Alt Protein

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Two River's lion's mane broth, Planta's acquisition, and animal-free egg legal battles. New products and launches US…
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Belgium's largest supermarket chain, Colruyt Group, has introduced a new blended beef mince product, following similar launches from Lidl, Albert Heijn and Aldi this year. Europe's retailers are betting the farm on blended meat. …
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Haldiram's, one of India's largest food companies, has teamed up with plant protein player GoodDot to put its soy-based meat alternative on its menu. One of India's most popular restaurant chains is embracing plant proteins, opening up…
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British vegan startup This has added a deli meat SKU while expanding the whole-food-championing This is Super Superfood line it launched earlier this year. As sales of plant-based meat continue to weaken, some of the industry's leading…
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Israeli startup Meala has debuted a pea protein powder that can replicate the multifunctionality of eggs in baked goods, offering a solution to the avian-flu-induced crisis. With egg prices reaching an all-time high in the US and a…
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German food tech player Nosh.bio has launched a blended beef mince product, combining meat with its koji protein. As blended meat engulfs Europe's protein sector, one German startup is betting on an ancient fungus to expand the…
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Israeli food tech pioneer Aleph Farms has struck a deal to produce its cultivated meat in Europe, setting up at The Cultured Hub facility in Kemptthal. As it awaits regulatory approval in Switzerland, Aleph Farms has chosen the canton…
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A day after Texas's ban on cultivated meat came into force, two food tech startups sued the state for its decision. Their legal team explains why. When Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law to ban cultivated meat in the state,…
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Californian startup Mission Barns sold its cultivated pork for the first time at a dinner in San Francisco, with dishes featuring its meatballs and bacon. On Tuesday evening in San Francisco's Sunset District, a small group of diners…
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Parendi Birdie's Texas startup Carnéa has emerged from stealth with a range of chef-crafted blended meats that beat Tyson's products in taste tests. In 2023, Parendi Birdie left her role at cultivated meat firm Mission Barns to focus on…
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Food tech startup ORF Genetics has raised €5M ($5.8M) in a new funding round to scale up production of specialised proteins key to cultivated meat. Icelandic firm ORF Genetics has secured €5M ($5.8M) in funding to advance and scale up…
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The US Food and Drug Administration has added a proposed rule to its spring 2026 agenda that would eliminate the current provision of companies self-affirming their ingredients as safe. Following through on health secretary Robert F…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's new barista milk, Mena Massoud's Evolving Vegan series, and Meatable's leadership change. New products and…
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Swedish cultivated meat startup Re:meat has struck a deal to establish a pilot facility in Lund, which will be the first such factory in Scandinavia. Months after securing $1.1M in funding, Malmö-based firm Re:meat has signed a…
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The European Parliament's agriculture committee has voted to prohibit the use of terms like 'burgers' and 'sausages' on vegan alternatives, paving the way for an EU-wide ban. Five years after the European Parliament voted against a ban…
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Starbucks Coffee is rolling out Protein Lattes and Cold Foam across the US and Canada this month, but its use of whey powder is in direct contradiction to its climate goals. The world's largest coffee company is blending two popular…
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The Craft Consortium is building a cultivated meat farm in the Netherlands, a first-of-its-kind project co-funded by the EU. When it comes to ensuring the safety of cultivated meat, way more Europeans place their trust in farmers (27%)…
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The Indian government's latest tax reform has brought plant-based meat and milk alternatives closer to parity with animal proteins. In a major win for the future food sector, India's overhaul of its tax framework will narrow the gap…
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As China's future food leadership grows, its students will compete to solve real-world problems by developing new products in ProVeg International's next Food Innovation Challenge. Already a pioneer in electric vehicles and green…
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The previous 12 months have seen a sharp increase in the number of alternative protein businesses that have ceased trading, come close to the brink, or been acquired. Here are all the major deals, starting September 2024. The…
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Cattle populations are declining in the Netherlands, leaving companies with an opportunity to foray into hybrid milk products. And consumers are here for it. Hybrid dairy has already been in Dutch headlines once this year, after retail…
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