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Carlsberg Britvic-owned Plenish has expanded its clean-label plant-based portfolio with two pea protein powders, tapping into the UK's growing protein market. British dairy-free milk brand Plenish is building on its clean-label…
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A plant-based protein yoghurt that matches its dairy counterpart? Only Cocojune's coconut alternative fits this description in US taste tests, and the company explains why. As sales of plant-based dairy go, yoghurts are only behind milk…
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Starbucks has teamed up with Danone to launch protein lattes featuring Alpro's protein-boosted soy milk in Central Europe. Plus, it has introduced protein cold foams in EMEA, although they're not plant-based. Following rollouts in North…
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Italian plant-based dairy pioneer The Bridge has been acquired by asset manager Ambienta, with the founding Negro Marcigaglia family reinvesting in the 32-year-old company. One of Italy's most well-established plant-based food companies…
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Australian startup All G has received a 'no questions' letter from the US FDA for its precision-fermented lactoferrin ingredient, which it will begin selling "within months". All G, a Sydney-based startup using microbial fermentation to…
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French precision fermentation startup Standing Ovation has raised €30M ($34.2M) in Series B and non-dilutive funding to commercialise its cow-free casein protein, starting with the US. The French government and two of the country's…
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The Swiss Federal Court has rejected Danone's appeal to allow it to use the word 'milk' in the labelling of its Alpro This Is Not M*lk product, echoing a decision in the UK earlier this year. The plant-based industry's fight for…
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Plant Ahead's Jeffrey Strah makes the case for why the company can transform the dairy-free mozzarella category with a product that's "unlike anything" he's seen in his 47 years in the cheese industry. At the 2026 Tasty Awards by…
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Mississippi has enacted the US's first ban on the sale of cultivated dairy products, with Governor Tate Reeves allowing the bill to pass without his signature. A US state has outlawed a food category that is nowhere to be seen yet. …
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French dairy-free cheese startup Jay&Joy, which also owns Les Nouveaux Affineurs, has raised €2M ($2.3M) to expand its presence across the UK and Europe. From Camembert to Brie, cheese is one of France's most famed exports. One…
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With a fibre-packed alternative promising to rival dairy in the coffee industry, Maïzly CEO Tim Leclercq explains why corn milk could be the next big non-dairy innovation. Four years and 120 iterations. That's what it took for Tim…
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Nearly four months after making a string of acquisitions, Bettani Farms is looking to overhaul vegan cheese with ramped-up distribution and a "high-stretch" mozzarella alternative. 2025 was a transformational year for Bettani Farms. …
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Singaporean plant-based milk leader Oatside has unveiled a new brand, Nobo, featuring two high-protein soy milks that aim to give the Asian classic a modern makeover. As the home of the original plant-based milk, Asia's centuries-old…
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Plant-based barista milks and coffee creamers have closed the flavour gap with dairy, though the average non-dairy product still has some way to go. Price and protein wins, meanwhile, will be key to the category's future. In the US, 83%…
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Swedish oat milk pioneer Oatly is pumping $16M into its Landskrona facility to expand capacity by over 33% and meet the accelerating demand for its products, while lowering its climate impact. After a milestone year in 2025, when it…
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Dutch food tech startup Those Vegan Cowboys has raised €12.25M ($14.2M) in its latest investment round, following a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign for its animal-free casein. It took just 10 days for Those Vegan Cowboys to…
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PlanetDairy has gained a listing for its hybrid cheeses at nearly 500 ICA Gruppen locations in Sweden, months after the national dietary guidelines placed plant-based milk on par with dairy. As new policies and research expand awareness…
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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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