Mozza

Mozza Foods is a Los Angeles-based ingredient technology company focused on producing micellar casein — the primary structural dairy protein — through soybean-based production systems rather than conventional dairy farming. The company operates at the intersection of agricultural biotechnology and dairy ingredient supply, targeting manufacturers of cheese, mozzarella, cheddar, and other casein-dependent dairy products.

Casein is the foundational protein that governs how cheese melts, stretches, and holds structure. Historically sourced exclusively from cows, casein has underpinned global dairy manufacturing for millennia. Mozza's core thesis is that the cow is not the end product but rather the system used to produce casein — a system that is cost-intensive, resource-heavy, and constrained in scalability. The company is engineering an alternative production pathway by expressing micellar casein directly within soybeans, leveraging existing global soybean agricultural infrastructure.

The ingredient Mozza produces is micellar casein, specifically the high-performance, concentrated form of dairy protein preferred by manufacturers where functional consistency is non-negotiable. Micellar casein is the specification-grade form of the protein, valued for its processing behavior, structural contribution, and performance in high-throughput dairy production environments. Mozza's product is designed as a drop-in ingredient, meaning dairy manufacturers can integrate it into existing formulations and production lines without reformulation, facility upgrades, or brand changes.

The company's go-to-market strategy centers on three adoption criteria: performance parity with conventional cow-derived casein across melt, stretch, texture, and processing behavior; cost parity with existing casein market prices; and supply scalability through the already-established global soybean supply chain. By anchoring production within soybean infrastructure, Mozza aims to sidestep the supply constraints and cost volatility inherent in animal-dependent protein systems.

Mozza Foods positions itself as an ingredient supplier to dairy manufacturers rather than a consumer-facing brand. Its customers are manufacturers who produce cheese and other dairy products and who require a reliable, consistent, cost-competitive casein supply. The value proposition is that nothing visible to the end consumer changes — the formulas, facilities, and brands remain intact — while the upstream supply chain becomes more efficient and scalable.

The company is in the development and commercialization phase, engineering its casein production system to meet the performance and cost thresholds required for large-scale dairy industry adoption. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Mozza Foods represents an emerging category of precision agriculture and molecular farming companies targeting the dairy ingredient supply chain.