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WNWN Raises a $5.6 Million Series A for Its Cacao-Free Chocolate and a ‘More Ethical Future of Food’
WNWN Food Labs, the world's first producer of sustainable, cocoa-free chocolate, has raised $5.6 million in a Series A financing round that it says will help the company scale up its manufacturing for a retail launch later this year.
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Oodaalolly Taps Perfect Day’s Whey for ‘Mushroom Milk’ Chocolate
Oodaalolly Chocolate, known for its premium Philippine-sourced cacao, has partnered with precision fermentation leader, Perfect Day, to launch a new product: Mushroom Milk Chocolate.
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Moon Magic Takes on Big Chocolate With Low-Sugar, Dairy-Free ‘World’s First’
Claiming the title of the "world's first" vegan, no-sugar-added, low-calorie, milk chocolate, Canada's Moon Magic has announced the launch of six chocolate bars.
According to Moon Magic, while the good-for-you chocolate market has!-->!-->!-->…
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I Quit Waste: Inequity, Injustice & Broken Systems -Why We Need To Reclaim Our Food Autonomy
Smita J asks some tough questions.
The activist questions our global food systems and their reliance on Big Food's over-processed, industrially farmed commodities, shares her learnings from a visit to a sustainable farming community in!-->!-->!-->…
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The E.U. Bans Imports on Products Linked to Deforestation
Earlier this month, the European Union announced a new law that will prevent the sale of products including beef, soy, and coffee linked to deforestation.
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Microbial Fermentation Comes to the Alt Sugar Market In Oobli Chocolate Bars
Oobli, the California-based food tech company focused on sweet protein via microbial fermentation, has launched its first product.
Following its rebrand from Joywell Foods, Oobli's first product is a sweet-protein-powered line of!-->!-->!-->…
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Sustainable Chocolate Gets a Boost With Trendlines Investment In Celleste Bio
With support from Mondelēz International, Barrel Ventures, and Regba Group, along with Trendlines, Celleste Bio is closer to bringing its cell-based chocolate to market.
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Seminal Biosciences Emerges from Stealth Mode With Cacao-Free Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter made without cacao beans? Seminal Biosciences says it's done it in a strategic collaboration with Nucelis.
Like a number of staple foods, cacao, the bean that all chocolate comes from, might not survive climate change. The!-->!-->!-->…
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Fudgy No-Flour Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (DF, RSF, GF)
We created these outrageously delicious no-flour cookies somewhat by accident. We had a couple of jars of almond butter lying around and we wanted to create a yummy treat that was also fairly healthy. After some research and a look around…
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WNWN Launches Cacao and Palm Oil-Free Daim-Style Candy Bars
From the first company to make chocolate without both cacao and palm oil, WNWN has introduced its second product, called the Waim! Bar—a knock-off of the popular European Mondelez Daim bar.
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Mars Collaborates With Perfect Day To Launch New Vegan Chocolate Bar
Global confections company Mars has partnered with Perfect Day to launch its first 'earth-positive' animal-free chocolate. Dubbed CO2COA, it uses Perfect Day’s animal-free whey protein to capture the taste and feel of conventional!-->…
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WNWN Food Labs Debuting Cacao And Palm Oil-Free Ethical Chocolate On London Shelves
Chocolate without cacao might sound like science fiction but WNWN Food Labs is releasing its first dark variety this month and it says its product has 80% less emissions than convential chocolate. The startup wants to address what it!-->…
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Ethical Pantry Staples Maker Voyage Foods Bags $36 Million To Accelerate CPG Aspirations
Californian food tech startup Voyage Foods is a step closer to launching its ethical pantry staples. The company has confirmed a $36 million Series A raise co-led by UBS O’Connor and Level One Fund. This brings total funding to $41.7!-->…
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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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Betterland Foods’ New Woo Chocolate Bar Is Made With Perfect Day’s Animal-Free Whey Protein
Betterland Foods has announced its newest animal-free dairy product. Dubbed ‘WOO’, the initial bar has been designed to mimic the successful combination of chocolate, nougat, caramel and peanuts that conventional Snickers bars are known!-->…
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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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Can Blockchain Fix the Chocolate Industry’s Labor Issues?
Transparency is coming to the chocolate industry via blockchain technology, and it could help to mitigate longstanding human rights and labor issues.
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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: Impossible’s New Animal Nuggets, Grounded Foods Goes National, Chufa-Based Chocolate At Harrods Food Hall
Startups around the world are now leveraging the power of chickpea protein to craft meat, egg, and dairy alternatives, and the latest to do so is a company out of Israel called CHKP Foods. Elsewhere in vegan news, iconic department store!-->…
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Vegan Chocolate Market to Reach $1 Billion By 2027
The vegan chocolate market is experiencing a 12.3 percent CAGR, expected to reach $1 billion in global sales by 2027.
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How to Make Raw Vegan Caramel Coconut Goji Truffles
Raw vegan desserts are nutritious, 100% natural and made without artificial sugar. This is better for your health, your waistline and the planet. And the incredible part is, the desserts can taste as good as, if not better, than…
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