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Starbucks Partners With Beyond Meat To Launch New Plant-Based Menu Options In The Middle East
Global coffee chain Starbucks recently announced the launch of its new plant-based food options in two major Middle Eastern markets, including 190 outlets in the city of Dubai. Developed in collaboration with California-headquartered food!-->…
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BlueNalu Nets US$60M In Record-Breaking Cell-Based Seafood Funding Round
Cell-based food tech BlueNalu has closed US$60 million in convertible note financing, in what is the largest funding round to date for the cultivated seafood industry. The food tech says that the capital will be used to fund its first!-->…
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Danone: So Delicious Expands Plant-Based Cheese Range With Spreads & Slices
So Delicious, the legacy dairy-free brand owned by multinational food giant Danone, has expanded its plant-based cheese range as mainstream demand for vegan alternatives continues to skyrocket. While the brand launched its first vegan!-->…
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Almond Milk Nescafé? Coffee Giant Launches Vegan Latte Pods In The U.K.
Nescafé has announced that it will launch a line of vegan flat white latte pods in the U.K that will be available in almond, oat, and coconut variations. With this launch, the company hopes to meet the demands of the people in the U.K. who!-->…
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Over Half Of Young U.S. Consumers Are Now Flexitarians, According To New Study
In a recent study conducted by One Poll, more than half of Americans between the years of 24-29 described themselves as flexitarians, those who prefer to consume less meat, while not necessarily eliminating it from their diet completely.
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Major Win For Impossible Foods As U.N. Climate Leader Christiana Figueres Joins Board
Renowned climate expert and international diplomat Christiana Figueres, who formerly led the U.N. Paris agreement talks, has joined Impossible Foods as its newest board member. With her decades of experience in climate change policy and!-->…
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The Very Good Food Company Acquires The Cultured Nut To Tap Plant-Based Dairy
The Very Good Food Company, the Canadian plant-based group that owns The Very Good Butchers, has acquired Victoria-based vegan cheese startup The Cultured Nut. It marks the company’s first foray into the plant-based dairy market to!-->…
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Taco Bell Partners With Beyond Meat To Develop New Plant-Based Protein
Taco Bell has revealed its new partnership with food tech giant Beyond Meat to “explore a new plant-based protein” that will be tested over the year. It marks the fast food chain’s first foray into plant-based meat within its U.S.!-->…
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Green Common Singapore: First South East Asian Branch Opens Doors With VivoCity Plant-Based Store & Café
Hong Kong-based Green Monday has just launched its first Singapore branch of Green Common, its plant-based café and grocery store concept. Located in VivoCity, the shop will offer customers a wide range of international plant-based brands!-->…
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Canadian Meat Giant Maple Leaf Foods Acquires Factory To Meet Surging Tempeh Demand
Maple Leaf Foods, the Canadian consumer packaged meats corporation, has revealed that it is now “advancing plans” to dramatically increase its plant protein production to meet surging demand. Under the plan, its plant-based subsidiary!-->…
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Singapore Vegan Ice Cream Maker Kind Kones Scoops US$753K To Fuel Expansion
Kind Kones, a Singapore-based vegan ice cream startup, has scooped up S$1 million (US$753,900) in its first external capital raise. The company, which currently operates in Singapore and Malaysia, says that the funds will be used to expand!-->…
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‘Plant-Based Censorship’: Alt Dairy Players Petition E.U. To Challenge Restrictions
Plant-based dairy giants Oatly and Upfield, alongside sustainable food nonprofit ProVeg International, have launched a joint petition to challenge new E.U. restrictions over the use of dairy-related labelling terms. The petition lodged!-->…
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Australian Brand Debuts Certified Vegan Infant Formula For Newborns Made From 100% Organic Ingredients
Queensland-based company Sprout Organic has debuted a new line of baby formula made from certified organic plant-based ingredients including rice starch and slated to land on retail shelves in the country in May this year. While the firm!-->…
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Eat Just Makes Singapore Its Asia Production Hub For Plant-Based Egg & Cultured Meat
Eat Just, the food tech that pioneered the plant-based egg and won the race to nab the world’s first regulatory approval for cultured meat, says that Singapore will “at minimum” serve as its Asian headquarters. The San Francisco startup’s!-->…
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The Pack: Celebrities & Influencers Back London-Based Plant-Based Startup Looking To Disrupt Dog Food
The Pack has recently announced that it has successfully closed a pre-seed investment round for its new range of plant-based dog food. While the funding total is undisclosed, the round received support from high profile celebrities such as!-->…
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Burger King Launches Plant-Based Whoppers Across Asia With v2food & The Vegetarian Butcher
Burger King has added a plant-based version of its famous Whopper to its menus across Asia, partnering up with different vegan meat producers to meet growing mainstream consumer demand. While the fast food giant has opted for Australian!-->…
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KFC Singapore Launches Meat-Free ‘Zero Chicken Burger’ At Over 80 Locations
KFC Singapore has announced that it has debuted its first-ever meat-free alternative product called Zero Chicken Burger. It will be available for consumers at all KFC Singapore restaurants except the outlets at Singapore Polytechnic and!-->…
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Singapore Regulators Urge Cell-Based Startups To Apply Early For Approval
Following the issuance of the world’s first regulatory approval of cell-based meat, Singapore authorities are now encouraging cultured meat makers to apply early for regulatory approval. With the priority on ensuring safety, the Singapore!-->…
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Greenest Expands Retail Offering, Aims To Be India’s Largest Plant-Based Meat Brand
After launching India’s first homegrown brand of “hyper-realistic” plant-based meats late last year, Upstablish Food Technologies is now ramping up its presence across the country with new product launches and retail expansion plans in the!-->…
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Indian Professor Wins UNDP Accelerator Lab Contest For Creating Plant-Based Egg Made From Lentils
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) Professor Kavya Dashora of Centre for Rural Development and Technology recently won the first prize for developing a plant-based egg alternative made from lentils that has the same cooking!-->…
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Impossible Foods CFO David Lee Takes On Indoor Farming In New AppHarvest Role
David Lee, former chief financial officer at plant-based giant Impossible Foods, has left his position to take on his new role at agri-tech startup AppHarvest. Joining AppHarvest as president, Lee will lead strategy development and!-->…
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