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James Cromwell Stages ‘Glued-In’ Protest At Starbucks Over Plant Milk Surcharge
Actor and activist James Cromwell, best known for his roles in Succession and Babe, superglued himself to a Starbucks counter in New York City earlier this week. The act was a form of protest against the coffee chain’s continued!-->…
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Change Foods Scoops $1 Million Grant To Turn Sugarcane Waste Into Animal-Free Cheese Feedstock
US-Australian food tech Change Foods has secured a $1 million grant from the Australian Commonwealth Government to create a platform for upcycling sugarcane fibre waste that will be processed to offer a low-cost and accessible feedstock!-->…
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Tomorrow Farms Raises $8.5 Million for Sustainable ‘Next-Gen’ Foods
Closing an $8.5 million Seed Round led by Chris Sacca's Lowercarbon Capital, Maveron, Valor Siren Ventures, Simple Food Ventures, and SV Angel, Tomorrow Farms says it's gearing up to fuel the "sustainable food revolution."
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Lindt Brings Its Creamy Vegan Oat Milk Chocolate To the U.S.
At the start of the year, Swiss chocolatier Lindt released two vegan chocolate bars in the U.K, to coincide with Veganuary. Canada followed in February and now, the U.S. is getting a taste of the original and salted caramel incarnations.!-->…
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Fermify Closes Pre-Seed Round To Accelerate Proof-Of-Concept Cheese Debut
Vienna’s Fermify, which has created a digital platform that can produce casein proteins via precision fermentation, has concluded a pre-seed undisclosed funding round led by Übermorgen Ventures and Backbone Ventures, with participation!-->…
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Israel’s Remilk to Build the World’s Largest Animal-Free Dairy Factory in Denmark
Hot on the heels of a $120 million Series B raise in January, Israel’s Remilk has announced ambitious construction plan: the precision fermentation dairy startup will create a full-scale factory on a recently acquired 750,000 square foot!-->…
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These Four Startups Are Remaking Milk To Shape The Future Of Dairy
There's no disputing the industrial dairy complex is problematic, particularly when it comes to fighting the climate crisis. Dairy farms across the world are a major contributor to the total greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle of!-->…
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Animal Free Dairy Maker Perfect Day Acquires 3 New Manufacturing Plants In India, Announces New U.S. Hub
California’s Perfect Day has been confirmed as the winning bidder in an auction for Mumbai-based Sterling Biotech. The reported final figure was Rs 638 crore, with the reserve set as Rs 548.46 crore. Sterling entered into the liquidation!-->…
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What Does the Future of Food Taste Like? A Lot Like Its Past, It Turns Out.
Last month, on an early spring afternoon, I was seated inside the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills for a lunch dubbed “Taste the Future: A Luncheon Celebration of the Future of Food.” The "future of food" is a popular mantra for the!-->…
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Paul McCartney Urged Outgoing Starbucks CEO To Stop Charging More for Dairy-Free Milk
Sir Paul McCartney has made a personal request to outgoing Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson. In a letter published by Billboard, the Beatles co-founder and activist asked Johnson to drop the U.S. dairy-free milk surcharge before he left his!-->…
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Sunscoop Secures $2 Million For Continued Allergen-Free Dairy-Free Ice Cream Innovation
Los Angeles- based allergen-friendly ice cream brand Sunscoop has raised $2 million seed financing round led by Vibrant Ventures. H/L Ventures, Torch Capital and early angel investors also participated. The fresh capital will be used to!-->…
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The Week In Plant-Based: “NFPs” From Meatless Farms, Impossible Sausage Links, Vegan Butterbeer
The latest initiative around food-focused non-fungible tokens (NFTs) comes courtesy of vegan meat brand Meatless Farm, which is currently offering fans a pea farm allotment through the tokens. Elsewhere, Impossible has launched new sausage!-->…
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This French Biotech Is Aiming To Be Europe’s Answer To Perfect Day
Lyon-based Bon Vivant has announced its intention to bring cow-free dairy protein to the European market. The precision fermentation biotech has recently scooped €4 million to progress its R&D. Alliance for Impact, High Flyers Capital,!-->…
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The Week In Plant-Based: Andrew Zimmern Joins TiNDLE, Willicroft & InnovoPro Launch Fondue
Andrew Zimmern recently threw his chef's hat in the plant-based protein ring when he joined Next Gen Foods' TiNDLE brand as an advisor. Elsewhere in news this week, Willicroft teamed up with InnovoPro to launch vegan fondue and new!-->…
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‘We Need To Find Solutions That Work For Everyone’ – A Chat with Chris Huriwai and Amy Taylor of ‘Milked’ Documentary
Vegan Māori activist Chris Huriwai and director Amy Taylor talk about the film 'Milked' and how it exposes New Zealand's multibillion-dollar dairy industry, the ongoing cover-up of its environmental and ethical track record. and where!-->…
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Milked Documentary Exposes ‘Whitewash of New Zealand’s Dairy Fairytale’
Milked, a new feature documentary film debuting next month, is set to uncover the disturbing reality of New Zealand’s dairy farming industry.
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The Week in Plant-Based: Enkla Kassen Raises €1M, Mr. Charlie’s Veganizes McDonald’s
From a popup vegan chocolate store to a vegan version of McDonald's to blind tastings at a meat festival, this week's news items are full of alternative protein companies's unusual and sometimes wacky ways to turn more consumers onto!-->…
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Molecular Startup Miruku Gets $2.4M To Disrupt Global Dairy Industry With ‘Plant Factories’
Founded in 2020 by a former New Zealand dairy executive and an Israeli food tech innovator, molecular farming startup Miruku has unveiled its animal-free dairy mission as part of a $2.4 million seed round announcement.
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The Week In Plant-Based: Impossible Joins Delta Airlines Menu, PeaTos Launches Vegan ‘Cheetos’
It's been a week loaded with news about vegan cheese products. Primula, Daiya, and PeaTos all announced new products, the latter of them being a fully plant-based take on Cheetos. Elsewhere, Delta added more plant-based items to its!-->…
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The Week In Plant-Based: Fuddruckers, Goiko Add Vegan Menu Items, Heura Debuts The Choribuger
Comfort foods ruled the plant-based newsfeed this week with QSR chains and CPG companies alike debuting vegan takes on classic items around the world. Fuddruckers in the US and Goiko in Spain added plant-based items to their menus while!-->…
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Unilever Will Publish Product Health Performances Compared to 6 Government Standards In Industry First
In a move that comes after shareholder pressure, multinational food giant Unilever has announced that it is the first major food company to publicly report on the performance of its product portfolio against at least six!-->…
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