Alt Protein

The Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney has joined eight UK politicians to call on the EU to drop its proposed ban on the use of meat-like terms on plant-based products. Sir Paul McCartney has become the latest public figure to voice their…
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Meat prices in the UK have increased over six times faster than beans and lentils, causing a slowdown in sales of animal proteins in favour of plant-based options. As the cost of meat reaches unprecedented highs, Brits are feeling the…
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In Australia, the state of Victoria has invested A$12M ($8M) to set up a new research hub and glasshouse to develop climate-resilient crops to meet the global demand for plant-based proteins. Australia's politicians are embracing the…
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The Health Council of the Netherlands has published new dietary guidelines that call for a transition to plant-rich eating patterns for nutritional and environmental benefits, with meat and dairy alternatives a prominent feature. The…
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has published the first of several pieces of guidance for cultivated meat regulation, born out of its ongoing regulatory sandbox. The UK is finally breaking away from EU-era regulations on novel foods,…
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US startup Bettani Farms has acquired vegan cheese brands Stockeld Dreamery and Numu, and plant-based meat maker Hungry Planet, bringing them under one brand umbrella. Consolidation is the name of the game in the plant-based space right…
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A group of scientists have identified 10 bottlenecks hindering China's alternative protein progress, calling for policy and investment support to overcome the barriers. Long heralded as a leader in the green energy and mobility spaces,…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Grubby's vegan Christmas meals, ImpacFat's cultivated egg yolk, and India's most vegan-friendly city. New products and…
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The Dutch food regulator has temporarily suspended its ban on the labelling of plant-based protein products as 'mince', instead opting to wait for EU-level clarity on the subject. A month after introducing a law that would fine vegan…
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US pea milk leader Ripple Foods has secured $17M in fresh funding ahead of launching an organic range and driving growth of its high-protein offerings. California's Ripple Foods is targeting the market for organic, protein-rich, and…
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To offer better-tasting, more affordable vegan options, Finnish startup Happy Plant Protein has unveiled a textured vegetable protein offering made from fava beans. Usering in a new era for textured vegetable protein (TVP) – one without…
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British tissue engineering company BSF Enterprise, owner of Lab-Grown Leather and cultivated meat firm 3D Bio-Tissues, has secured £15M ($19.8M) in fresh funding. To speed up the commercialisation of its cellular agriculture…
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France's Edonia turns green spirulina into a brown mince with as much protein as beef and a much smaller environmental footprint than soy. Now, it will be part of 10,000 catering meals, having secured €15M worth of commercial deals. Can…
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Danone has announced the launch of Silk Protein, a range of plant-based milks with 13g of complete protein and 3g of fibre per serving. Protein and fibre are very much at the heart of consumers' food decisions today, and one of the…
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Pet owners are increasingly on the hunt for gut-boosting, clean-label food options. For California's PawCo, salad is the solution. Is your furry little friend a Caesar gal? If you'd never really thought of salad as the all-conquering…
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Canadian plant-based protein bar maker Trubar has entered an acquisition agreement with Turkish consumer goods company Eti Gıda in a C$201M ($143M) deal. On the back of a year of explosive growth, when revenues hit $50M and its products…
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Plant-based company Beyond Meat has been found to have infringed a trademark covering a slogan used in a joint ad with Dunkin', owing $39M in damages. Beyond Meat can't seem to catch a break. In a year when the company's share price…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's iced coffees, La Vie and Cathedral City's collab, and Danone and Walmart's listeria settlement. New products and…
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Cultigen Group, which opened an online cultivated meat shop for consumers this year, has now launched a B2B marketplace for companies. To make it easier for the cellular agriculture industry to access equipment and inputs for…
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Israeli food tech startup SuperMeat has secured $3.5M in an ongoing funding round to support the commercialisation of its cultivated meat in Europe. A year after announcing it could produce cultivated meat at price parity with…
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RespectFarms has launched a pilot farm to produce cultivated meat in the Netherlands, with Corné van Leeuwen becoming the first farmer to receive EU funding for these proteins. Backed by public funding from the EU and the provincial…
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