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Eat Just’s Josh Tetrick On the Company’s Future: ‘Really Hard is Different Than Impossible’
We speak to Eat Just co-founder and CEO Josh Tetrick about recent concerns around the Californian food tech's financial health and what the future looks like for cultivated meat.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Beyond Pizzas, Corporate Movers & Vegan Meal Donations
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a host of developments for plant-based giants, corporate moves and a!-->…
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50by25: Wagamama, Beyond Meat & Others Join Campaign to Make UK Restaurant Menus 50% Vegan
Food industry giants like Wagamama, Beyond Meat and Alexis Gauthier have joined a new campaign calling for UK restaurants to make 50% of their menus plant-based by 2025. 50by25 is a joint effort from British vegan charity Viva! and Citizen!-->…
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Cultivating the Future: A Wave of Cell-Cultured Meat Facilities are Popping Up Across the Globe
The cultivated meat sector is seeing a flurry of activity from startups announcing new production facilities across the globe, as teams work to accelerate the scaling and commercialisation of cell-cultured alternatives to conventional!-->…
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Solar Foods: Solein Air Protein Maker Bags $8.8M in Series B Funding for New 2024 Factory
Finnish startup Solar Foods has closed an oversubscribed €8M ($8.8M) Series B funding round to expand the production of its Solein protein made from air and support the construction of its Factory 01, slated to be operational in the first!-->…
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Burgreens, Bali – Tried and Tasted: Delicious Showcase of Green Rebel’s Plant-Based Meats
While only a three-year-old company, Green Rebel is taking the Indonesian plant-based meat scene by storm. I visited Burgreens – its sister restaurant – in Canggu, Bali, which makes an array of dishes from across the world using the meat!-->…
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Famous for Wild Salmon, Canada Invests $11.4M in Whole-Cut Plant-Based Alternative
Famed for its wild salmon, British Columbia's shift to industrial farming has brought threats to human and planetary health. To counter that, three companies are working on a whole-cut plant-based version of Canada's favourite fish, with!-->…
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‘A Paradigm Shift’: Germany Earmarks €38M Investment for Alt-Protein Transition in 2024 Federal Budget
Germany has set aside €38M in investment for the promotion of alternative proteins and a switch to plant-based agriculture in its federal budget for 2024. This includes promoting the manufacturing and processing of plant-based, cultivated!-->…
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Plant-Based Egg & Cultivated Chicken Exec Josh Tetrick is The Only Alt Protein Founder Included On TIME100’s First Climate List
Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of Eat Just and its cultivated meat subsidiary GOOD Meat, has been named in the inaugural TIME100 Climate list of most influential business leaders – the only person from the alternative protein industry to!-->…
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Methylcellulose: What Is It, Why It’s Used in Plant-Based Meat, and Startups Making Alternatives
As the meat industry continues to knock the long ingredient lists of certain plant-based meat alternatives, one element pops up more often in the discourse: methylcellulose. But what is this substance, and is it really unhealthy? Here's!-->…
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Green Queen in Conversation: Cultivated Meat Pioneers – George Peppou of Vow
The below conversation is the transcript of the fourth episode of the podcast miniseries Green Queen in Conversation: Cultivated Meat Pioneers featuring George Peppou, founder and CEO of Vow, interviewed by show host Sonalie Figueiras.!-->…
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‘Cultivating Ignorance’: Italy Passes Law to Become the First Country to Ban Cultured Meat
It has been in the making for a while, but Italy has officially passed the law that bans the production and sale of cultivated meat within the country, with the far-right government citing health reasons, a risk to the country's tradition,!-->…
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Cell Ag Expert Parendi Birdie on Her New Blended Meat Startup Asentia: ‘We’re Throwing Out the Black & White Thinking’
After years of working with cellular agriculture companies, Parendi Birdie is now working on her own blended meat startup, Asentia. She tells Green Queen about launch plans, consumer testing, and the best way to market these products.
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‘The Centre of Challenges & Solutions’: 7 Alt-Protein Takeaways from GFI APAC’s State of the Industry Report 2023
The Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC's first State of the Industry report highlights the funding rollercoaster that is alt-protein, Singapore's reputation as an innovation launchpad, barriers to the adoption of plant-based meat, and the!-->…
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A Better Dairy-Free Ice Cream: Yali Bio Showcases Precision-Fermented Fat at Food Tech Event
Californian food tech startup Yali Bio unveiled its precision-fermented fat at the MISTA Growth Hack event in San Fransisco, debuting the alternative with a dairy-free ice cream. Now, it plans to roll out its fat to manufacturers looking!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Plant-Based Cows, Vegan Flying & A Mycoprotein Bet
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers The Laughing Cow's vegan cheese, plant-based burgers in Puerto Rico, and!-->…
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Despite Gaining USDA Approval, Cultivated Meat Could Be Banned in Florida
A Republican legislator in Florida has introduced a bill proposing to ban the production, sale and distribution of cell-cultured meat in the state. If signed into law, this would come into effect in July 2024.
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You Can Now Buy TiNDLE’s Vegan Chicken Nuggets, Wings & Burgers in US Grocery Stores
Singapore-headquartered global plant-based meat brand TiNDLE Foods is launching its vegan chicken range at US grocery stores, marking the company's retail debut in the country. Green Queen speaks to US Managing Director JJ Kass about!-->…
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Green Queen in Conversation: Cultivated Meat Pioneers – Didier Toubia of Aleph Farms
The below conversation is the transcript of the second episode of the podcast miniseries Green Queen in Conversation: Cultivated Meat Pioneers featuring Didier Toubia, founder and CEO of Aleph Farms, interviewed by show host Sonalie!-->…
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Plant-Based Fro-Merger: UK Pizza Chain Purezza Merges with Artisan Vegan Cheesemonger La Fauxmagerie
UK vegan pizzeria Purezza has acquired a majority stake in London-based vegan cheesemonger La Fauxmagerie in a merger, with the former looking after the plant-based cheese brand's sales. Purezza head of sales Mitch Lee speaks to Green!-->…
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Future Ocean Foods: 36 Global Alt-Seafood Startups Form Association To Tackle Overfishing, Microplastics & More
A group of 36 inaugural members have joined Future Ocean Foods, a global association to help advance the alternative seafood sector, across the plant-based, cultivated and fermentation verticals. Founder Marissa Bronfman speaks to Green!-->…
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