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Melt Organic Butter Owner Acquires Miyoko’s Creamery; Founder Asks For Her Name Back
Prosperity Organic Foods has emerged as the winning bidder for plant-based dairy company Miyoko's Creamery. Its namesake founder is asking the new owner to rebrand in the hope of getting back the rights to her name.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Protein Buns, Korean Cultivated Meat & Functional Mushrooms
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Crafty Counter's protein buns, Too Good To Go's Whole Foods partnership, and Space F's cultivated meat tasting.
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Hungarian Parliament Votes to Ban Cultivated Meat, Despite EU Criticism & Legal Uncertainties
Lawmakers in Hungary have overwhelmingly voted in favour of banning cultivated meat, even though the EU Commission has called the move "unjustified" and experts have questioned its legality.
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What Does the Non-UPF Verified Standard Mean for Plant-Based Meat & Dairy?
The Non-GMO Project has published the first version of its Non-UPF Verified Standard to help companies label foods that are not ultra-processed.
What makes a food non-ultra-processed?
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UK Vegan Cheese Brand Julienne Bruno Acquired Out of Administration by The Compleat Food Group
Julienne Bruno, known for its dairy-free Italian cheeses, has been rescued out of insolvency by The Compleat Food Group's Harvey & Brockless.
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‘GLP-1 is Raising the Bar’: How Danone’s Kate Farms is Embracing the Ozempic Boom
As GLP-1 users become "more label-literate and science-minded", Danone's plant-based nutrition brand Kate Farms is busting its gut to meet the moment with "truly better-for-you" products.
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Sweden’s Re:meat Rebrands to Curve to Enable Low-Cost, Large-Scale Biomanufacturing
Swedish food tech startup Re:meat has evolved from a cultivated meat producer to a sustainable protein biomanufacturer, now called Curve.
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EU Experts Propose Plan to Create Regulatory Sandbox for Novel Foods
The EU is losing out to other regions on the biotechnology front, thanks to an outdated novel food framework. A regulatory sandbox could reinstate its leadership.
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US Wellness Brand to Debut CO2 Protein Bars with Solar Foods’s Solein Ingredient
Wellness company Fermenta will roll out limited-edition protein bars featuring Solar Foods' gas-fermented protein, Solein, in the US early next year.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Heura Recipe, Sunflower Seed Protein & Just Egg Sales
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Heura's frankfurter recipe, Eat Just's sector-leading sales, and Beyond Meat's legal victory.
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Beyond Meat Cuts Yearly Forecast As Sales Continue to Fall in Q3
After weeks of stock uncertainty, Beyond Meat has posted a 13% revenue decline in Q3 2025 and has adjusted its expectations for the next quarter, too.
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Opinion: After the Hype, Signs That Complementary Proteins Are Entering A New Phase
Didier Toubia, co-founder and CEO of cultivated meat pioneer Aleph Farms, believes alternative proteins are bouncing back as business models mature and regulators take notice.
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Miyoko’s Creamery Founder Raises $100,000 to Buy Back Liquidated Vegan Cheese Company
Miyoko Schinner has mobilised over $100,000 from crowd investors to help mount a winning bid for the vegan cheese firm she founded, Miyoko's Creamery, though she calls it "highly unlikely".
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Impossible Foods Offers Free Plant-Based Meat to SNAP Recipients Amid Uncertainty
As the government shutdown leaves millions of Americans potentially hungry, Impossible Foods has kickstarted a relief programme for SNAP recipients and those facing food insecurity.
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This Study Shows How Apple Waste Can Help You Eat Less Meat
Food waste and meat consumption are major drivers of the climate crisis. But a blended meat approach could provide a win-win solution.
What do apples, TikTok and waste have in common?
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‘Oat Couture’: Why Oatly is Betting on Fashion to Turn Its Fortunes Around
With seasonal lookbooks and a flavour trend report that feels like it came from the fashion industry, Oatly is courting Gen Z to take its oat milk to newer heights. Here's an exclusive peek behind its strategy.
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Future Food Quick Bites: British Oatly, Just Egg Pancakes & Beyond Meat x Hard Rock
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's switch to British oats, Eat Just's pancake mixes, and NotCo's Stranger Things collab.
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Atlantic Fish Co Nets $1.2M to Advance Regulatory Efforts for Cultivated Seafood
US food tech startup Atlantic Fish Co has raised $1.2M in new funding, which it will use to optimise its cultivated seafood fillets, scope out partnerships, and prepare regulatory filings.
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For Singapore’s Meat-Eaters, Blended Proteins Are Way More Inviting Than Plant-Based Alternatives
Over nine in 10 Singaporeans say they'd replace a portion of their meat with blended proteins, with one product outperforming 100% chicken mince on taste.
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Exclusive: Hoxton Farms Files for Singapore Approval of Cultivated Pork Fat
British cultivated meat startup Hoxton Farms has submitted a regulatory dossier to the Singapore Food Agency, with filings in the UK, North America and other Asian countries to follow soon.
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Believer Meats Secures USDA Approval to Begin Sales of Cultivated Chicken
Israel's Believer Meats has received official clearance from the USDA to produce and sell its cultivated chicken in the country, becoming the first non-US startup to reach the milestone.
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