Alt Protein

It's been more than three years since California voters passed Prop 12, one of the nation's strictest animal welfare laws. The pork industry pushed back, saying regulations would make meeting demand for products like bacon near impossible.…
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Beyond Meat is expanding its partnership with Chinese-American fast-food giant Panda Express. The duo have debuted two new plant-based beef dishes to be served at the Panda Express Innovation Kitchen, located in Pasadena, California. They…
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Thai Union Group (‘TU’), one of the world’s largest seafood manufacturers, has announced it is exploring cultivated seafood. The tinned tuna giant, which owns brands including John West and Chicken of the Sea, has unveiled a new…
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San Francisco startup Black Sheep Foods has closed a $5.2 million seed funding round. New Crop Capital and AgFunder participated in the round, among others. The move comes the company debuted its vegan lamb last year. Capital raised will…
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Pre-cooked plant-based frozen meals are being lauded as a growing market across the world. The claim has been made following the release of the Lausanne Index Prize winners. More meat-free options than ever before featured prominently,…
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Founded by Italian food scientists, Indonesian food tech company FairFlavor Foods has tapped into an underused food source. Using kenari nuts, which hail from one specific part of the Indonesian rainforest, the two have developed a gelato…
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Using publicly available data, non-profit and alternative protein advocacy organization the Good Food Institute (‘GFI’) has identified commonly-recognised predictions about the future of plant-based meat. A newly released report suggests…
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As the meatless burger wars heat up, the McDonald's McPlant shows promise as sales outperformed initial projections for its first U.S. test locations. U.S. sales of the McDonald’s McPlant burger have exceeded expectations by three-fold,…
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Latin America’s (LATAM) first carbon-neutral food company, Nude, has closed a Series A funding round. $5 million was raised by multiple investors, led by Vox Capital and Lever VC. Other notable participants include Endeavor Scale-Up…
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China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has published its eagerly awaited national plan. Acting as a blueprint for future developments, innovations and national economic strength, the plan has specifically included cultivated…
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US alternative protein startup Atlast Food Co, an offshoot of mycelium pioneer Ecovative Design, has undergone a transformation. The company has rebranded, now calling itself MyForest Foods in homage to the natural habitat of its chief…
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The Pack is a UK brand that specialises in plant-based nutrition for dogs. It has just unveiled a new ‘dog-first’ advertising campaign, educating human companions about the safety and benefits of meat-free food. The company worked…
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Israeli food tech startup ChickP, which is focused on sustainable plant proteins made from chickpeas, has announced that is has successfully closed $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Genisys Capital Private Ltd.…
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The vegan news never stops! Each week, the Green Queen team dives into the latest developments for plant-based foods around the world so you can catch up on what’s happening across the industry. This week, PepsiCo and Beyond Meat launch a…
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Japanese foodtech IntegriCuture has closed a Series B funding round with $7 million successfully raised. The investment will go into the development of affordable growth mediums, plus other tech solutions for the cultivated meat sector.…
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Barcelona’s Novameat has released images of a blue steak. Not blue as in cooking preference, actually blue in colour. The bioengineering startup claims that it is the world’s first meat alternative to encapsulate all five kingdom…
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California’s cultivated meat trailblazer Upside Foods has announced its acquisition of cultivated seafood Cultured Decadence. The Wisconsin-based cultivated seafood company will bring high-impact seafood products to the Upside portfolio.…
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Pret A Manger U.S. is expanding its menu offerings to include a meatless meatball wrap. It has partnered with UK-founded Meatless Farm to develop the sandwich. Sold as a hot option, the wrap represents Pret U.S’s first foray into…
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Israel’s 3D-printed plant-based meat innovator Redefine Meat has closed a $135 million investment round. It represents one of the largest rounds of its kind to date in Israel and brings the company’s total funding raised to $180 million.…
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Barcelona-based “meat successor” Heura has announced ultra-ambitious plans to supersede meat by 2030. The move comes in response to claims that 60 percent of meat will no longer come from animals by 2040. At least 25 percent of that will…
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Cultivated meat brand SuperMeat has held a blind taste testing event at its in-house Tel Aviv restaurant, The Chicken. Among the samplers was highly respected Israeli taster and Master Chef judge Michal Ansky. Highly confident in her…
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