Alt Protein

Aqua Cultured Foods says it is the first company in the world to create whole-muscle vegan seafood from a biofermentation process.
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The Hollywood actor and climate activist this week became an investor and advisor in the two cultured-meat startups, Europe's Mosa Meat and Israel's Aleph Farms.
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This week in food tech news, Choc Affair launches a vegan chocolate bar in the UK, Starbucks unveils vegan whipped cream in the US.
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UK-based alt-protein brand VFC Foods hit a major milestone this week when it announced it had launched across the US via the foodservice industry. The company’s vegan fried chick*n product will be available at participating restaurants. …
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Meatless fast-food menu options have arrived at Burger King South Africa in a bid to help South Africans prioritize health and the planet.
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Omari McQueen, the UK’s youngest plant-based chef, is now working on a new project to promote meatless menus in schools across the country. In partnership with British vegan brand Meatless Farm, the award-winning teen chef will be churning…
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Many pizza companies these days are adding vegan options to their menus to keep up with the growing demand worldwide for plant-based proteins. UK chain PizzaExpress took that idea one step further recently when it opened the doors on its…
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Barcelona, Spain-based alt-meat company Heura has added two more items to its product roster, both fully vegan takes on traditional pork-based dishes. The company developed its plant-based Heura Sausage and Heura Chorizo with the help of…
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Dispensers for vegan milk are going to be set up across colleges and corporate cafeterias in the US, including at Spotify, Stanford University and Brown University. Launched by New York startup Uproot, the new first-of-its-kind dispensers…
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Food tech company Eat Just’s cultivated meat division GOOD Meat has raised US$97 million in new funding, adding to the $170 million round the company announced in May of this year and bringing GOOD's overall round to $267 million. The new…
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Israeli startup MeaTech is now able to produce over half a kilogram of cell-based chicken fat in a single production run. According to the firm, the prototype is the first example of 100% pure cultivated fat biomass grown in this quantity…
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Growthwell Foods, a Singapore-based plant-based group, has raised $22 million in a Series A round. The funding will go towards scaling up production and launching in new markets beyond Southeast Asia, taking its vegan meat and seafood…
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Domino’s Indonesia has just added two new meatless items to its menu, developed in partnership with homegrown startup Green Rebel Foods. The two new Asian-inspired pies will be topped with Green Rebel’s vegan-friendly beefless shreds, and…
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KFC US president Kevin Hochman believes that the plant-based trend is here to stay and reveals the company's vegan chicken plans.
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New data shows record-breaking funding pouring into the alternative seafood sector, amid growing concerns over the environmental and human rights impact of the seafood industry. In the first half of 2021 alone, companies developing…
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Cell-based startup Meatable has secured a partnership with Dutch multinational Royal DSM to co-develop affordable growth media.
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Lever VC’s alternative protein focused fund has raised $80 million in a round backed by global food conglomerates and big meat firms.
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We highlight eight Thai alternative protein players look out for, innovating everything from dairy-free sesame milk to plant-based shrimp.
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BlueNalu is gearing up to bring its cell-based seafood to Europe, announcing a new partnership with frozen foods giant Nomad Foods.
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Bet you thought cats ruled the Internet. According to the latest Google trends, it might just be vegan food brands—vegan meat, specifically.
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Singapore has yet again earned a 'world first' badge in the global cultivated protein industry, this time granting Esco Aster a license to manufacture cultured animal cells meat for commercial sale. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) gave its…
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