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New Meat: Redefine Meat Debuts 3D-Printed Flank Steak in European Retail
Redefine Meat has released its 3D-printed vegan flank steak in retail stores in the UK and Switzerland, with the Netherlands soon to follow.
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After Popular Demand, the Beyond Orange Chicken is Back at Panda Express
Panda Express has brought back the vegan version of its flagship orange chicken with Beyond Meat, a welcome move for the latter's foodservice struggles.
It took over 7,200 signatures on a 16-month-long petition for Panda Express to!-->!-->!-->…
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Bezos Earth Fund’s Andy Jarvis: ‘There Was Too Much Hopium on the Alternative Protein Menu’
Andy Jarvis, director of the Bezos Earth Fund's Future of Food programme, talks alternative protein, Asian centre, government bans, VC investments, and stepping away from the us-versus-them mentality.
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Pet Food Startup Meatly on Cultivated Meat: ‘Changing Food Habits Transcend Politics’
Meatly CEO Owen Ensor and CSO Helder Cruz take us behind the scenes of the UK's regulatory process for cultivated meat, and reveal that it will start with dog food first.
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Future Food Quick Bites: 7Up Sauces, Plant Milk Factories & Heart Health
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 7Up's new vegan sauces, a bunch of plant-based milk facilities, and!-->…
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Upside Foods Cuts Jobs Amid Investment Squeeze and Legislative Challenges
Californian cultivated chicken maker Upside Foods has conducted a round of layoffs as it looks to overcome financial and legislative obstacles.
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THIS Isn’t Nice: Crowd Investors Angry at Post-Series C Valuation of Plant-Based Meat Brand
Crowdfunding backers of UK plant-based meat maker THIS have reacted furiously to a significant drop in the business's valuation, following its £20M Series C round last month.
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The Race to Make Plant-Based Meat More Affordable
An often insurmountable price barrier is keeping many people from buying plant-based alternatives to beef, pork, and chicken.
By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Isobelle McClements was 13 when she came home from school and told her parents she!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Here’s What Upside Foods Served at the Pre-Ban Cultivated Meat Party in Florida
In three days, selling cultivated meat will be a felony in Florida – to celebrate food freedom, though, Upside Foods served its chicken at a pre-ban party in Miami.
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House Representatives Reintroduce Bill to Ban Federal Funding of Cultivated Meat
A group of lawmakers have reintroduced the REAL Meat Act, this time targeting federal investment in the cultivated meat industry.
In the House Representatives, a group of politicians have co-sponsored a bill that would prohibit the US!-->!-->!-->…
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Quorn CEO on Blended Meat: ‘It Doesn’t Matter How People Join the Meat Reduction Journey’
Quorn Foods is entering the blended meat category as part of foodservice and hospital offerings – its CEO Marco Bertacca explains why the mycoprotein giant is doing so.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly for Kids, State Investments & Ted Talks
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 Little Spoon's partnership with Oatly, a spate of government investments!-->…
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Bezos Earth Fund Opens Alternative Protein Hub at Imperial College London, With Next Centre Set for Asia
A month after it unveiled the first Center for Sustainable Protein in North Carolina, the Bezos Earth Fund has opened its second alternative protein hub at Imperial College London. It plans to open a third centre in Asia soon.
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Most Plant-Based Products Fall Short of Meat-Eaters’ Taste Expectations, Finds Analysis
Most plant-based meats underperform on the taste front for omnivores, and blended meat could be a potential game-changer, detailed sensory analysis has found.
Vegan meat analogues need to be spicier, smokier, sweeter, darker, juicer,!-->!-->!-->…
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Revyve Debuts Egg Replacer from Upcycled Brewer’s Yeast for Better Plant-Based Meat
Dutch alternative protein startup Revyve is launching a powdered egg substitute made from spent brewer's yeast to enhance plant-based meat formulations.
Revyve will debut its latest microbial protein innovation at next month's IFT First!-->!-->!-->…
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Former Tindle CEO: What I’ve Learned About the Plant-Based Industry’s Rise, Fall & Future
Andre Menezes, founder and former CEO of plant-based meat maker Tindle Foods, explores the vegan industry's rollercoaster period post-pandemic, and where it's headed next.
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Serve Love: Beyond Meat Introduces ‘Heart-Healthy’ Cookbook & New Sausages As Part of IV Platform
Beyond Meat has extended its Beyond IV platform to include its sausage lineup, alongside an online recipe book in collaboration with the American Heart Association.
Californian plant-based leader Beyond Meat has introduced the fourth!-->!-->!-->…
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‘Not A Real Noun’: Thailand Proposes Labelling Ban on Plant-Based Meat and Cheese
Thailand's food safety regulator has published draft regulations suggesting bans on meat- and dairy-related terms for plant-based analogues.
Plant-based meat and cheese products could face crippling labelling bans in Thailand if the!-->!-->!-->…
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Tender Food Closes $11M Series A Round, Inks Fast-Food Deal for Fibre-Spun Vegan Meat
Massachusetts-based plant-based meat company Tender Food has raised $11M in a Series A funding round, and secured a contract with local vegetarian QSR chain Clover Food Lab.
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European Food Tech Startups Overtook the US to Attract $2B in Investments in 2023
Climate-focused food tech companies in Europe raised $2B last year, making up 58% of global investment in the sector and surpassing the US for the first time.
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Ever After Foods Raises $10M for Scale-Up Platform That Make Cultivated Meat 90% Cheaper
Israeli biotech firm Ever After Foods has secured $10M to accelerate the growth of its bioreactor platform that allows cultivated meat producers to scale up manufacturing while driving down costs.
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