David Protein Wins Dismissal of EPG Antitrust Suit as Court Rejects “High-CFP Protein Bar” Market Over Epogee Fat-Replacer Deal
A New York federal judge has dismissed with prejudice the antitrust case brought by OWN Your Hunger and Defiant Foods over David Protein’s 2025 acquisition of Epogee, sole maker of the low-calorie fat replacer EPG. The ruling turned on market definition and has implications for sole-source ingredient M&A.