Catering giant Sodexo's partnership with Nuffield Health, which saw them provide plant-based meals as the default option in UK hospitals, has resulted in a 22% decline in food-related emissions. Sodexo UK and Ireland has announced the…
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Danish food tech startup Ferm Food has acquired Orkla's former facility to expand production of its fermented plant-based ingredients, like fava beans and rapeseed cake. Using lacto-fermentation to transform common plant-based…
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Novameat, a Spanish startup known for its pulled plant-based meat products, is expanding its horizons by offering its beef alternative for blended meat applications. As blended meat takes over European supermarket shelves, plant-based…
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The European Union has agreed to ban 31 meat-like names from being used on plant-based product labels, but common terms like 'veggie burger' have been exempted. After months of back and forth, the EU has dealt an enormous blow to the…
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US plant-based protein bar maker Mezcla has closed a $9.5M Series B funding round to develop new products and expand its distribution. Protein's hold on the food industry shows no signs of stopping, and investors are taking note. New…
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Italy's consumer base for plant-based meat, dairy and other products has expanded by nearly 11% in the last three years, with health at the forefront of the shift. Italians love their polpete, salsicce and salame – and not just the…
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Months after buying back Slutty Vegan, her cult-favourite plant-based burger chain, Pinky Cole has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. US fast-food chain Slutty Vegan is under the gun again. Following a highly turbulent…
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The Helsinki City Council has voted to halve meat and dairy procurement and replace it with plant-based options in schools, hospitals and other municipal institutions by 2030. Finland's capital is emerging as a trailblazer in…
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A Chinese trade association has developed the country's first national plant-based food standard to address the industry's biggest commercial challenges. Chinese companies are accelerating the country's drive to become a sustainable…
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After fulfilling its 2025 target of aligning its sales with the Dutch dietary guidelines, Lidl Netherlands has set a new goal for 2030, with a focus on plant-based whole foods. Discount retailer Lidl is extending its sustainable protein…
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The Polish health ministry has officially published new regulations that will guarantee access to plant-based meals in schools and ramp up food waste reduction strategies. Plant-based meals will soon be the norm in Poland's schools,…
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Driven by intense lobbying and the rise of the far-right, the EU spends over 500 times more money via CAP subsidies on beef and dairy than plant-based foods like legumes and nuts. Ahead of the decision-making stage of the EU's 2028-34…
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Vegan food is returning to growth for the first time in years in the UK, whose largest retailer credits the expanding demand for protein, fibre and whole foods behind the sales rally. Plant-based isn't dead after all. Months after…
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A group of 20 food companies are imploring the EU to reject a proposal that would prohibit plant-based products from using meat-like terms on their packaging, ahead of a vote next month. Beyond Meat, Quorn, The Vegetarian Butcher, Linda…
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Dutch beverage giant Refresco has agreed to acquire US plant-based food and drink company SunOpta in a $1.1B deal, which is set to complete in Q2 2026. In a sign that non-dairy milk still holds clout, Dutch beverage producer Refresco…
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A federal district judge has ruled that Texas's law requiring plant-based meat companies to use terms like 'meatless' violates the First Amendment and cannot be enforced. In a major win for the plant-based food industry, a federal court…
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Indian CPG giant Marico has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Cosmix Wellness, a vegan protein and supplements brand that found national fame on Shark Tank, in a deal worth ₹226 crores ($25M). Protein continues to progress fast in…
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UK startup Sparxell has raised €4.2M ($5M) in pre-Series A funding to replace fossil-fuel-derived pigments with plant-based colours in the fashion and packaging sectors. Fossil-free pigments are painting the VC town red, with British…
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Hybrid dairy is looking to plug the gap between dairy's climate and health issues and plant-based alternatives' taste and price challenges – can it be the near-term solutions this industry sorely needs? Milk remains the most…
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Dutch startup Time-Travelling Milkman has teamed up with Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre on a $700,000 EU-backed project to create a plant protein from sunflower sidestreams. To tackle the worsening climate and food insecurity…
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Indian vegan startup GoodDot Foods has teamed up with Hilton to host a Pan-India Plant Protein Culinary Festival across its hotels during Veganuary. One of the world's largest hotel chains has partnered with a pioneering plant protein…
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