restaurants optimize ingredient choices and maintain adherence to new regulations.

Future-Proof Your Restaurant

By integrating AI-driven insights, Journey Foods not only helps with current regulatory compliance but also supports ongoing innovation and strategic planning. Embrace a future where compliance and innovation go hand in hand.

About the Author
Riana Lynn

Scientist. Nutrition Leader. Founder of Journey Foods

Frequently asked questions

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Is plant based reformulation actually cheaper than 
animal protein?

In Journey Al's 12 month dataset, the median plant protein reformulation came in -6.5% on raw material cost versus an animal protein control the first year that line went negative, driven by Tier 1 isolate suppliers reaching spec parity.

How much does plant based reformulation improve 
nutrition scores?

In Journey Al's 12 month dataset, the median plant protein reformulation came in -6.5% on raw material cost versus an animal protein control the first year that line went negative, driven by Tier 1 isolate suppliers
reaching spec parity.

What's the supply chain risk of switching?

In Journey Al's 12 month dataset, the median plant protein reformulation came in -6.5% on raw material cost versus an animal protein control the first year that line went negative, driven by Tier 1 isolate suppliers
reaching spec parity.

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