Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

MyForest Foods, maker of mycelium pork-free whole-cut bacon alternative MyBacon, has announced it has secured $15 million in Series A-2 funding and has appointed a new CEO. MyForest Foods raised the funds from Ecovative, the mushroom…
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Breast milk alternatives are poised to disrupt the infant formula market. Here are the players you need to know. The recent U.S. baby formula shortage has brought into sharp focus a need for alternatives to be brought to market. The…
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Solar Foods unveiled the first tasting of Solein, the company’s protein made from thin air. Is it a marketing gimmick or the future of food? Proteins made from thin air? At first, I couldn't wrap my head around it. The idea of protein…
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Changing Bio has debuted its novel microbial protein-based cream and cheese made from yeast. The products were launched at the 25th China International Bakery Exhibition, the world's largest professional exhibition for the bakery food…
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A handful of startups around the world are pioneering new ways to produce the fat we all know and love, and unlocking a more sustainable food system in the process. Fat is an important, but often misunderstood, core macronutrient. It…
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San Francisco's innovative food tech company, Lypid, has announced its entry into U.S. food service and B2B markets this month with the debut of its revolutionary plant-based PhytoFat. To provide an authentic meaty experience to…
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American multinational food processing and commodities company Archer-Daniels-Midland has entered into a pivotal partnership with Air Protein, the innovator in air-based nutritional protein production that negates the need for agriculture…
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WNWN Food Labs, a pioneer in the development of cocoa-free chocolate, has developed its first vegan milk chocolate product. U.K.-based WNWN says its novel milk chocolate mimics conventional chocolate with its sweet, creamy flavor…
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In 2021, San Francisco food tech startup New Culture said it was planning to launch its precision fermentation mozzarella into pizzerias by 2023. The company is making good on that promise, launching in Nancy Silverton's iconic Los Angeles…
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Berkeley-based vegan meat startup Prime Roots has closed a successful $30 million Series B fundraising round for its deli slices made from mycelium. Prime Roots' new funding was led by True Ventures, Pangaea Ventures, Prosus Ventures,…
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New York-based biotech firm Helaina, which is using precision fermentation to revolutionize the infant formula sector, says it is now extending its efforts to develop functional foods for every stage of the life cycle. Helaina says its…
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Austria-based biotech startup Fermify has announced the closing of a $5 million Seed funding round for its precision fermentation milk protein. Fermify's new funding was led by Climentum Capital, an Article 9 Climate Tech fund investing…
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Finnish biotech start-up Onego Bio, molecular farming cheese maker Nobell Foods, and C16 Biosciences Palmless oil snagged three of the coveted 45 Fast Company World Changing Ideas awards. Fast Company's 45 World Changing Ideas Award…
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In a bid to drive the next generation of alternative meat products, precision fermentation producer The Every Co., has partnered with plant-based foods producer, Alpha Foods. The new collaboration of California-based companies aims to…
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Danone Manifesto Ventures, the corporate venture arm of the French multinational food giant, has invested in Israeli startup Imagindairy, taking a minority stake in the precision fermentation firm. French dairy giant Danone has made a…
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Israel's Ministry of Health has granted Remilk approval for its non-animal dairy products, marking an historic first for the country's nascent precision fermentation sector. The Rehovot-based Remilk can now bring its non-animal dairy…
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A vegan diet rich in mycoprotein, the natural high-fiber fungi, can be just as effective at building muscle as an omnivorous diet, according to a new study from the University of Exeter. The study, published in the Journal of…
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Green Queen’s Sonalie Figueiras talks to the Remilk team about precision fermentation nomenclature, the challenges of being a B2B company, why production facility availability is key, and working with conventional dairy companies. …
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Farming with up to 90% less land? Precision fermentation is the climate solution to get behind to 'Restore Our Earth'. A few weeks ago, I went to 7-Eleven in Hong Kong and got myself a single-size cup of velvety cookies and cream ice…
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Cult Californian artisan ice cream maker Coolhaus launched its animal-free dairy pints range yesterday in Hong Kong at Wellcome supermarkets after a limited release across 7-Eleven stores in March. The range features five flavors…
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EniferBio has raised €11M Series A funding round for its fungal mycoprotein made from the by-products of food and agricultural processes. EniferBio says its fresh funding was led by the Dutch aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark and…
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