Merit Functional Foods and its technology partner Burcon NutraScience announce they have entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with Nestlé. The goal of the joint agreement is to develop and commercialize Merit's novel plant protein ingredients for use in Nestlé's plant-based foods and beverages. At its facility, Merit will produce various plant-based protein ingredients using Burcon's proprietary and patented extraction and purification technology.

Burcon has been developing its plant-based protein technology for more than 19 years.