Coffee

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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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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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. As the demand for functional drinks expands, women-led startup…
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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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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. Would you have a mocha made without the coffee and the chocolate…
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Coinciding with the holiday season, Starbucks has permanently scrapped its surcharge for dairy-free milks like oat and almond in the US and Canada. Starbucks has announced that it is removing the infamous non-dairy surcharge from its…
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Now available for commercial partners, Californian ethical pantry startup Voyage Foods' beanless coffee is 40% cheaper than conventional options. Voyage Foods has begun offering its bean-free coffee to cafés, restaurants and CPG brands,…
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Nestlé has unveiled a new high-yielding arabica coffee variety in Brazil, which is resistant to the impacts of climate change. In its bid to make the global coffee supply chain more resilient, Nestlé has developed a new arabica variety…
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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. Landish Foods and The Every Co have unveiled a new line of ready-to-mix protein…
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Nestlé has introduced six new coffee lines to China, which include plant-based beverages and a first-of-its-kind upcycled innovation. Already a market leader for 36 years now, global CPG giant Nestlé has invigorated its coffee portfolio…
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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. It's…
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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. Voyage Foods, which says it makes the…
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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. A pioneer of the molecular coffee space, Atomo has opened the doors…
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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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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. Next year, Keurig Dr…
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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. How do you Prefer your coffee? If you ask Jake…
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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? The US's…
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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. As arable land shrinks by…
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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 Bellevue, Washington-based Nutpods, which makes coffee creamers,…
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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. What if you could grow your own…
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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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