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OMG: Australia’s Forbidden Foods to Acquire Cricketer Steve Smith’s Alt-Dairy Brand
Oat Milk Goodness, the Australian plant-based milk startup co-founded by cricketer Steve Smith, is to be acquired by Forbidden Foods. It now eyes an Indian expansion.
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Why Australia Is Ideally Positioned to Play A Leading Role in the Global Smart Protein Industry’s Success
Australia has unique advantages when it comes to pushing the future of protein technology forward, argues independent alternative protein think tank Food Frontier CEO Dr Simon Eassom.
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Pandemic Recovery, More Brands & Price Parity: Here’s How Australia’s Plant-Based Industry is Doing
Despite a downturn in investment and economic contribution, sales of plant-based meat in Australia have grown from pre-pandemic levels, with a greater number of brands and a smaller price gap with conventional proteins. Food Frontier CEO!-->…
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Cauldron Ferm Raises $6.25M in Series A to Fund Hyper-Fermentation Facility for High-Value Ingredients
Australian hyper-fermentation company Cauldron Ferm has secured AU$9.5M ($6.25M) in Series A funding to build a large-scale facility to manufacture high-value ingredients through precision fermentation.
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When It Comes To Alternative Proteins, Australia is Punching Above Its Weight, Argues Food Frontier’s Simon Eassom
Australia has become a global leader in alternative proteins, says Food Frontier's Simon Easson, with the country witnessing a surge in innovation, government support, and market strategies. From shifting policies to groundbreaking!-->…
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What Do Asian Consumers Want From Plant-Based Meat? 4 Startup Founders Spill All.
At a major APAC food tech conference in Singapore last month, I spoke to four alt-meat founders from India, China, the Philippines and Australia to find out what Asian consumers want from plant-based meat products.
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First Bite: APAC Startups Developing Plant Fats, Whole Cuts & Cultured Pet Food Backed by Climate-Centric VC Fund
Better Bite Ventures has announced investments in three APAC food tech startups as part of its early-stage First Bite initiative and has opened applications for the next funding round.
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SXSW Sydney 2023 Showcases Colour-Changing Plant-Based Meat & Ultra Realistic Molecular Fat
At this week's South by Southwest (SXSW) Sydney tech conference, Australian plant-based meat companies v2food and Nourish Ingredients debuted new ingredients that change the colour of vegan meat alternatives and give them a more realistic!-->…
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The Aussie Plant-Based Co: All G Foods Spins Off Vegan Meat Brand to Focus on Precision Fermentation Dairy Proteins
As Australians eat less meat, vegan companies All G Foods' Love Buds and Fenn Foods' vEEF have announced a strategic merger to form The Aussie Plant-Based Co. The two brands will see access expanded to 6,000 distribution points, while All!-->…
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Australia’s Eden Brew Raises $24.5M in Series A to Scale Up Animal-Free Casein Micelle & Dairy Protein Production
Australian precision fermentation startup Eden Brew – co-owned by the country's largest dairy cooperative, Norco – has closed a $24.4M Series A funding round. The company has developed what it calls a "world-first" animal-free casein!-->…
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Rethinking Australia’s Food System As a Path to Sustainability
Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has published a comprehensive report proposing a major shift in Australia's food production and consumption strategies to bolster the nation's sustainability efforts.
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Vegan Meat Company Fenn Foods Becomes Australia’s First Carbon-Neutral Food Producer
Queensland-based plant-based foods production company Fënn Foods has become the first certified carbon-neutral food producer in Australia, as certified by carbon consulting company the Carbon Reduction Institute (CRI).
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First Bite: APAC Initiative Backing Future Food Founders Choose 4 Alt Protein Startups
APAC alt protein fund Better Bite Ventures unveils four new investments via early-stage funding initiative First Bite and reopens applications for aspiring founders.
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Australia’s Magic Valley Debuts Cultivated Pork Meat
Cultivated pork meat is Magic Valley’s latest achievement, following the launch of its lamb meat last year.
Melbourne-based Magic Valley says its cultivated pork meat comes from skin cells retrieved humanely from a living pig. The!-->!-->!-->…
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Cauldron Raises AU$10.5 Million to Scale Australia’s Precision Fermentation ‘Fermaculture’
Australian precision fermentation company Cauldron, has raised AU$10.5 million to build Asia-Pacific's largest network of precision fermentation facilities using a revolutionary hyper-fermentation platform.
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Getting Cultivated Meat To Scale Is Key If Australia Is To Protect Itself Against Climate-Related Food Shortages
By Bianca Lê, Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne; Technical Strategy and Growth Manager at Mission Barns; and Board Director, Cellular Agriculture Australia.
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Fable Foods’ Meaty Mushrooms Land $8.5 Million As Flexitarians Eat Up Healthy Alternatives
The Australian mushroom startup has secured a $8.5 million Series A round with a diverse group of backers including Princeton Professor Peter Singer, K3 Ventures and former YUM! Brands CEO Greg Creed.
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The Future is Asian: Green Queen Publishes 2022 Edition of Award-Winning APAC Alt Protein Report
A new report by Green Queen Media argues that while plant-based meat sales may be flat in the US and Europe, in Asia Pacific, the alternative protein industry is booming.
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Vow Sets a Funding Record Ahead of Becoming the World’s Second Approved Cultivated Meat Brand
Vow says its Series A funding round comes as it expects approval from Singapore to begin selling its cultivated meat in restaurants later this year.
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Domino’s Australia Brings Impossible Beef to 700 Stores
The vegan shift is in full swing Down Under as Domino's adds Impossible Beef to 700 menus across Australia and New Zealand.
All pizzas on the Domino's Australia menu can now add Impossible Beef, the chain announced last week. It comes!-->!-->!-->…
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Nourish Ingredients Closes USD$28.6 Million Series A for Microbial Fermentation Fats
With backing led by Hong Kong-based billionaire Li Ka Shing's VC Horizon Ventures, Australian food tech startup, Nourish Ingredients, has raised more than AUD$45 million (USD$28.6 million) in a Series A.
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