May 2025

Tackling monoculture and deforestation in the Amazon, Cuíca is using Brazilian chestnuts to make a plant-based milk that spotlights Indigenous communities. Based in São Paulo, food tech startup Cuíca has introduced a whole chestnut milk…
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After a decline in alternative protein investments in 2024, funding further fell by 28% in Q1 2025 compared to the same period a year ago. Analysts blame AI, high costs, and low sales. There's no other way to put it: 2024 was a bleak…
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At all 600 Novotel hotels, Accor Group has pledged to ban 350 endangered fish species as part of its responsible seafood policy, and set a goal to make menus more plant-forward. One of the world's largest hotel chains has made two major…
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Discount retailer Aldi Nord has become the latest company to hop on the blended meat bandwagon with a burger made from 60% beef and 40% plant proteins in the Netherlands. As part of its move towards shifting protein sales in favour of…
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In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders. Mirasbek Kuterbekov is a Principal at Thia…
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British pet food startup Meatly has announced a wave of breakthroughs that significantly slash the cost of cultivated meat, bringing it closer to price parity with chicken. Food tech innovators are continuing to make advancements that…
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Beef and lamb are among the foods that face the biggest threats from competition with cultivated meat, underscoring why some lawmakers want to ban the latter. One country and six US states have so far passed laws that prohibit companies…
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A techno-economic analysis has found that French cultivated meat startup Gourmey's bioreactor system can reach production costs of $3.43 per lb. When you remove the politics of it all, people aren't as resistant to cultivated meat as…
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Swedish food tech startup Millow is repurposing a Lego factory to produce an oat and mycelium protein with 97% fewer emissions than beef, and minimal processing. A result of three decades of research on mycelium, Millow is gearing up…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods' new vegan chicken, Quorn's Mission: Impossible collab, and a new kind of tempeh. New products and…
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Californian food tech startup MeliBio, known for its plant-based Mellody honey, has been acquired by Swiss innovation hub FoodYoung Labs. US bee-free honey startup MeliBio has been snapped up by FoodYoung Labs, a Swiss venture studio…
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While beef consumption made a comeback in 2024, sustained demand and climate change have caused prices to reach record highs. Is this the new normal? Beef has never been more expensive in the US. And going forward, high prices may be…
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The co-founder of French plant-based chicken startup Swap (ex-Umiami) has been forced to step down as CEO amid weak sales, with the firm reportedly needing $10M by the end of this year. Swap, the Parisian vegan chicken firm formerly…
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A recent survey found that people taking GLP-1 drugs reduce their consumption of certain foods, including beef – but the demand remains, which gives vegan food producers a leg up. Can GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro be a boon for…
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A new review suggests that pets have a significant climate footprint, and the best way to lower their impact is to feed them nutritionally sound plant-based food. Globally, a tenth of all meat is consumed by cats and dogs, a share that…
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German hypermarket chain Kaufland has released two sweet treats using Planet A Foods's cocoa-free chocolate alternative, ChoViva. As cocoa prices become untenable for both consumers and businesses, one supermarket is tackling the…
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US sales of plant-based food fell by 4% and 5% in retail and foodservice last year, respectively, but they held steady above the $8B mark for the third year in a row. Despite widespread sales declines across the plant-based category,…
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In Germany, a quarter of consumers are open to trying cultivated meat made from a 3D printer, a much greater share than in 2019. As Europe's leading plant-based market, Germany has always shown openness to food tech innovation,…
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Oat milk continues to rise in popularity globally, thanks to its flavour and climate benefits – but it is so much more than simply another non-dairy alternative now. Despite what was perceived as a bad year for the category, oat milk,…
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Dr Sarah Ison, global director of research at Madre Brava, argues that the ultra-processed food discourse is helping worsen climate change. Ultra-processed foods, or UPFs, are dominating news sites, opinion pages and influencers’ social…
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Cultivated meat isn't approved for sale in Europe yet – but that hasn't stopped this entrepreneur from setting up an online shop for these proteins. Forget Michelin-starred restaurants and famed butcheries. What if you could get…
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