Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Californian startup Yali Bio has created what it claims is the world's first breast milk fat made from yeast, using precision fermentation to allow infant formulas to more closely match the nutrition provided by human milk. Yali Bio,…
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Belgian food tech startup Bolder Foods has introduced MycoVeg, a functional mycelium ingredient that offers creamy and stretchy textures in non-dairy cheese. The biomass-fermented innovation is being trialled by dairy companies, and is set…
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German fermentation tech startup Planet A Foods, the parent company of cocoa-free chocolate brand ChoViva, has secured $15.4M in a Series A funding round. On the heels of partnerships with industry giants, It plans to introduce its product…
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US plant-based whole-cut meat producer Chunk Foods has raised $7.5M in an additional seed funding round and inked a partnership with plant protein company Better Balance to expand into Latin America. Chunk Foods has added to its seed…
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German biotech startup Infinite Roots has secured $58M in Series B funding, which it claims is the largest investment in mycelium in Europe. Hamburg-based Infinite Roots has closed a $58M Series B financing round, described as Europe's…
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New York-based C16 Biosciences has received a $3.5M grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in addition to a $1M investment in October, to expand its Palmless platform and accelerate its path to regulatory approval. C16…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's new partnership with Carvel, price fluctuations for meat and…
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New York-based Pureture has teamed up with South Korean food giant Namyang Dairy Products to create products using the biotech startup's vegan casein ahead of an upcoming $12M seed funding round. Pureture, which makes a GMO-free,…
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Finnish company Solar Foods' Solein protein is expanding its footprint in Singapore through a partnership with Helsinki-based food giant Fazer Group, which has crafted a limited-edition snack bar using protein made from air. Fazer has…
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Israeli precision fermentation startup Imagindairy has acquired and begun operating industrial-scale production lines for its animal-free dairy proteins. Two weeks after becoming just the third precision fermentation dairy company to…
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New Zealand's Daisy Lab has scaled up the production of its precision-fermented beta-lactoglobulin powder a year after discovering its initial expression systems, while diversifying into lactoferrin to boost its commercial gains. Just…
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Fresh from raising €3M, Standing Ovation CEO Romain Chayot speaks to Green Queen about the startup's 2024 plans, its CASPEX project, and France's stance on factory farming. Founded in 2020, Bel Group-backed startup Standing Ovation,…
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Perfect Day, the pioneering animal-free dairy food tech which makes animal-free dairy from precision fermentation, says it has secured a pre-series E funding round of up to $90 million and announced that co-founders Ryan Pandya and Perumal…
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The world of mycelium has skyrocketed in 2023, presented as an environmental and nutritional powerhouse that's cost-effective when produced at scale – a new study explores these traits and wonders whether it could help solve food…
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The EVERY Company, the Californian startup making hen-free eggs from precision fermentation, recently debuted its flagship product as the centrepiece of a special dinner at Daniel Humm's Eleven Madison Park. EVERY co-founder and CEO Arturo…
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The EU is investing €50M in precision fermentation and algae-based food startups next year as part of its Horizon Europe scheme, with calls for applications beginning in May. It's the legislative body's first funding commitment…
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Belgian precision fermentation startup Paleo is venturing into the pet food market, having filed what it claims is the world's first patent application for the use of animal-free, yeast-based myoglobin in these products. After…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers an Indian plant-based dairy acquisition, vegan surveys, and two…
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Swiss food tech company Cultivated Biosciences has unveiled the first proof of concept for its yeast-based fermented fat, in the form of a dairy-free coffee creamer prototype. What would you say if I offered you fungus in your coffee?…
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Chicago-based food tech startup Nature's Fynd will introduce what it claims are the "world's first" fungi-based yogurts in January. Launching at Whole Foods stores across the US, this is the company's third product line, and comes just as…
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Silicon Valley startup The EVERY Company debuted its hen-free egg made from precision fermentation at famed New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park, which went mostly plant-based in 2021, as the centrepiece of an exclusive one-off…
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