2026

A new report shows that three in five homes in the US bought plant-based food in 2025, with the South spending the most money and the West leading in household penetration. Most Americans who buy plant-based products in the supermarket…
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RespectFarms is officially inaugurating the world's first cultivated meat farm this week, which is built on an existing dairy operation and features an experience centre. Seven months after installing cultivated meat units on Corné van…
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Dutch deep-tech startup New Dawn Bio has raised €2.1M ($2.4M) in pre-seed funding for its cell-culture technology to grow deforestation-free wood. Cultivated proteins and fats have entered mainstream conversations, but using cell…
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Danone-owned plant-based nutrition brand Huel has unveiled a line of instant ramen that delivers 25g of protein and solves the texture problems of its Hot and Savoury range. In one of its first launches since being acquired by Danone,…
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Swedish food tech startup Livoo has unveiled Eco-Oatup, a new protein- and fibre-rich ingredient derived from the pulp left over from oat milk production. In the home of oat milk, one company is turning the leftover okara into a…
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Finnish gas fermentation startup Solar Foods's Solein protein has entered the US with the launch of a new protein powder by Ambrosia Collective's Planta brand. Solar Foods, the company behind the CO2-derived Solein protein, has made its…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Rafael Nadal's Alpro shoutout, Matthew Kenney's new plant-based eatery, and an LCA for Prefer's bean-free coffee. New…
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Nestlé has teamed up with US startup Helaina to advance research on bioactive proteins and develop infant formula using the startup's precision-fermented human lactoferrin, effera. One of the world's first innovators of baby formula is…
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Beyond Meat has begun rolling out its Beyond Immerse line of protein drinks in over 26,000 locations in New York, with NBA star Josh Hart joining as the product's brand ambassador. As the New York Knicks enter the NBA Finals for the…
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Matthew Mills, co-owner of UK startup Allplants, has bought Fairoak Foods out of administration to expand the plant-based meal brand's manufacturing capabilities, a move he made with his wife, Ella Mills. The Millses seem to be in the…
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The Proscale project has received €8.5M in funding, most of it from the EU, to scale up single-cell proteins using food industry waste and continuous fermentation. A new pan-European initiative aims to accelerate the food system's green…
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Malt producer Soufflet Malt has teamed up with research initiative Ferments du Futur to develop high-value ingredients through fermentation, starting with cocoa substitutes. A new partnership between French malt giant Soufflet Malt and…
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US fast-food chain White Castle has debuted a Southwest Veggie Slider made with Dr Praeger's meat-free patty, months after discontinuing the Impossible Foods version, citing consumer feedback. In October, White Castle concluded a…
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Ryan Huling is a senior writer at the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific and the author of the new book The Hidden Nations of Animals, from which this guest essay was adapted. As we skidded off the main road and onto a mud path maintained…
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RespectFarms has teamed up with the South Holland province to launch the first Cell Farmers Symposium, highlighting how the cultivated meat industry can help farmers. The what-happens-to-farmers argument is one of the most pressing…
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UK biotech firm Sun Bear Biofuture has completed the first run of its yeast-derived cocoa butter alternative in a setup that costs less than 10% of the industry standard. British startup Sun Bear Biofuture is out to prove that precision…
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German food tech startup Formo has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented casein protein in the US and established a partnership to commercialise the ingredient. The booming demand for protein is no longer about…
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Protein Industries Canada has invested in a new project to upcycle beer industry waste into high-value ingredients, including sustainable proteins, fibres, and cocoa extenders. Can beer really be the solution to all our (food system)…
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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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