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New Plant Protein Brand Longève Debuts Clean Label & Shelf Stable Crumbles
Longève, a new plant-based brand based in Los Angeles, has debuted its line of shelf stable, clean labelled vegan crumbles made from pea protein. Described as a product “designed for the flexitarian”, the new convenient plant-based!-->…
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Meet The Brinc Startups Who Are Solving Food, From Vegan Bacon To Cell-Based Pork To Human Breast Milk Infant Formula
Brinc, the Hong Kong-headquartered accelerator and venture capital that has committed to invest in over 1,000 climate-conscious firms over the next five years, just hosted its Virtual Demo Day today (January 28), which showcased the latest!-->…
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Hungry Planet Partners With Post As Food Giants Tap Into Plant-Based Boom
Plant-based brand Hungry Planet has announced a partnership with CPG major Post Holdings, a move that indicates the strong demand for alternative proteins from mainstream shoppers. The partnership will see Hungry Planet “work closely” with!-->…
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Ice Age: Asia’s First Animal-Free Ice Cream Made With Perfect Day Dairy Proteins Launches In Hong Kong
Partnering up with U.S. fermentation dairy food tech Perfect Day, Hong Kong’s Igloo Dessert Bar has launched Asia’s first-ever animal-free ice cream made with real dairy proteins, but without any cows. Forged alongside Li Ka-shing’s tech!-->…
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Plant-Based Seafood Startup Novish Nets Investment From Fast Food Group
Plant-based seafood startup Novish has secured funding from QSR Platform SCA (QSRP), a major fast food platform that lists the Burger King franchise in four European markets and French tacos chain O’Tacos among its brands. The strategic!-->…
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Beyond Meat Stock Surges Thanks To New PepsiCo Plant-Based Protein Joint Venture
Beyond Meat has teamed up with yet another with a food industry major, this time with PepsiCo to establish a new joint venture focused on developing plant-based proteins. The venture, called The PLANeT Partnership (TPP), will see the vegan!-->…
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Avant Meats Forms Strategic Partnership With Vietnam Seafood Giant To Bring Cultivated Fish To Market
Avant Meats, the Hong Kong-based food tech developing cell-based seafood, has announced a new strategic partnership with Vinh Hoan Corporation (VHC), the world’s largest pangasius fish producer based in Vietnam. The partnership will see!-->…
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Spanish Food Tech Novameat 3D Prints The ‘World’s Biggest Cell-Based Meat Prototype’
Novameat has developed what it bills as the “world’s biggest cell-based meat prototype” to date, the Spanish food tech revealed in a recent interview. Speaking to FoodNavigator, Novameat’s founder and CEO Giuseppe Scionti says that the!-->…
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Eat Just To Launch New Plant-Based Egg Sous Vide Bites
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, has announced that it will be debuting a new plant-based egg product. Called JUST Egg Sous Vide,!-->…
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Crystal Jade Launches New Plant-Based Menu With Green Monday Across Asia
Crystal Jade, the iconic Singapore-headquartered chain famous for its Shanghainese noodles and dumplings, has just launched a new standalone plant-based menu that will be rolled out across Hong Kong, Singapore and Guangdong. Called!-->…
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Scientists Develop New Method To Make Realistic ‘Slabs’ Of Cultivated Meat
Researchers have developed a new form of cultivated meat using a novel technique, which they say allows for a more natural and realistic flavour and texture. The new method involves stacking thin layers of muscle and fat cells that have!-->…
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Clara Foods Secures US$8M Venture Loan To Bring Animal-Free Eggs To Market
Clara Foods, the food tech that makes eggs without chickens, has recently received a US$8 million venture loan facility. The San Francisco startup says that the funds will be used to build its animal-free sustainable protein platform!-->…
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Dutch Plant-Based Pioneers Schouten Enters Alt Seafood With New Vegan Tuna
Schouten, the Dutch company that has been specialising in developing plant-based proteins since the 1990s, has recently debuted its latest product: vegan tuna. It marks the first time the firm has entered the plant-based seafood!-->…
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Dairy Farmers Ditch Cows To Make Oat Milk Delivered In Reusable Bottles
Jay and Katja Wilde of Bradley Nook Farm in the U.K. have recently launched a new oat milk subscription service, ditching their traditional dairy farm operations to produce the ethical and sustainable plant-based alternative. Working with!-->…
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ALTN: Singapore Frozen Foods Giant Tee Yih Jia Launches Plant-Based Brand
Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing (TYJ), the Singapore-based frozen foods giant and the world’s largest producer of spring roll wrappers, has just launched its own plant-based brand to tap into the fast-growing meat-free market. The brand,!-->…
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Spain’s Heura Triples Turnover Amid Pandemic Shifts Masses To Plant-Based Meat
Spanish plant-based meat brand Heura has recorded a threefold increase in its annual turnover, despite the economic turmoil unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic. The startup has also doubled its international presence, as the health!-->…
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Aussie Startup v2food Expands Range With New Plant-Based Sausages
Sydney-based startup v2food has expanded its portfolio of products with its new plant-based sausage. Dubbed v2sausage, the new vegan alternative has launched across Australian retail stores, as demand for plant-based offerings continues to!-->…
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Exclusive: Seoul Startup DaNAgreen’s Affordable 3D Scaffolds Enables Large-Scale Cultured Meat Production
Seoul-based startup DaNAgreen, who originally developed its proprietary scaffold that helps cells grow into a 3D structure for biomedical applications, is now making cultured meat its mission. Adapting its initial scaffolding dubbed!-->…
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Chef Margaux Riccio Launches Plant Food Lab To Incubate Vegan Restaurants
Launched by Chef Margaux Riccio and Shaun Sharkey, the Plant Food Lab Incubator hopes to help vegan restaurants by offering a space to trial new menus and restaurant ideas starting with the vegan burger shop Bubbie’s Plant Burgers amidst!-->…
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ProVeg International & Veg Capital Team Up To Accelerate Food Tech Funding
ProVeg International and Veg Capital have partnered up to invest in food techs who are developing alternative proteins and sustainable food solutions. Together, the two organisations have already invested in two ProVeg Incubator alumni!-->…
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Spain’s BioTech Foods To Lead US$6.3M Government-Backed Cultured Meat Project
Spanish startup BioTech Foods will be leading a new government-backed project that will see ten research institutions and seven organisations come together to make meat directly from animal cells. The aim of the project is to develop!-->…
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