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Israel’s Remilk to Build the World’s Largest Animal-Free Dairy Factory in Denmark
Hot on the heels of a $120 million Series B raise in January, Israel’s Remilk has announced ambitious construction plan: the precision fermentation dairy startup will create a full-scale factory on a recently acquired 750,000 square foot!-->…
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European Researchers Say Cultivated Meat Diet Shift Could Mean 80% Water, Land and Emissions Savings
A study conducted by the University of Helsinki suggests that diets that include cultivated meat and dairy could offer water, land and carbon emissions savings of more than 80% when compared to conventional European diets.
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Hoshay Food Launches Minimally-Processed Plant-Based Meals For The Singaporean Palate
Singapore’s Hoshay Food has released a line of plant-based ready meals designed to cater to local tastes. Crispy fried chicken and freshwater eel alternatives are included in the range which is claimed to be sustainable and!-->…
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Vegan Spam Returns To McDonald’s, This Time With Less Salt
McDonald’s is serving OmniPork Luncheon meat, affectionately called ‘vegan Spam’, in its Hong Kong restaurants again. First introduced in late 2020, as part of the breakfast menu, it was rolled out through 280 locations, plus additional!-->…
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This Seattle Nugget Company Says It Can Beat The Price Of Animal Meat Thanks To Automation
Seattle’s Rebellyous Foods has produced restaurant-quality vegan chicken nuggets that are equal in price to meat thanks to proprietary technology, dubbed the Mock 1S. The company says it took three years to get to what they describe a!-->…
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Convenient, Affordable & Juicy: Plant Sifu Looks To Disrupt Hong Kong’s Appetite for Pork Dumplings
Hong Kong startup Good Food Technologies has unveiled its first consumer-facing plant-based brand, Plant Sifu. Offering meat-free alternatives to conventional dumplings and pork, the company aims to undermine Asia’s demand for animal!-->…
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China Holds First Cellular Agriculture Forum To Embolden Cultivated Meat Progress
Food security and a growing demand for protein is on every government's mind. A new cultivated meat industry association, the China Cellular Agriculture Forum, held its first event last week and was attended by approximately 30 companies!-->…
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OneRare And Honeybee Burger Join Forces To Make The Metaverse More Meat-Free
OneRare, builder of the first food-centric metaverse platform has revealed LA-based mini-chain Honeybee Burger will be joining its world. The plant-based brand sees the joining of the ‘foodverse’ as a new way to make meat-free menu items!-->…
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Animal Free Dairy Maker Perfect Day Acquires 3 New Manufacturing Plants In India, Announces New U.S. Hub
California’s Perfect Day has been confirmed as the winning bidder in an auction for Mumbai-based Sterling Biotech. The reported final figure was Rs 638 crore, with the reserve set as Rs 548.46 crore. Sterling entered into the liquidation!-->…
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Gerber Launches Carbon Neutral Plant-Based Toddler Food Range
Early years nutrition giant Gerber has launched a new all plant-based range. Plant-tastic is a selection of organic pouches, snacks and meals made using only plant protein sources. The move comes after Gerber announced in 2021 that it will!-->…
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Lupini Beans Are The Secret To Perfect Vegan Ice Cream, Says Wicked Kitchen
Wicked Kitchen has unveiled a range of plant-based ice creams and frozen novelties powered by lupini beans. The brand says it has used the protein powerhouse in a way that no other ice cream manufacturer has, to date. The result is!-->…
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Hundreds Of US Colleges And Universities Set To Embrace Plant-Based Cafeteria Menus
Food service provider Sodexo has pledged to cut its carbon footprint by 34 percent, by 2025. In a bid to expedite the process, it plans to turn 42 percent of its menus across colleges and universities plant-based. Hundreds of U.S.!-->…
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Motif FoodWorks Doubles Down On Impossible Foods Patent Infringement Denial With New Petition
The legal battle between Motif FoodWorks and Impossible Foods is intensifying. The former has just announced it has filed a petition to challenge the validity of the patent at the centre of the contentious case.
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CellMEAT Nets $8.1 Million For Prototype Shrimp Scaling And Crustacean R&D
South Korea’s cultivated seafood startup CellMEAT has closed an $8.1 million Series A funding round. Investors included NaulB, BNK Venture Capital, Strong Ventures and Ryukyung. An extension of the round is being considered for later in!-->…
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Vegan Diets Are Healthiest For Dogs, New Study Concludes
ProVeg International supported a large-scale study into the effects of different types of canine nutrition. Findings show that nutritionally complete vegan diets are the healthiest option and expose dogs to the least food-related hazards.!-->…
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Nowadays Scoops $7 Million For Plant-Based Chicken Scaling
San Francisco startup Nowadays has closed an oversubscribed $7 million seed round. Led by Stray Dog Capital, with meat processing operation Standard Meat Co, VegInvest Trust, FoodHack, and others participating, the round will support!-->…
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Brazil Commits To Serving 10 Million Sustainable Plant-Based School Meals A Year
A new partnership between Conscious Eating Brazil, the Humane Society International, and Salvador’s city hall will see plant-based meals rolled out to Brazilian schools. In total, more than 10 million sustainable, plant-based meals are!-->…
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Dutch Food Giant Upfield Releases Methane Footprint Data And Challenges Others To Follow Suit
The Netherlands’ Upfield has disclosed its corporate methane footprint. It marks the first large food company in the world to do so. It claims to have released the data in a bid to push methane transparency into the food industry,!-->…
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This Swiss Fermentation Manufacturing Platform Snagged $8.1 Million To Scale Its ‘New Food Revolution’
Geneva-based food tech Planetary has announced a $8.1 million in a seed financing round. Astanor Ventures led the investment, with XAnge, Blue Horizon, Nucleus Capital and more participating. The startup is planning to use the money raised!-->…
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Dao Foods Unveils Latest Cohort Of China-Focused Startups To Receive Incubator Investment
Dao Foods International has released the names of the latest six alternative protein companies to be welcomed into its incubator programme. They represent the third cohort since the project launched in 2020. The incubator scheme is!-->…
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TiNDLE Chicken Launches in the U.K. Following Record-Breaking Series A Raise
Singapore’s Next Gen Foods has announced it is bringing its TiNDLE brand of vegan chicken to the U.K. Starting this month, the plant-based poultry alternative will be available through 11 restaurants and groups, covering 50 locations!-->…
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