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Atomo Brews Up $7.8M Fundraise to Expand Café Collaborations with 50:50 Beanless Coffee Blend
Seattle startup Atomo Coffee has raised $7.8M in Series B funding to ramp up sales of its 50:50 beanless coffee blend via international partnerships.
A leader in the bean-free coffee space, Atomo has secured $7.8M from investors in its!-->!-->!-->…
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Our 2025 Future Food Trends are Here: Climate Commodities, Infant Nutrition, Disruptive Pet Food, Personalised Gut Health & More
A tech investor asked me what the bright areas in food tech are, and here's what I said.
This will be my fifth set of food tech predictions. I started in 2021 with alternative proteins, then went broader. Here’s 2024’s list, and 2023!-->!-->!-->…
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Minus Coffee Targets Women’s Wellness with Beanless Instant Oat Milk Latte
Californian food tech startup Minus Coffee has debuted a new beanless instant oat milk latte with calibrated caffeine, L-theanine and pea protein to support women's health.
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Starbucks Japan Replaces Paper with Biodegradable Straws Made from Plant-Based Polymers
Coffee giant Starbucks has introduced biodegradable straws made from plant-based materials in Japan to cut plastic use and waste.
Five years after ditching plastic for paper, Starbucks Japan is bidding adieu to paper for bioplastics.
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After Coffee, This Singapore Startup Is Making A Green Alternative to Another Bean: Cocoa
Singaporean food tech startup Prefer is adding cocoa-free chocolate to its beanless portfolio in an effort to fight the economic and planetary costs of the sweet delight.
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At Long Last, Non-Dairy Milk is Free at Starbucks As New CEO Looks to Turn A New Leaf
Coinciding with the holiday season, Starbucks has permanently scrapped its surcharge for dairy-free milks like oat and almond in the US and Canada.
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Voyage Foods Debuts Beanless Coffee for Cafés and Brands, and It’s 40% Cheaper
Now available for commercial partners, Californian ethical pantry startup Voyage Foods' beanless coffee is 40% cheaper than conventional options.
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Star 4: Nestlé Develops High-Yielding Coffee Variety to Take On Climate Change
Nestlé has unveiled a new high-yielding arabica coffee variety in Brazil, which is resistant to the impacts of climate change.
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Fermy: Landish Foods, Every Co Debut Coffee & Matcha Mixes with Animal-Free Egg White Protein
Canadian vegan wellness company Landish Foods has partnered with animal-free egg protein startup The Every Company to launch a new line of beverage mixes.
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Nestlé Brings Plant-Based & Upcycled RTD Coffee Products to China
Nestlé has introduced six new coffee lines to China, which include plant-based beverages and a first-of-its-kind upcycled innovation.
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Inside Starbucks’ Farmer Support Centers to Secure the Future of Coffee
Starbucks buys 3% of all coffee in the world – so its responsibility to safeguard the future of the industry, which is being ravaged by climate change, can't be understated. Here's how it's helping coffee farmers adapt and thrive.
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Voyage Foods Closes $52M Series A+ Round After Notching Cargill Partnership
Ethical pantry company Voyage Foods, famous for its cocoa-free chocolate and nut-free spreads, has secured $52M in a Series A+ funding round, weeks after signing a commercial deal with Cargill.
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Beanless Coffee Startup Atomo Opens Large Roastery as Upcycled Espresso Brews Up Specialty Café Partnerships
Seattle-based Atomo has opened a large-scale roastery for the production of its beanless coffee, just as it expands its presence in the US speciality coffee industry.
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‘Simply Absurd’: 95% of Starbucks Shareholders Vote Against PETA’s Call to Drop Non-Dairy Surcharge
During Starbucks' annual shareholder meeting this month, 94.7% voted against PETA's proposal to drop the extra charge for plant-based milk in the US, with the board of directors stating that prices are dictated by country-specific market!-->…
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K-Rounds: Keurig to Roll Out Compostable Cellulose Coffee Pods Next Year
US coffee company Keurig, one of the world's largest coffee pod producers, has introduced K-Rounds, a line of plant-based, fully compostable capsules, alongside a new machine, which are slated for launch in 2025.
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Prefer Brews Up $2M in Seed Funding to Make Beanless Coffee from Surplus Bread, Soy Pulp & Spent Grain
Singaporean food tech startup Prefer, which makes beanless coffee from food industry sidestream ingredients, has raised $2M to fund a larger production facility and its Asia expansion.
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Dunkin’ Lawsuit: Is It Discriminatory to Have a Non-Dairy Milk Surcharge?
Dunkin' is being sued for $5M under the Americans with Disabilities Act, with plaintiffs alleging that the surcharge on plant-based milk discriminates against people with lactose intolerance. Do their claims stack up?
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Israeli Startup Pluri Launches Cell-Based Coffee Business with Industrial Production Capacity
Israeli cellular agriculture firm Pluri has launched a cell-based coffee business, which will be spun out into a new subsidiary focused on industrial-scale production to combat the crop's climate challenges.
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Yet Another Acquisition: CPG Investor Purchases Vegan Coffee Creamer Leader Nutpods
Amid a flurry of M&A activity in the plant-based space, US non-dairy coffee creamer brand Nutpods has been acquired by newly formed CPG investment arm MPearlRock
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How to Make Lab-Grown Coffee: Scientists Publish Recipe to Create New Coffee Ecosystem
Finnish researchers have published details of the process behind its lab-grown coffee, with the aim of developing an ecosystem that can speed up production and commercialisation of the novel ingredient.
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15 of Your Favorite Foods Could Disappear Because of Climate Change
The impact of climate change – whether that's floods, droughts, extreme heat or cold – is ravaging crops and threatening our food supply. Here are 15 food crops that are facing shortages and uncertain futures due to the global crisis.
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