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The latest fermentation biotech news including precision fermentation and recombinant protein dna technology, biomass fermentation and traditional fermented foods.
Global Plant-Based Sales Up By 5% in 2024 Despite US Setback: New Report
The Good Food Institute, an alternative protein think tank, has released its latest State of the Industry series of reports for 2024. Here's how plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated proteins fared in 2024.
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Fermentation Can Futureproof the EU Food System – But Only With Regulatory Reform
Fermentation has transformative potential for the future of the EU's agrifood system – but industry leaders say they need regulatory and financial support from policymakers.
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Biotech Meets the Final Frontier: A Micro-Lab for Microbial Proteins in Space
Scientists have launched a miniature lab into Earth's orbit, which contains microbes designed to produce proteins in space.
Space may be the final frontier, but could it also be the solution to Earth's food security problems?
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Solar Foods: Your Future Protein Powder Will Be Made From Air
Finland's Solar Foods has developed a protein shake to help you pump your macros. The kicker? The ready-to-mix powder ditches dairy for CO2.
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Opinion: The Coffee & Cocoa Crisis Is Here. Here’s How Business Can Adapt
I love coffee. I drink it every day. It’s part of my culture, my mornings, my memories. But behind each cup is a fragile system, and that system is breaking.
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Animal-Free Dairy Startup Perfect Day Accused of Misleading Consumers in New Lawsuit
US food tech startup Perfect Day has been hit with a false marketing lawsuit for its FDA-approved, animal-free dairy whey protein.
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The Best Way Forward for Plant-Based? Stop Copying Meat, Says One Startup
With sales of meat analogues continuing to drop, some plant-based companies are moving away from replication and betting on new product formats. Revo Foods is one of them.
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French Startup to Create Recombinant Milk Proteins from Bel Group’s Whey Waste
Bel Group France has partnered with portfolio company Standing Ovation to upcycle its whey waste to produce precision-fermented casein proteins.
What if waste from cow's milk could help create next-generation dairy products?
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US Grants Patent for Mycoprotein Startup to Turn Potato Waste Into Sustainable Meat
Food tech startup The Better Meat Co has received its sixth patent in the US, which covers a method to produce mycelium proteins using potato waste as a feedstock.
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Investors Bet $9M on Korean Startup’s Precision-Fermented Grape Yeast Proteins
South Korean alternative protein pioneer Intake has secured ₩13.5B ($9.2M) in Series C funding to commercialise its precision-fermented dairy, meat and egg proteins.
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MycoTechnology Earns GRAS Approval to Sell Honey Truffle Flavour Modulator in the US
US food tech firm MycoTechnology has received regulatory approval to sell its honey-truffle-fermented flavour modulator in the country.
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Zero Sugar, 5g Protein: This Sustainable Syrup Pumps Up the Macros in Your Daily Latte
Precision fermentation pioneer The Every Company recently released a sugar-free syrup made from its recombinant egg protein – and it's meant for more than just your lattes.
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Animal-Free Dairy Startup Debuts Lactoferrin Supplement to Boost Iron Regulation
Singaporean food tech startup TurtleTree has unveiled a new consumer-facing brand for supplements made from its animal-free lactoferrin protein in the US.
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Exclusive: CellX Debuts World’s First Morel Mycelium Jerky with New US Brand Mourish
Chinese food tech player CellX has self-determined its first-of-a-kind morel mycelium ingredient as safe in the US, launching high-protein snacks under new consumer brand Mourish.
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This Swiss Startup’s ‘Natural’ Emulsifier Contains Fermented Yeast – And Nothing Else
Swiss fermentation firm Cultivated Biosciences has unveiled a new brand identity and its debut product, a yeast-derived ingredient to replace animal-based and industrial emulsifiers.
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Plant-Based Seafood Has A ‘Comms Problem’, Says Revo Foods CEO
Austrian 3D-printed seafood startup Revo Foods has witnessed rapid growth since opening its mycoprotein facility in September, and its CEO believes vegan seafood has a communication issue.
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Dairy Industry’s Biggest Byproduct Can Offer Low-Carbon Alternative to Meat
Whey is the dairy industry's largest byproduct – but it has enormous potential to reduce food waste and develop sustainable microbial proteins.
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This Animal-Free Dairy Startup Launched A Line of Functional Whey Proteins in the US
French precision fermentation startup Bon Vivant has rebranded to Verley and rolled out a range of functional animal-free whey proteins.
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Ecovative Raises $11M After Outselling Meat Alternatives with Mycelium-Based MyBacon
New York firm Ecovative has secured $11M to supercharge the expansion of its mycelium-based MyBacon, which it claims is the fastest-selling plant-based breakfast item in the natural channel.
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Israeli Microalgae Startup Raises $5M Seed Extension to ‘Take Fermentation Out of the Dark’
Brevel, an Israeli startup using light and fermentation to create microalgae-based ingredients, has secured $5M in a seed extension round.
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Self-GRAS Uncertainty Looms Over Food Tech Leaders As FDA Spotlights ‘Transparency’
The US's move to potentially remove the self-determination pathway of food safety could have significant implications for fermentation protein companies, with the FDA doubling down on safety while outlining its support for innovation.
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