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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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Future Food Quick Bites: This Isn’t Ravioli, Jaguar Land Rover & Earthshot Prize
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers This's pasta partnership with Ugo Foods Group, Starday's $11M Series A round, and a nomination for the Earthshot Prize.
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India Inches Closer to Cultivated Meat as Biokraft Foods Prepares Regulatory Filing
Mumbai-based food tech startup Biokraft Foods has debuted cultured seafood prototypes in collaboration with the government, and will apply for regulatory approval for cultivated chicken this summer.
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Eat Just to Launch Mung Bean Egg in Europe with Vegan Food Group Deal
Eat Just is bringing its bestselling vegan egg to Europe after striking a distribution deal with Vegan Food Group, which is investing £11.5M ($15.2M) to ramp up production at its sites.
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Nova System ‘Fails’ to Capture Nutritional Value of Plant-Based Proteins, Study Finds
Plant-based proteins have come under heavy scrutiny for being ultra-processed, but current classification systems don't fully reflect a food's healthfulness, a new study has found.
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‘Capital Preservation’ Key for TiNDLE Foods After Sales Growth with 9x Retail Expansion
Plant-based meat maker TiNDLE Foods is keeping tabs on tariffs and the UPF conversation as it builds on revenue growth with retail expansions and prioritises cash reserves.
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What Food Tech Investors Are Telling Startups in the Midst of Trump’s Tariff War
With all the uncertainties around global tariffs, most industries are in a precarious position, including food tech. Here's what sector VCs are advising startup founders about the global trade war.
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Explainer: What is the Non-UPF Verified Label, and What Do Brands Need to Know?
The Non-GMO Project recently launched a new on-pack certification to help consumers identify ultra-processed foods – here's what you need to know, and what it means for plant-based meat.
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Kost Capital’s Bodil Sidén
In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders.
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BioCraft Pet Nutrition Strikes Deal to Produce ‘Mouse Mousse’ with 99% Cultivated Meat
Alternative protein startup BioCraft Pet Nutrition is working with Prefera Petfood to manufacture a cat food product with 99% cultivated mouse meat.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Ottolenghi’s Beans, Disneyland & Beyond Meat Doc
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Bold Bean Co's Ottolenghi collaboration, Beyond Meat's new documentary, and Miyoko Schinner's upcoming vegan cookbook.
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How This Animal-Free ‘Designer’ Fat Maker Is Reshaping Future Food Economics
Australian firm Nourish Ingredients has completed an industrial-scale production of its animal-free, meat-like fat while keeping costs low – here's how it's doing it.
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Expo West 2025 Tried & Tasted: Our Favourite Future Food Eats
From animal-free egg salad to a milk alternative made from corn, here are the future food products that stood out most to our expert reviewer at Expo West 2025.
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Cultured Quail Startup Vow Gets FSANZ Regulatory Approval in Australia & New Zealand
Known for its cultured quail, Sydney-based Vow has received regulatory approval from Food Standards Australia New Zealand, a first for cultivated meat in the region.
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Brazilians Cool on Beef as Health Risks Take Precedence
Polling shows that health concerns are the biggest consumption driver in Brazil, potentially pushing 74% of its population to reduce or eliminate meat from their diets.
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EU Grants €50M Loan for Swedish Ag Giant to Build Pea Protein Factory for Meat Alternatives
The European Investment Bank has provided Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen with €50M in part financing for a pea protein isolate factory.
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Could Extended Reality Be A Silver Bullet for Plant-Based Meat?
Researchers in Finland are using extended reality to create a multisensory eating experience and enhance the appeal of plant-based meat alternatives.
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Grey Silo Ventures’s Matteo Leonardi
In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders.
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Heura & Swap Say Collaboration – Not Competition – Is the Future of Plant-Based Meat
Spanish plant-based meat leader Heura Foods and French vegan whole-cut specialist Swap Food have teamed up to launch a Suprême chicken fillet in three European markets.
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Future Food Quick Bites: CO2 Ice Cream, Cocoa-Free Chocolate & Beyond Meat x La Vie
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Ajinomoto and Solar Foods's latest product launch, Unity Diner's return, and a new meat-free omakase experience in Hong!-->…
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Protein Shift: This One Change Could Create 70,000 Jobs in the US
Amid trade wars and a potential recession, the solution to a strong US economy could simply be on your plate.
Can growing and eating more plants equal more jobs? That's the central argument from a new report suggesting that the US could!-->!-->!-->…
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