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developing a new manufacturing facility in Tennessee.“ We’ ve acquired an existing food production plant in Tennessee, which was particularly attractive to us due to its location, as it’ s close to several key customers and distributors,” Stan explains.“ This additional space will allow us to expand our product lines and enter new categories. We see it as a thoughtful, steady step that supports long-term needs while keeping our focus on ingredient integrity and close relationships. We have dedicated research and development teams focused on product development and separate teams focused on innovation. These teams have a high level of expertise in the ingredients we work with and focus on creating new and exciting products using readily available ingredients.
“ We’ re looking to expand our use of oat fiber, for instance,” he adds.“ Oats have around 25-to-30 percent husks, which are removed from the oat grain. As a waste product, husks are sometimes used in animal products but mainly wasted. We’ re doing a lot of research around extracting oat protein. It’ s a great plant-based protein with a superior taste. And we’ re also working to convert the oat husks into oat fibre, which is an excellent food ingredient and improves sustainability by reducing waste.”
Connecting consumers
From speaking with Stan, One Degree’ s mission is clear: to provide clean, traceable food that connects consumers with farmers.“ The goal for One Degree is to
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