Alt Protein

Parendi Birdie's Texas startup Carnéa has emerged from stealth with a range of chef-crafted blended meats that beat Tyson's products in taste tests. In 2023, Parendi Birdie left her role at cultivated meat firm Mission Barns to focus on…
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Food tech startup ORF Genetics has raised €5M ($5.8M) in a new funding round to scale up production of specialised proteins key to cultivated meat. Icelandic firm ORF Genetics has secured €5M ($5.8M) in funding to advance and scale up…
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The US Food and Drug Administration has added a proposed rule to its spring 2026 agenda that would eliminate the current provision of companies self-affirming their ingredients as safe. Following through on health secretary Robert F…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's new barista milk, Mena Massoud's Evolving Vegan series, and Meatable's leadership change. New products and…
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Swedish cultivated meat startup Re:meat has struck a deal to establish a pilot facility in Lund, which will be the first such factory in Scandinavia. Months after securing $1.1M in funding, Malmö-based firm Re:meat has signed a…
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The European Parliament's agriculture committee has voted to prohibit the use of terms like 'burgers' and 'sausages' on vegan alternatives, paving the way for an EU-wide ban. Five years after the European Parliament voted against a ban…
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Starbucks Coffee is rolling out Protein Lattes and Cold Foam across the US and Canada this month, but its use of whey powder is in direct contradiction to its climate goals. The world's largest coffee company is blending two popular…
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The Craft Consortium is building a cultivated meat farm in the Netherlands, a first-of-its-kind project co-funded by the EU. When it comes to ensuring the safety of cultivated meat, way more Europeans place their trust in farmers (27%)…
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The Indian government's latest tax reform has brought plant-based meat and milk alternatives closer to parity with animal proteins. In a major win for the future food sector, India's overhaul of its tax framework will narrow the gap…
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As China's future food leadership grows, its students will compete to solve real-world problems by developing new products in ProVeg International's next Food Innovation Challenge. Already a pioneer in electric vehicles and green…
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The previous 12 months have seen a sharp increase in the number of alternative protein businesses that have ceased trading, come close to the brink, or been acquired. Here are all the major deals, starting September 2024. The…
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Cattle populations are declining in the Netherlands, leaving companies with an opportunity to foray into hybrid milk products. And consumers are here for it. Hybrid dairy has already been in Dutch headlines once this year, after retail…
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Livekindly Collective is set to become profitable this fall, reversing the plant-based meat industry trend with strong brand building, private-label offerings, and Ed Sheeran. Fresh from relaunching its Like brand of plant-based meat in…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods's Joey Chestnut partnership, Billie Eilish's emissions-cutting concerts, and Aleph Farms's Peta promise. …
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Singaporean food tech startup Umami Bioworks has registered two cultivated seafood ingredients for pet food in the EU, and is eyeing a Q2 2026 launch. In a year of milestones for the industry, cultivated pet food has landed on another. …
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Finnish Food Factory, a contract manufacturer of plant-based dairy products, has secured €10M ($11.8M) in scale-up funding from Taaleri Bioindustry. To support the expansion of Finland's plant-based dairy industry, Finnish Food Factory…
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Lidl GB has blown past its target of increasing private-label plant-based sales by 400% by 2025, recording a rise of 694% in the last five years. Brits are increasingly interested in plant-based foods, and they're proving that with…
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Dutch startup Vegan Finest Foods, which makes plant-based seafood, meat and sauces, has declared bankruptcy, citing softening demand and post-Covid difficulties. Vegan Finest Foods, the company behind brands like Vegan Zeastar and…
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Legislators and civil society groups in Taiwan are calling on the government to reform its school lunch programme, which they say stigmatises plant-based meat as processed food. Taiwan's school meal programme must be reformed to address…
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CellRev, a Newcastle-based bioprocessor of cell culture technologies, has ceased trading and appointed administrators to sell its assets. UK biotech firm CellulaREvolution (CellRev), an enzyme technology specialist for the cultivated…
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Yves Veggie Cuisine, a 40-year-old Canadian meat-free brand, is being taken off shelves by owner Hain Celestial, sparking furore on social media. After four decades in operation, a fan-favourite brand of plant-based meat is being…
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