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Lobbies, Food Tech & Neophobia: In Conversation with George Monbiot About How To Feed The World Without Devouring The Planet
It's hard to think of someone who holds truth to power as effectively and as committedly as George Monbiot. The multi-award-winning British thinker, journalist, activist, and long-time environmentalist has been speaking out on the ills of!-->…
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Veganuary Sets Another Record-Breaking Year As Plant-Based Eating Gains Steam
Veganuary sets a new participation record with more than 700,000 sign-ups in its tenth year of encouraging people to eat vegan for January.
While U.S. sales of plant-based meat declined 14 percent by volume for the 52 weeks ended Dec.!-->!-->!-->…
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2023: The Year of Vegan Sushi
Another Veganuary has come to a close but the vegan options continue to roll in. And one category is set to see big growth this year: vegan sushi.
Supermarket sushi giant Kikka Sushi has announced vegan tuna and salmon sushi coming to!-->!-->!-->…
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The First Cultivated Pork Filet Debuts In the U.K.
BSF Enterprise, a biotech-focused investment company, says its subsidiary 3D Bio-Tissues has produced the first cultivated steak in the U.K. made from pork cells.
The first cultivated pork cutlet was made with 3D Bio-Tissues' (3DBT)!-->!-->!-->…
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This Whole-Cut Raw Salmon Filet Is Made Entirely Out of Plants
Toronto-based New School Foods has released its first product: a plant-based whole-cut salmon filet it says looks, cooks, tastes, and flakes just like conventional salmon.
New School Foods' vegan fish release comes on the heels of $12!-->!-->!-->…
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USDA Foreign Ag Service To US Plant-Based Brands: Export To Germany Where 55% Are Flexitarians
A new report is encouraging US plant-based brands to export to Germany, describes as the 'fastest-growing plant-based meat market in Europe'
While the US mainstream media is on a headline rampage against plant-based meat, the US!-->!-->!-->…
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Eastern Europe’s First Cultivated Meat Makes the Case for Microalgae Cells
Czech food tech startup Mewery has debuted what it says is the world's first cultivated meat made to use microalgae cells.
Made from a mix of pork cells and microalgae cells, Mewery has released its first cultivated meat prototype and!-->!-->!-->…
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Anne Hathaway Backs Precision Fermentation Platform for a ‘Better Future’
Actress Anne Hathaway has invested in The Every Co., a leading precision fermentation protein platform aimed at bringing sustainable alternatives to the food system.
In her first B2B investment, the Academy-Award-winning actress Anne!-->!-->!-->…
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Oatly Adds Climate Footprint To Revamped US Oatgurt Range To ‘Give Consumers Choices’
Oatly Group AB, the Swedish oat drink company, announced that it has added climate footprint labeling to select US products, starting with the brand's newly reformulated Oatgurts, a range of plant-based yogurts.
Oatly Group AB, the!-->!-->!-->…
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TiNDLE Launches 6 New Plant-Based Chicken Products At 6,000+ German Grocery Stores
Singaporean foodtech TiNDLE Foods has launched a line of new plant-based chicken products in 2,200 stores across Germany in collaboration with the country's largest retailer EDEKA Group, as well as a limited-time release at 4,200 Netto!-->…
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Anonymous Source Suggests Impossible Foods Laying Off 20% Of Its Workforce
Citing an anonymous source 'familiar with the matter', Bloomberg reported today that California-based plant-based meat startup Impossible Foods is going to lay off 20% of its workforce or approximately 100 employees.
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Chefs Aren’t Just Ready for Alternative Protein, They’re Leading the Shift: Survey
A new survey shows chefs around the world are embracing alternative proteins at a rapid pace and with optimism about the changing landscape.
Despite US alternative protein retail sales last year dipping for a number of brands including!-->!-->!-->…
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Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Spent Beer Grains Land In Novel Vegan Protein Blends
SolvPro, the new line of vegan plant protein blends from Osage Foods, is made using EverPro — the upcycled grain from beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Osage Foods, the Missouri-based provider of ingredients and ingredient systems, has!-->!-->!-->…
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RESPECTfarms: New Project Explores Decentralizing Cultivated Meat By Supporting Farmers
A new research project from Respect Farms aims to bring cultivated meat production to conventional agricultural operations.
The 18-month feasibility research project is underway with €900,000 in support funding from European!-->!-->!-->…
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Meati Opens An ‘Infinitely Scalable’ Mycelium ‘Mega Ranch’ to Rival Big Meat
Things are getting meaty over at Meati as the mycelium mushroom meat producer opens a large-scale production facility it says can rival the output of conventional animal farms.
Following a Series C funding round that brings!-->!-->!-->…
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Mycorena and Revo Foods Hook €1.5 Million for 3D Mycoprotein Seafood
A partnership between Austria's Revo Foods and Sweden's Mycorena has yielded a €1.5 million grant from the Swedish innovation agency, Vinnova, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, and the EU funding program, Eurostars.
Revo Foods and!-->!-->!-->…
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Another French Startup Is Taking On the Meat Industry
Dévore Food, the Frech plant-based meat startup founded by conventional meat lovers, has released its first products.
More than two years of development have delivered with Dévore says are meat analogs that offer improved taste,!-->!-->!-->…
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Sensible Raises $12 Million for ‘Healthier, More Sustainable, and More Humane’ Hot Dogs
Canada's Sensible Hot Dogs has gone public on the NEO Exchange and raised nearly $12 million in non-brokered private financing for its plant-based hot dogs.
Sensible took its plant-based hot dog business public last month, launching on!-->!-->!-->…
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Aleph Farms Is the First Cultivated Meat Company to Earn Positive Kosher Ruling
Israel's Chief Rabbi, David Baruch Lau, issues ruling that says cultivated steak from Israel-based Aleph Farms is kosher.
Cultivated meat startup Aleph Farms has achieved an industry first. Jewish people who observe kosher rules — only!-->!-->!-->…
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The Live Green Co. Aims to Clean Up Food Labels With AI-Powered Precision Fermentation
AI startup The Live Green Co., which has developed a platform dubbed 'Charaka', used to discover plant-based replacements for animal ingredients, synthetics, and highly processed ingredients has unveiled a precision fermentation division.
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NewFish Partners with Cawthron Institute to Develop Sustainable ‘Blue’ Algal Protein
New Zealand's NewFish and the Cawthron Institute have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at commercializing microalgae for use in specialized protein.
Alternative seafood startupNewFish, with offices in New Zealand and the U.S.,!-->!-->!-->…
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