Alt Dairy

Chinese biotech startup Guoke Xinglian has secured ¥100M ($14.6M) in Series A+ funding to scale up its precision-fermented human milk proteins, starting with lactoferrin. Beijing Guoke Xinglian Technology Co, a company working on…
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India's Life Health Foods, the parent company of So Good, has launched a high-protein range of its milk alternatives, banking on the country's craze for the muscle-building macronutrient. No country produces or consumes more dairy than…
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Dutch food tech startup Vivici has launched its animal-free lactoferrin protein under the Vivitein brand, after self-determining its GRAS status in the US. Precision fermentation firm Vivici is aiming to expand access to functional and…
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French precision fermentation startup Verley has raised €32M ($37.6M) in Series A funding to scale up and commercialise its cow-free, functional whey proteins in the US this year. Months after receiving approval from the US Food and…
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Oatly announced its first full year of profitable growth, with revenue increased by nearly 5% in 2025, the same day it lost a UK court battle with the dairy industry over the labelling of oat milk. Swedish plant-based milk giant Oatly…
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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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People are three times more likely to choose oat milk in their coffee drinks when it is offered as the default option, lowering emissions by 25-34%. Changing a café's default milk option from dairy to oat can increase the latter's…
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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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India's celebrated White Revolution, which made it the world's top milk producer, is now facing intense scrutiny over its hidden and significant costs to the climate, animals, and the economic security of its small-scale farmers. For…
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Are protein shots the next big functional beverage trend? Dutch fermentation firm Vivici thinks so, positioning its animal-free whey ingredient as the ideal base for these products. Since the start of the pandemic, the number of…
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The conversion of fertile farmland in Punjab, dubbed India's "breadbasket", into solar energy projects offers farmers a stable income, but is raising critical concerns about the long-term impact on the country's food security and the…
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Planetary's new strategic partnership in India could take its decentralized fermentation model global, opening the door to cheaper blended meat and nutritionally superior dairy alternatives.​ Switzerland-based Planetary has signed a…
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Despite ambitious sustainability targets and a booming food-tech sector focused on plant-based protein, Switzerland's transition to a future-ready food system is being undermined by deeply entrenched government policies and subsidies that…
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Danone-owned plant-based brand Alpro is launching Meal to Go, a line of meal replacement drinks packed with protein and over two dozen micronutrients. Banking on its single-digit growth in a volatile plant-based dairy market last year,…
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Finnish oat-based cheese startup Mö Foods, founded by sisters raised on a dairy farm, has secured €2.4M ($2.8M) in funding to fuel its European expansion. A decade ago, eco anxiety forced a lifestyle change for Annamari Jukkola and…
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At the forefront of the global future food ecosystem, Green Queen founding editor Sonalie Figueiras sets out the most important trends to watch every year. Here are her predictions for 2026. As the Green Queen editor-in-chief, part of…
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The US president has signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law, which includes provisions to make it easier to access non-dairy milk in school meals. While whole milk may be at the centre of US food policy right now, a new…
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A majority of people in Germany are in favour of a lower VAT rate on plant-based milk, which is bought by nearly half of the country's consumers now. People in Europe's largest plant-based market want its government to level the playing…
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Starbucks India is targeting the country's protein boom with a new line of cold foams made with SuperYou's yeast protein, which is available across all its 500 stores nationwide. First it was McDonald's, then came Starbucks. The world's…
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Minnesota-based chain Caribou Coffee has become the latest company to drop the plant-based milk surcharge, as dairy alternatives become free across its nearly 500 locations nationwide. After years of advocacy efforts, Caribou Coffee has…
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Dutch food tech startup The Protein Brewery has been awarded €2.3M ($2.7M) in an EU grant to commercialise its fungi-derived ingredient, with a focus on dairy alternatives. As it inches closer to novel food approval in the EU, The…
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