PURIS pea protein isolate plant coming to western Minnesota

By ANDREA JOHNSON
Nov 25, 2019
Nov 25, 2019 Updated Nov 29, 2019

Tyler Lorenzen, CEO of PURIS
By ANDREA JOHNSON

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By ANDREA JOHNSON

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Western Minnesota ag communities are hoping that a yellow field pea protein isolate will find great success in 2020 and in the years ahead.

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