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Brown Foods Unveils Cultivated Milk Developed In Under Three Months
Founded in 2021, Brown Foods claims to have developed “real” whole milk in a laboratory setting. The breakthrough took less than three months for the Boston and India-based startup, which just closed a $2.36 million seed round.!-->…
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Live Nation To Offer Plant-Based Everything Legendary Patties At Summer Concerts
Summer 2022 marks the start of Live Nation partnering with Everything Legendary to offer plant-based burgers to concertgoers. The vegan company rose to fame following a successful pitch on Shark Tank, which saw Mark Cuban invest $300,000!-->…
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Next Meats Confirms Wagyu Brisket As Its First US-Produced New Line
Japanese plant-based manufacturer Next Meats has announced a new product line to be manufactured in its San Jose, Calif., facility. The Next Wagyu Japanese Premium Brisket is the company’s first meat analogue with carbon-negative!-->…
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Stockeld Dreamery Makes Good On Ambition To Launch Plant-Based Cream Cheese
Swedish alternative dairy startup Stockeld Dreamery has realised a company ambition of developing vegan cream cheese. The company states that it has been actively engaged in the development for two and a half years. Initial brainstorming!-->…
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Good Meat Breaks Ground On the Largest Cultivated Meat Facility In Asia
Eat Just's Good Meat has broken ground on the largest cultivated meat factory in Asia.
Building on its success in Singapore after becoming the first company to earn regulatory approval for cultivated meat in the city-state, Eat Just's!-->!-->!-->…
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South Korea’s Armored Fresh Bags $23 Million For Fast-Tracked US Vegan Cheese Entry
South Korea’s Armored Fresh, formerly known as Yangyoo, has confirmed a successful pre-Series B raise totalling $23 million. The round was led by previous investor the Korea Development Bank with supporting participation from Hanwha!-->…
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Spanish Startup Cocuus Nets $2.6 Million For 3D Bioprinted Meat Acceleration
Spanish startup Cocuus has confirmed a successful €2.5 million pre-Series A raise. Big Idea Ventures led the investment with participation noted from Cargill Ventures and Tech Transfer UPV. The news comes shortly after the company!-->…
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Coldplay-Backed Hybrid Cultivated Beef Maker Rebrands As SCiFi Foods Along with $22 Million Series A
San Francisco-based Artemys Foods has emerged from stealth with a new name. Now dubbed SCiFi Foods, the startup that counts British rock bank Coldplay as one of its early backers has announced its rebrand along with a renewed mission: to!-->…
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AAK Foodservice Acquires Vegan Butter Brand Following Manufacturing Partnership
AAK Foodservice has taken over ForA:Butter, a brand developed by New York-based startup Fora Foods. The flagship product is butter made using aquafaba, which delivers performance that professional bakers look for in their ingredients. The!-->…
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Remilk’s Precision Fermentation Dairy Is the Second to Earn U.S. GRAS Status
Two years after California-based Perfect Day became the first company to earn GRAS status for its precision fermentation β-lactoglobulin—the primary protein in whey found in cow and sheep milk—Tel Aviv's Remilk has become the second!-->…
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Alt Co. Secures $1 Million For Indian Smart Protein Growth
Bengaluru-based Alt Co. has confirmed a $1 million raise led by undisclosed major investors from Singapore, the Middle East and India. The plant-based brand intends to use the cash injection to increase its size, reach and product!-->…
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Bon Vivant Partners With Abolis Biotechnologies To Accelerate Animal-Free Dairy Production
Alternative dairy startup Bon Vivant has announced a strategic partnership with fellow French operation Abolis Biotechnologies. The latter is a European leader in industrial biotechnology. The two will co-develop production methods for the!-->…
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IntegriCulture Expands Its Cell-Based Egg Protein to New Skincare Range ‘L’Oeuf’
Cell-based egg comes to a new skincare line as Japan's IntegriCulture expands its Cellament reach, demonstrating the power of its tech.
It's been a busy year for cellular agriculture startup IntegriCulture. It kicked off January with a!-->!-->!-->…
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Sprout Organic Launches Plant-Based Organic Baby Formula On Amazon
Australian infant nutrition startup Sprout Organic has partnered with the world’s largest e-commerce platform, Amazon to bring their plant-based baby formula to more parents. The move comes after online sales of formula have increased!-->…
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Brevel Nets $8.4 Million For Food System Disruption With New Microalgae Alt-Protein
Israel’s Brevel has closed a successful seed funding round, scooping $8.4 million during the raise. Participating investors included FoodHack, Good Startup VC, Tet Ventures and Nevateam Ventures, amongst others. Grants were also awarded by!-->…
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Beyond Meat Hones In On Chinese Consumers With New Pork Sauces Launch
Beyond Meat has announced it has moved into a new-to-it product category. It has launched two Beyond Pork sauces, to gain traction in the meal prep sector. Classic Bolognese and Savory Black Pepper are confirmed and are now available!-->…
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Jack & Bry Debut World’s First Unbreaded Jackfruit Fish Fillet
UK plant-based meat startup Jack & Bry has unveiled what they claim is the world's first unbreaded jackfruit fish fillet, in partnership with The Cornish Seaweed Company. According to the company, all other comparable products use a!-->…
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Revo Foods Nets $2.3 Million Alongside New Ultrarealistic Salmon Fillet Debut
Austrian foodtech startup Revo Foods has secured a €2.2 million grant from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency. The equity-free award was granted to help Revo continue its 3D printed seafood developments. It comes as the company!-->…
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Starbucks India Partners With Imagine Meats To Cater For Growing Demand For Vegan Foods
Starbucks India has announced it is partnering with domestic alt-protein producer Imagine Meats on a range of vegan menu items to be served at the coffee chain's stores. Already confirmed are sausage croissant rolls, hummus kebab wraps and!-->…
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Strive Nutrition Blends Plants and Perfect Day’s Precision Fermentation In New Line of Sustainable Milk
In a partnership that blends precision fermentation and plant-based ingredients, Strive Nutrition has launched a line of dairy alternatives featuring Perfect Day's animal-free whey.
The new line of milk from Kansas-based Strive!-->!-->!-->…
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Op-Ed: War and Food Supply Chain Disruptions Reveal Global Food System Vulnerability
By: Irina Gerry
We need to rethink our food system and secure a better future. Here's why.
The first shock came just a couple of months ago with disruption of sunflower oil supply. The world’s largest supplier, Ukraine, was cut off!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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