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4 Mins Read Orbillion Bio, the Silicon Valley food tech dedicated to culturing premium heritage meats, has joined the Alliance for Meat, Poultry & Seafood Innovation (AMPS Innovation). The coalition is made up of seven other U.S.-based members, including players like cell-cultured seafood maker BlueNalu and cultivated chicken startup Upside Foods, who are working together to educate consumers […]
5 Mins Read Indonesian plant-based meat startup Green Rebel has debuted two new products, a Beefless Steak and a Chick’n Steak, in what it calls the “first plant-based whole cut steak in Asia” at two of the leading steakhouse dining chains in the country in order to help bridge the growing demand for beef and chicken in the […]
2 Mins Read Alternative meat company Hooray Foods, which has made headlines for its plant-based bacon, has raised US$2 million in a seed round that takes the company’s total funding to date around US$4 million. The funds will be used to expand its product range, upgrade its production facility and launch new sales channels. U.S.-based Hooray Foods’ seed […]
4 Mins Read The Better Meat Co. has finished building its huge fermentation plant that will churn out “thousands of pounds” of its new superfood mycoprotein ingredient called Rhiza. The new facility will also serve as its R&D and corporate headquarters, as the B2B sustainable ingredients startup begins to offer its animal-free protein to food businesses developing alternative […]
3 Mins Read David MacLennan, the chief executive officer of agribusiness giant Cargill, the world’s third-largest meat producer globally, said that the plant-based protein industry will eat into the market share of animal-based products in a few years as the alternative protein sector rapidly expands. U.S.-based agri-giant Cargill, which regularly makes headlines for environmental and social missteps including food […]
4 Mins Read Cell-based meat industry experts are calling on the French government to step up their efforts to tap into the opportunities to be made in the fast-growing sector, or risk missing out on the global market. Co-founder of the nonprofit Cellular Agriculture France Nathalie Rolland argues that there is a duty for the country to support […]
3 Mins Read SIMULATE, the startup responsible for the plant-based NUGGS brand which it produces from ghost kitchens, has raised US$50 million in a Series B funding round led by co-founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian’s venture firm Seven Seven Six at an updated valuation of over US$250 million. New York-based SIMULATE’s Series B funding round was led by […]
3 Mins Read Biodesign startup Geltor has unveiled PrimaColl, which the company claims is the world’s first real vegan collagen for the food and beverage industry, an exact match for the bioactive amino acid core of Type 21 collagen. Founded by Alexander Lorestani and Nick Ouzounov in 2015, the San Leandro, California-based Geltor has created a computational biology platform that […]
5 Mins Read By: Priyanka Srinivas Priyanka Srinivas is the founder and CEO of Live Green Co, a Chilean Food Tech startup offering a range of plant-based foods that recently earned a spot on the Fortune 500 of Agri Food Tech. Those inside and outside of the food industry know that change is needed – and fast. From […]
4 Mins Read Vegan fried chicken brand VFC, which made its international debut in Spain this past March, has announced a new partnership with plant-based and organic brands distributor Brandplant to expand in Europe, with VFC products debuting retail locations across Benelux. After debuting in the U.K. back in December 2020 and moving into Spain in March 2021, […]
3 Mins Read AI-driven alternative protein startup NotCo has received funding from Enlightened Hospitality Investments(EHI), the growth equity fund that includes U.S. burger restaurant Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer, and they will use the capital will be used to ramp up its expansion efforts across the the U.S. foodservice market as well as operations in other countries. Backed by big names […]
3 Mins Read After recently closing its CHF 17 million (approx. US$18.1 million) Series A funding, in the latest announcement plant-based meat startup Planted has received an investment from food-tech investor Gullspång Re:food. Zürich-based Planted recently closed it Series A funding round with support from Blue Horizon Ventures and consumer-focused investment arm of German conglomerate Vorwerk Ventures. Family-owned Gullspång Invest […]
3 Mins Read Australian startup Magic Valley has launched as the first Australian food tech cultivating lamb meat. Based in Melbourne, it wants to be the leading provider of slaughter-free cultured lamb mince, chops, strips and even lamb steaks, grown directly from cells and without the use of FBS or animal-based products. Founded by Paul Bevan, Magic Valley […]
3 Mins Read Ivy Farm Technologies, a spinout of Oxford University, wants to become the first British firm to commercialise cultured meat and says it will debut its cell-based pork sausages by 2023. Currently raising funds for its pilot R&D facility, the startup also revealed plans to roll out cultivated meatballs and beef burgers in the coming years. […]
2 Mins Read Dutch traditional meat products manufacturer Van Loon Group will replace its 2019 brand The Blue Butcher with a new meat substitute brand called No Meat Today. Netherlands-based Van Loon Group, which consists of Van Loon Vlees, Brandenburg, Van de Raa and Meat Friends, has announced the launch of a new meat alternative protein brand called […]
3 Mins Read Plant Power Fast Food has secured a US$7.5 millionSeries A, which the company claims is the largest funding round for a plant-based fast food chain globally, and which will enable the chain of 100% vegan fast food restaurants expand across the U.S. by opening eight new outlets. Southern California-based Plant Power Fast Food recently closed its Series A […]
3 Mins Read According to new research conducted by carbon footprint analysts Thrust Carbon, compared to traditional meats and dairy products like beef, lamb, cheese and chicken, wheat gluten, also known as seitan and developed using gluten, the main protein of wheat, has a comparatively lower carbon footprint. Released by the U.K.-based LoveSeitan, which manufactures seitan-based products, the […]
4 Mins Read KBW Ventures, founded by Saudi royal and chief executive officer Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, made its first investment in French startup Furahaa Group, which focuses on addressing France’s market needs for plant-based foods and alternative meat. U.A.E-based KBW Ventures recently invested in a Paris-based company for the first time. Furahaa Group, founded by entrepreneur Arthur […]
3 Mins Read In early 2020, alternative protein food tech Sustainable Foods acquired 100% of The Craft Meat Co and now via this retail brand, the company is set to launch a new product line called Plan*t that will offer consumers hemp-based burgers, sausages, mince, and chick*n alternatives across New Zealand from late May 2021 with an expansion […]
4 Mins Read There’s a huge opportunity to be made in China, the world’s most populous country, whose consumers are increasingly keen on healthier, safer and more sustainable alternative proteins. But for plant-based producers to succeed in the Chinese market and tap mainstream consumers, it will be critical to adapt their products to integrate with local tastes and […]
3 Mins Read Tokyo-based food tech Next Meats is collaborating with home furnishing giant IKEA Japan to debut a brand new plant-based dish to customers. The dish, made from IKEA’s plant-based curry and Next Meat’s flagship soy-based beef alternative, will be available in select IKEA stores in the country as part of a Sustainable Food Fair. Partnering with […]