Alt Protein

As inflation eases, food tech investments are showing signs of recovery, but companies within the alternative protein ecosystem are treading different paths. While food tech venture capital dipped by 48% in 2023 (reaching $15.3B),…
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German food tech startup Formo has closed a $61M Series B fundraise and launched animal-free cheeses made from microbial fermentation in supermarkets. If you're in Germany or Austria, you can now walk to one of 2,000+ Rewe, Billa and…
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More than two in five Australians are reducing meat or don't eat it at all, with health a major consumption driver. But taste and price remain key challenges for plant-based meats. Australians are cutting back on meat due to health and…
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Motif FoodWorks, the Boston-based startup known for its Hemami ingredient for meat analogues, is shutting down, days after it settled a long-running IP dispute with Impossible Foods. Last week, Motif FoodWorks announced it had sold off…
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Beyond Meat will soon launch a fermentation-derived mycelium steak to address consumer demand for clean-label products, with a likely launch through a health-focused restaurant chain. One of the world's most famous meat analogue makers…
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Timo Recker, CEO of plant-based startup TiNDLE Foods, talks evolving consumer attitudes, sales and funding declines, the importance of taste, and his admiration for Beyond Meat. It's been nine months since Timo Recker took over the…
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Impossible Foods has settled its patent infringement dispute with Motif Foodworks, taking over the latter's heme business. Plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods and food tech company Motif Foodworks, a spinoff of Boston-based Ginkgo…
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The Bezos Earth Fund has inaugurated its third Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore, labelled as an "absolute powerhouse" of alternative proteins. Biomass fermentation, microalgae innovations, and…
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An EU-funded report by agrifood lobbies has recognised the need to eat less meat and shift towards more sustainable diets, asking the EU Commission to create a plant-based action plan by 2026. We're eating too much meat, and we need to…
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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 a first-of-its-kind alt-butter, the popularity of Silk plant-based milk,…
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Finland's Solar Foods, which makes Solein protein from air, has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status in the US, taking it a step closer to commercialisation in the country. Solar Foods is inching closer to bringing its Solein protein to…
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The culture wars over cultivated meat continue, with a House Representative in Illinois introducing a bill to ban these foods in the state. And it goes on. Two months after Florida's ban on cultivated meat came into effect, and a…
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Nebraska governor Jim Pillen has signed an executive order with a view to ban cultivated meat in 2025 – and he did not mince his words about consumers' freedom of choice, or Bill Gates. Despite Ron DeSantis' Florida being sued for…
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Instead of feeding peanut shells to livestock, we can upcycle them to make high-fibre meat analogues and growth components for cultivated meat, while cutting down on food waste. Did you know that you can eat peanut shells? Better yet,…
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Israeli molecular farming player PoLoPo will now supply patatin after its egg protein clients expressed demand for the native potato protein. PoLoPo, the Israel-based startup turning potatoes into protein factories, is now supplying…
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Canada's New School Foods has attracted $6M in new capital and opened a commercial-scale manufacturing facility to bring its vegan salmon to market. As it prepares for its commercial launch in the US and Canada, plant-based seafood…
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New analysis by the Food Foundation shows that plant-based meat is better for the planet and mostly healthier, with traditional proteins like beans or tofu the most optimal options. Plant-based burgers, sausages and nuggets are much…
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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 Chile's vegan ads with Joaquin Phoenix, Maison Landemaine's La Vie…
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The UK is opening a £38M National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre to bring new planet-friendly foods to market, with a £15M investment from the government. The University of Leeds is hosting a new hub dedicated to developing and…
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India's new BioE3 policy puts alternative proteins and future food in sharp focus – what does the biomanufacturing strategy mean for this sector? On Saturday, India announced a biotechnology policy focused on the economy and…
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New Zealand plant-based meat company Sustainable Foods, which makes the Plan*t line of hemp-based meats, has gone into voluntary administration. Sustainable Foods, the parent company of vegan meat analogue brand Plan*t, has entered…
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