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Orbillion Bio Secures Funding & Reaches Scaling Milestone for Cultivated Beef Production
Californian B2B cultivated meat producer Orbillion Bio has secured additional funding to scale up production and develop its biotech platform, which completed a 200-litre production run in September.
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With New Red Packaging, Impossible Foods is Leaning Into the ‘Carnivorous Craveability of Meat’
Plant-based meat leader Impossible Foods has unveiled a complete brand refresh, with striking red packaging putting flavour and nutrition front and centre of its products.
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Lightlife Gets In On the Whole-Food Plant-Based Trend with Tempeh Mince
One of 2024's biggest plant-based trends continues to blossom, with Lightlife Foods launching Tempeh Protein Crumbles to rival its own vegan mince range amid a larger shift towards cleaner labels.
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Report Says Europe Not Prepared for ‘Catastrophic’ Climate Impacts, But Fails to Highlight Livestock Farming
The first risk assessment of the impact of climate change on Europe puts the urgency of action into sharp focus – but the lack of a spotlight on livestock farming is a huge miss.
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Global Agrifood Tech Funding Down by 50% As Deals Become Smaller and Fewer
The global agrifood tech financial landscape remains difficult, with funding in the sector down by 49.2% from 2022-23, reaching $15.6B – the lowest it has been in six years – according to a new report by AgFunder.
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Centers for Sustainable Protein: Bezos Earth Fund to Invest $60M for Tastier, Cheaper & Healthier Alt-Protein
The Bezos Earth Fund has earmarked $60M to establish the Centers for Sustainable Protein, which will target tech barriers to reduce production costs, enhance taste profiles, and improve the nutritional benefits of alternative proteins.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Kraft Dinner, Falafalcinis & Oat Milk Reese’s
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers nutrition wins for plant-based meat, a ton of alt-dairy announcements,!-->…
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Climate Quitting: This New Podcast is All About Alt-Protein Careers
With more and more people leaving their jobs or turning down new ones because of their companies' climate actions (or lack of them), a new podcast focuses on how alternative protein careers can help people who are climate quitting.
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Expo West 2024: The Most Exciting Alt-Protein & Future Food Launches
With tens of thousands of people flocking to the Anaheim Convention Center this week for Natural Products Expo West, we look at some of the standout plant-based and future food products being unveiled at the trade show.
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Singaporean Cultivated Seafood Startups Umami Bioworks and Shiok Meats Announce Merger
In a major shift in the cultivated seafood space, Singaporean startups Umami Bioworks and Shiok Meats have announced plans to merge. Once finalised, Umami Bioworks CEO Mihir Pershad will lead the combined entity, and Shiok Meats CEO!-->…
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OMNI Unveils Lion’s Mane Mushroom Steak & Dessert Baos at Expo West
Hong Kong-based OmniFoods is exhibiting two new products at this week's Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California (March 12-16): a lion's mane mushroom steak that's part of its new whole-food OMNI Garden range, and a line of!-->…
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Florida Will Soon Ban Cultivated Meat – Here’s How the Industry is Fighting Back
Florida will imminently ban cultivated meat from being produced or sold within state borders, with Governor Ron DeSantis set to sign the bill that was passed in the Republican-controlled House last week. But the alternative protein!-->…
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Kynda Teams Up with The Raging Pig Co to Unveil Zero-Waste, Affordable Mycelium Meat Burgers
German biotech startup Kynda is set to introduce a zero-waste mycelium ingredient for use in plant-based and hybrid proteins, starting with a partnership with The Raging Pig Company, which will use the Kynda-Meat to produce vegan burgers.
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IWD 2024: Women-Led Plant-Based Companies Shaping the Future of Food
Today is International Women's Day, a day all about raising visibility and awareness of women's rights, and celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Even though the climate crisis seems too tall a!-->…
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Shark Tank Success Umaro Foods Raises $3.8M to Launch Seaweed Bacon in Supermarkets
Californian plant-based meat producer Umaro Foods has secured $3.8M in a seed funding round to help it reduce production costs and launch its seaweed bacon into retail.
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Oscar Mayer to Launch Vegan Hot Dogs via Kraft Heinz-NotCo Collaboration
Chicago-based meat company Oscar Mayer, a subsidiary of Kraft Heinz, is launching a line of plant-based hot dogs, as part of an ongoing collaboration with NotCo. They will debut at Expo West next week.
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BYND: 10 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Beyond Meat
Beyond Meat enjoyed a bit of a small rally recently, especially after its latest earnings call. However, there has been a lot of negative discussion about Beyond Meat and its stock price over the past year, which indeed continues to!-->…
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TiNDLE Foods to Preview Barista Oat Milk & Vegan Stuffed Chicken at Expo West
Vegan food manufacturer TiNDLE Foods is set to unveil a plant-based stuffed chicken range and a barista oat milk – its first foray into dairy alternatives – at this month's Expo West trade event.
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Cultivated Biosciences Raises $5M to Bring Yeast-Derived Cream to Your Kitchen
Swiss startup Cultivated Biosciences has secured $5M in seed funding to scale up the development of its yeast-derived fermented cream, in preparation for a 2025 launch in the US.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Goat Milk, US State Bans & A Chipotle Exposé
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Craig's Vegan's link-up with TikToker Tinx, a host of alternative!-->…
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Plant-Based for Everyone: Burger King Germany Makes All Vegan Products Cheaper than Meat
Burger King has made all plant-based products and meals cheaper than meat across its German operations to encourage increased vegan consumption. It will develop a new flower-shaped patty with The Vegetarian Butcher to differentiate beef!-->…
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