Perfect Day believes there is a place for both cell-based dairy products like theirs and traditional dairy products, especially when those are sourced from smaller, family farms.

CEO Ryan Pandya commented, "For us, the challenge is that we are seeing such huge demand for what we are doing, that we want to make sure we'll be able to meet that demand for our protein. We are doing everything we can to mitigate that situation and want to think not one year, but many years ahead in terms of what we can produce."

Like the fermentation process of beer or kombucha, Perfect Day takes an all-natural microflora called Trichoderma and grows it in a fermentation tank to obtain animal-free protein. This protein can then be used in any recipe that calls for dairy. Compared to factory dairy farming, Perfect Day's process uses fewer resources. And given the controlled environment in which it is grown, it is a cleaner, safer way to produce dairy. There are no hormones or antibiotics needed. Creating allergen-free dairy is on their roadmap too.

Environmentally, they are exploring exactly how to quantify their water, energy, and emissions usage. At-scale they predict that the environmental footprint of Perfect Day will be considerably less than factory dairy farming. Long-term, they hope to support the evolution of a food system that is sustainable and kinder to animals with fewer factory farms.