Australia

v2food has announced it has developed a range of plant-based chicken products. It comes after success with beef alternatives and a recent launch of meat-free pork into the Asian market. The company says it worked closely with government…
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Californian plant-based meat pioneer Impossible Foods is expanding its reach in Australia and New Zealand with retail distribution secured Woolworths and Countdown supermarkets. Consumers will now be able to purchase the world famous meat…
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A new study from the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) has determined that Australians know exactly what they are eating when they buy plant-based foods. The research is a first for the University of Technology Sydney offshoot. It…
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Non-profit think tank the Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC has released a report documenting the alt-protein sector’s growth within the APAC region and globally over the past year. Highlights include a 60 percent increase in funding into the…
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Australian Plant Proteins (APP) is leading a project to quadruple the animal-free protein manufacturing capability of South Australia (SA). Three new production plants will be constructed, at a cost of AU$378 million, to supply domestic…
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Australia's Eighth Day Foods has announced a successful seed funding round with investment targets met within two days to continue the development of a lupin-based protein source suitable for plant-based eaters. Eighth Day intends to act…
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Australian retailer Woolworths' venture capital fund W23 is backing plant-based meat startups, injecting new funding into Sydney-based All G Foods. The amount remains undisclosed but adds to a $16 million seed round in September last year.…
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Leading Australian plant-based meat manufacturer Fënn Foods has scooped $3 million in its latest funding round from Bombora Investment Management. The round was private and oversubscribed, with new investors participating alongside…
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Harvest Road has invested a rumoured $5 million in return for a minority stake in ProForm Foods. The Agri-food enterprise has been increasing its portfolio of sustainable protein interests throughout 2021. Global demand for plant-based…
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Australian startup Provectus Algae has secured funding to commercialise its high-value marine ingredients. The pre-Series A round was led by Hitachi Ventures and Vectr Ventures. Supplementary support came from Possible Ventures, Acequia…
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Stuart Cook, former CEO of Australian Mexican fast food chain Zambrero, has launched a 100 percent plant-based venue. Flave will be the first of 1,000 planned locations to be opened over the next 10 years. Stuart Cook and his wife…
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Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt and/or vegan foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments…
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Australia’s Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) announced it has raised $20 million to support a move to domestic plant-based production for its low carbon oat milk. Funding was raised through share purchases, both institutional and individual,…
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Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt and/or vegan foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments…
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Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt and/or vegan foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments…
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This week, in food tech news: TiNDLE partners with a football star, the Raging Pig Co. announces a spin on vegan bacon, and more.
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This week, Ashton Kutcher invests in 3D meat, Hormel Foods partners with The Better Meat Co. and Oatly's new vegan ice cream.
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This week in food tech news, a new plant-based player raises Series A, MILKLAB launches oat milk, and a vegan tradeshow comes to the UK.
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Australian startup All G Foods just bagged $16 million in seed funding ahead of its vegan meat launch. Now, it's developing animal-free dairy.
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Aussie food techs Vow and Nourish are teaming up to merge cell-based meat and precision fermentation fat—a new type of hybrid alt-protein.
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A new meat industry-funded survey claims that Australian consumers are being “duped” by plant-based meat products. How true is this?
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