May 2026

A feeding trial shows that BeneMeat's cultivated hamster meat is well-accepted and digested by cats, who leave significantly fewer scraps than when they eat conventional chicken. While cats may be viewed as obligate carnivores,…
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Swedish vegan food distributor Kale Foods has acquired the Färsodlarna brand of plant-based meat from investment company Novax. Kale Foods, the distribution arm of Swedish agrifood tech investor Kale United, is bolstering its footprint…
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Spanish-American chef José Andrés, one of the food industry's most outspoken advocates for climate action, has partnered with Wildtype to serve its cultivated salmon at Barmini in Washington, DC. While a few states are spending months…
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British ready meal startup Pollen + Grace has abandoned its 100% plant-based approach, adding chicken-based options to its lineup and facing pushback on social media. Despite health and environmental experts' calls for businesses to…
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US meatless restaurant chain Clover Food Lab is closing all its 11 locations this week, after failing to find a buyer for the distressed business. After nearly two decades in operation, Cambridge-based vegetarian stalwart Clover Food…
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HappyVore is now the top-selling plant-based meat brand in France, surpassing Nestlé's Garden Gourmet. Its co-founder and CEO, Guillaume Dubois, explains how it got here. The French are eating less meat, and more plants – and one…
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The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded $34M in four grants to develop sustainable, plastic-free textile fibres, including cotton and silk, for the fashion industry. If it's up to Jeff Bezos, your future wardrobe could house fabrics made from…
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Only three major dairy and coffee producers have published methane targets, despite recognising the link between agriculture, livestock and climate change, a new analysis reveals. Danone, General Mills and FrieslandCampina are the only…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Silk's ultra-high-protein milk, a urine-to-fertiliser project featuring Oatly, and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's…
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German food tech firm Infinite Roots has strengthened its mycelium meat portfolio with the acquisition of Bosque Foods, which had filed for insolvency due to regulatory challenges in 2024. Mycelium meat's star is rising rapidly in…
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German mycelium protein startup Pacifico Biolabs has raised €7M ($8.1M) in Series A funding to scale up and launch its clean-label, cost-effective chicken alternative this year. Pacifico Biolabs, a startup using fermentation to grow…
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US plant-based meat brand Daring Foods has expanded into Australia, following its acquisition by local plant protein player v2food last year. Australian meat alternative player v2food has rolled out Daring Foods's frozen vegan chicken…
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Israeli food tech firm Phytolon has secured $23.6M to commercialise its fermentation-derived alternatives to food colours, starting with red dye. The Make America Healthy Again-led war on artificial food dyes is catching investors'…
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Swedish plant-based dairy giant Oatly has introduced a high-fibre oat milk and low-GI cream in China, homing in on diverse nutritional highlights to build its momentum in the country. Amid its strategic review to reverse years of weak…
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Austrian meat major Marcher Fleischwerke has expanded its focus on alternative proteins with Now!, a new brand that combines plant-based meat with blended proteins. Blended meat's momentum seems unstoppable in the current landscape. …
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German food-tech startup MyriaMeat has successfully established a pluripotent stem cell line from roe deer, expanding its cultivated meat product portfolio. Munich-based MyriaMeat has laid the groundwork for developing a cultivated…
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The Brazilian government has asked the World Health Organization to develop regulations requiring countries to restrict the sale of ultra-processed foods, especially to children. As the World Health Organization (WHO) works to develop…
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Israeli startup Amai Proteins has obtained regulatory approval to sell Sweelin, a sweet protein inspired by serendipity berries, in Singapore – a first for the country. Targeting Singapore's drive to cut sugar consumption, Amai Proteins…
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Protein Industries Canada is backing a C$15.1M ($10.9M) project to expand production of whole-cut plant-based meat and seafood alternatives for the local market. As Canadians look to increase their plant-based food intake, many remain…
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Indian precision fermentation startup StrainX Bioworks has emerged from stealth with $13M in funding, a large-scale facility, and US GRAS determination for one of its ingredients. Taking a "full-stack" approach to precision…
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Californian label Tower 28 Beauty has debuted a lip jelly featuring C16 Biosciences's Palmless Torula Oil, a yeast-derived substitute for palm oil. Yeast in your lip care? That is now a reality thanks to a new collaboration between a…
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