Alt Protein

Estonian startup Gelatex Technologies has secured €1.2 million in seed funding. The investment will be used to continue the development of plant-based polymer scaffolds. Up to 90 percent cheaper than alternatives, the scaffolding could…
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A recent £4.5 million seed plus round brings alternative dairy startup Mighty’s total funding to £8 million. Funds are being earmarked for international expansion, alongside bringing a new precision fermentation-based plant milk to market…
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The Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed a complaint against an Oklahoma labelling law. The move has been made on behalf of Tofurky and the Plant Based Foods Association. Citing “consumer confusion” the U.S. has seen a number of labelling…
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Meat made via harvesting cells from animals should, in the future, be referred to as "cultivated" meat according to alt-protein company Upside Foods. The comment is in response to the United States Department of Agriculture’s advance…
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Boulder-based startup Meati has announced the appointment of former General Mills Chief Customer Officer, Scott Tassani, is joining the company as its new President. The move comes ahead of 2022 consumer launch plans, with Tassani pegged…
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Sales of plant-based meat alternatives have skyrocketed over the past year, as consumers turn their attention to health, nutrition, sustainability and food provenance more than ever before. But who exactly is driving the growth of…
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Hong Kong restaurant stalwart Café De Coral has announced that more than 160 QSRs now offer vegan comfort food. The latest chain to partner with OmniFoods, it will use OmniPork Mince to recreate the staple Southern Chinese comfort dish…
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Belgian food tech startup Paleo has announced that it has raised €2 million in seed funding round. A specialist precision fermentation protein developer, Paleo has earmarked the funds for further product R&D and future facilities…
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Californian vegan bacon startup Hooray Foods has announced the completion of a $2.7 million seed extension round. The company says the funding will allow for scaled production of its flagship animal-free rashers in order to meet increasing…
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Subway Singapore is now offering a meatless chicken schnitzel patty, made by Nestlé-owned Harvest Gourmet. The patty makes use of a soy protein base with added animal-derived egg whites. The sandwich will be available until January 18 next…
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Convenience store giant 7-Eleven has announced the launch of a new plant-based sandwich featuring Unlimeat, South Korean's answer to vegan sukiyaki style beef, which taps into local taste preferences with a barbecue marinade. The sandwich…
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Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt and/or vegan foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments…
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New Zealand foodtech startup Off-Piste Provisions has launched one of the country's first vegan jerkies. The launch follows a record-breaking pre-seed funding round that saw the young company raise NZ$1.5 million in just 48 hours. The…
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South Africa's De Novo Dairy, the continent's first precision fermentation dairy startup, has announced the close of a successful round of pre-seed funding that will enable to company to push forward on R&D. One of a growing number of…
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Australia’s Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) announced it has raised $20 million to support a move to domestic plant-based production for its low carbon oat milk. Funding was raised through share purchases, both institutional and individual,…
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Berlin-based food tech outfit Perfeggt has announced an early 2022 launch of its debut animal-free egg. The news comes after a successful initial funding round that saw the young startup raised $2.8 million. The first product launch will…
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Singapore-based vegan meat maker Growthwell Foods has announced the successful completion of its new innovation and R&D centre. Located within the JTC Food Hub in Senoko, the facility will act as a preliminary production plant, with…
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Biotech startup Tiamat Sciences has announced that it is developing a new cellular agriculture growth medium. The move is intended to significantly reduce the cost of producing cultivated meat and allow for faster progression to…
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Zikooin, the company behind South Korea’s leading vegan beef brand Unlimeat, is set to build one of Asia’s largest plant-based meat factories after raising fresh funding. Zikooin, the startup that manufactures the Unlimeat brand…
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Odd Burger Corporation, a vegan meat maker and fast food chain based in Canada, has announced it is now able to receive public investment from US investors, after confirming its receipt of eligibility from the Depository Trust Company…
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Slovenian startup Juicy Marbles has successfully completed a $4.5 seed round to scale its whole-cut vegan steak. Self-described as “fancy plant meat”, the Ljublijana-based company is zeroing in on the alt protein market to offer meat…
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