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Cultivated Consolidation: France’s Gourmey Acquires Vital Meat to Form Parima
France's Gourmey has snapped up Vital Meat to form Parima, aiming to become the first cultivated protein company to get regulatory approval for two species.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Redefine Steak, Blended Proteins & Beyond Meat
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Redefine Meat's Asda rollout, Purezza's new online vegan store, and Beyond Meat's debt swap.
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Tender Food Evolves Into Lasso After $6.5M Raise to Tackle UPFs with Fibre-Spun Proteins
US plant-based meat startup Tender Food has now turned into a larger tech company, Lasso, which has raised $6.5M to create a suite of clean-label ingredients with its fibre-spinning technology.
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Vegan Ready Meals are Coming to the US Military in 2027
The US will introduce vegan meals and snacks in the military in 2027, in response to requests from service members.
American troops will be able to choose vegan food as part of an upcoming update to the Meals, Ready to Eat (MREs)!-->!-->!-->…
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In Thailand, Plant-Based Meat is Getting Cheaper & Selling Faster
Sales of meat alternatives are on the rise in Thailand, as plant-based proteins get cheaper and consumers look to shift away from animal-sourced foods.
The plant-based meat market is struggling in Western markets like the US and the UK.!-->!-->!-->…
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Good Food Institute CEO: Governments Embracing Sustainable Proteins Like Never Before
Nigel Sizer, the new CEO of the Good Food Institute, discusses the current predicament of alternative proteins, the industry's milestones, and the need for more investment.
It's been over a month since Nigel Sizer took over as CEO of!-->!-->!-->…
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Cultivated Salmon, Carbon Butter & Mycoprotein Named Time’s Best Inventions of 2025
Time Magazine has released its annual list of the world's best inventions, recognising a range of alternative protein and future food innovations.
From fish grown in bioreactors to butter made from carbon, some of this year's most!-->!-->!-->…
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Impossible Beef Becomes First Fresh Food Product to Be NSF Certified for Sport
Impossible Foods' plant-based beef and burger have earned NSF's "gold standard" certification for sports, opening up possibilities to serve MLB and NHL clubs.
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GLP-1 Drugs Driving Protein Demand & US Beef Shortage, Says JBS Boss
The owner of the world's largest meat company has warned that the US is not producing enough beef to satisfy the GLP-1-fuelled protein demand. But two of its subsidiaries have a readymade solution.
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Meat & Milk Reach Historic Consumption Lows in Flexitarian Germany
Meat and milk consumption has declined in Germany, while the production of plant-based proteins has doubled since 2019, spotlighting the flexitarian consumer base.
Germany isn't Europe's largest market for plant-based food for no!-->!-->!-->…
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With Kids’ Meals in Focus, 75% of US Parents Find Blended Meat A Healthy Fast-Food Option
Kid-focused meals in fast-food restaurants are unhealthy and increasingly expensive, but parents believe blending meat with plants could be a real win-win.
As the state of kids' meals in schools dominates headlines in the US and!-->!-->!-->…
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EU Parliament Backs ‘Veggie Burger’ Labelling Ban on Plant-Based Meat
The EU Parliament today voted in favour of a ban on meat-like designations on plant-based meat product labels, paving the way for trilogue negotiations.
The conservative European Parliament has voted to ban terms like 'beef', 'bacon'!-->!-->!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: American Airlines, Pizza Hut & Chickpea Chunks
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers American Airlines's Just Egg scramble, Chanza's chickpea protein chunks, and Pizza Hut's The Vegetarian Butcher collab.
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Lidl & Wolt Market Become First Retailers to Set Plant-Based Sales Targets in Denmark
As part of their climate strategies, Lidl and Wolt Market have pledged to increase the share of plant-based proteins they sell in Denmark.
Lidl is further extending its goal to sell more plants and less meat in its stores, announcing a!-->!-->!-->…
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Climax Foods Rebrands to Bettani Farms & Raises $6.5M for Protein-Rich Vegan Cheese
US artisan vegan cheesemaker Climax Foods has raised $6.5M, rebranded to Bettani Farms, and hired a new CEO in a major overhaul for the business.
Climax Foods is shaking things up with a new name, a new CEO, and a new funding round for!-->!-->!-->…
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This Japanese Dairy Giant is Embracing A Sustainable Protein from Alfalfa Leaves
Tokyo-based dairy major Lacto Japan has teamed up with New Zealand startup Leaft Foods to bring its Rubisco protein to the East Asian country.
A Japanese dairy giant is betting on a leaf-derived protein with an amino acid profile!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: FoodLabs’s Adrian Friederich
In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders.
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When It Comes to Meat Alternatives, These Are the Proteins Consumers Like Best
A new study analysed several plant-based, algae-derived and cultivated protein sources for meat alternatives to find consumers' favourite ingredients.
Are you more into pea protein burgers or rice protein nuggets? Or perhaps you're more!-->!-->!-->…
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Miyoko Schinner Wants You to Get Back in the Kitchen
Plant-based dairy pioneer Miyoko Schinner takes us behind the scenes of her new cookbook, The Vegan Creamery, which embraces fermentation to take at-home vegan cheese to the next level.
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Instagram Hype Leads Subway to Launch Planted Chicken Sandwich in Switzerland
Fast-food giant Subway has collaborated with Swiss plant-based meat leader Planted to develop a new teriyaki sandwich in all its stores nationwide.
Subway lovers in Switzerland will now be able to get their hands on vegan chicken in!-->!-->!-->…
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Less Than 4% of US Media Climate Coverage Mentions Meat & Dairy’s Emissions Toll: New Analysis
An analysis of hundreds of online articles from US media shows that less than 4% mention and contextualise the role of meat in climate change. Here's why.
Globally, producing meat, dairy and other animal-based foods generates up to a!-->!-->!-->…
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