Alt Protein

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Vow's retail debut of cultivated meat, Beyond Meat's new European packaging, and India's plant-based dairy launches. New…
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By failing to invest and innovate in plant-based foods, global food giants including Nestlé, Unilever and Walmart risk losing out on the protein race. Political sensitivities, a lack of research, and low specialised expertise are…
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France's Parima, formed this month after Gourmey's acquisition of Vital Meat, has received regulatory approval to sell cultivated chicken in Singapore, a first for a European startup. Parima has become the first European startup to be…
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JS Biosciences Co, a Shanghai-based culture media supplier, has expanded from biopharma to the cellular agriculture field to join China's booming alternative protein industry. With more patents than any other region in the world, and an…
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Protein transition platform Food System Innovations has received a $2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to create an open-source AI model for sustainable food products with Stanford University. The Bezos Earth Fund is doubling down on…
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The UAE's capital has begun work on establishing a framework for novel food approvals aligned with best practices from international regulators. Abu Dhabi is doubling down on its promise to boost food security through future-friendly…
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Plant-based companies are no longer allowed to label ground meat products as 'mince' in the Netherlands, according to a new ruling by the government's food regulator. The Dutch government's goal to make half of the national protein…
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A new study from France suggests that nutritious plant-based diets high in UPFs don't lower the risk of heart disease more than minimally processed, meat-rich diets. But experts warn it is highly misleading. Does highly processed equal…
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Following a dismal first half of 2025, funding for alternative protein startups bounced back in Q3 as investors rallied around differentiated tech and financial credibility. Plant-based and fermentation-derived proteins enjoyed a…
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Californian startup Mission Barns will hold the US's first retail sale of cultivated meat on November 1, selling pork meatballs at Berkeley Bowl West. Next week, Americans can walk into a grocery store and buy cultivated meat off the…
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Plant-based company Beyond Meat's share price has been on a rollercoaster ride over the last week – short sellers, meme stocks, and a Walmart deal are all at play. On Thursday, October 16, Beyond Meat's share price crashed to an…
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Amid the slowdown in sales of plant-based meat and investment in alternative proteins, innovation is losing a little momentum too, according to a new patent analysis. Patent filings for plant-based and cultivated meat are mirroring the…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Eat Just's vegan chicken, Beyond Meat's Walmart expansion, and Tesco's collab with La Vie. New products and launches …
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Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has formally accepted a dossier by French firm Parima to sell cultivated duck products, which is expected to be approved next year. Parima, a cultivated meat company formed last week, could be…
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Plant-based giant Beyond Meat has kicked off the Beyond Test Kitchen, releasing its clean-label Ground products and whole-cut mycelium steak to quick success. As it works to turn around its sales and eliminate its debt, US plant-based…
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Sanah Baig, who has years of experience working for the US government, explains why she chose to join the Plant Based Foods Institute, and her thoughts on the MAHA and livestock lobby. Few people know about agricultural policy in the US…
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Spain's alternative protein ecosystem is thriving, with investments rising by nearly 550% in 2024. Now, experts are calling for public funding and a national plant-based action plan. Plant-based, microbial, and cell-cultured protein…
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GFI APAC and the World FoodTech Council have signed a new partnership to accelerate innovation in South Korea's alternative protein ecosystem. From dairy-free casein and cultivated meat powders to fermented proteins derived from grape…
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The Good Food Institute has acquired cell lines and growth media from defunct startup SciFi Foods and partnered with Tufts University to make them available for cultivated meat researchers. In a major move to save the future food…
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Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn has launched a blended yoghurt combining dairy with fava beans, just as Kerry has discontinued its hybrid Smug Dairy range in the UK. While blended meat is entering supermarkets in Europe and the US with…
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Fable Food Co has launched its omnivore-favourite blended meat range at Central Market stores in Texas, the US's largest beef-producing state, and to great success. Texas is the leading cattle producer in the US, with beef being its…
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