Alt Protein

Impossible Foods has infringed two trademarks held by influencer Joel Runyon and his company Impossible HQ, a jury decided, awarding the latter $3.25M in damages. Plant-based meat leader Impossible Foods has lost a trademark lawsuit…
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Linus Pardoe, senior UK programme manager at the Good Food Institute Europe, outlines why the UK government must embrace alternative proteins in its new food strategy, or risk falling behind. The UK government plans to implement a new…
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Beyond Meat is undergoing a transformation, the latest instance being the expansion of its Clean Label Project Certified portfolio, which now covers over 20 products, including its new protein drinks. Building on its repositioning as a…
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Australian future food advocacy groups Food Frontier and Cellular Agriculture Australia have merged to accelerate research, policy breakthroughs, and regulatory progress for sustainable proteins. Since the highs of 2020-21, the…
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In a blind taste test, consumers rated Aleph Farms's cultivated meat as just as good as beef on the flavour and texture scale, with half saying they'd order it in a restaurant. To get meat-eaters to bite into a steak made from cultured…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods's 404 Day party, Armored Fresh's Piilk protein shakes, and Upside Foods's cultivated meat lawsuit in…
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With a fibre-packed alternative promising to rival dairy in the coffee industry, Maïzly CEO Tim Leclercq explains why corn milk could be the next big non-dairy innovation. Four years and 120 iterations. That's what it took for Tim…
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Nearly four months after making a string of acquisitions, Bettani Farms is looking to overhaul vegan cheese with ramped-up distribution and a "high-stretch" mozzarella alternative. 2025 was a transformational year for Bettani Farms. …
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Starbucks has launched a new menu item centred on local startup GoodDot's soy and pea protein mince, extending its plant-based bet to satiate India's hunger for protein. Indians can now walk into a Starbucks store and grab a breakfast…
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Beyond Meat has rebranded to Beyond The Plant Protein Company as it expands into whole-food proteins and drinks – is the vegan pioneer having an identity crisis reflective of the times? As with many food businesses post-pandemic,…
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The UK's food security minister has confirmed that alternative proteins represent a "major opportunity" in the upcoming national food strategy, with a promise to accelerate novel food approvals. Just a week after the UK's food safety…
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Instant noodle pioneer Samyang Foods has opened a research facility dedicated to plant-based food in the Netherlands, with protein and functional foods among its focus areas. The company behind Buldak ramen is looking to accelerate the…
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At this year's Future Food-Tech conference in San Francisco, the policy spotlight shone bright, with artificial intelligence set to play a big role in the sustainable food industry. The swashbuckling policy shifts from the Trump…
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Czech food tech startup Mewery has achieved one of the highest yield densities in the cultivated meat sector, and is now halfway through a €7M ($8M) fundraising effort. Mewery has taken a major step to move its cultivated pork from…
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Singaporean plant-based milk leader Oatside has unveiled a new brand, Nobo, featuring two high-protein soy milks that aim to give the Asian classic a modern makeover. As the home of the original plant-based milk, Asia's centuries-old…
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Ingredient giant Ingredion has partnered with AI protein discovery platform Shiru to commercialise next-gen prebiotics for the GLP-1-fuelled era of gut health. Protein, fibre, artificial intelligence (AI), and gut health – these are…
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Plant-based barista milks and coffee creamers have closed the flavour gap with dairy, though the average non-dairy product still has some way to go. Price and protein wins, meanwhile, will be key to the category's future. In the US, 83%…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Elmhurst 1925's new protein shakes, Fitgreenmind's vegan documentary, and Japan's new cell ag communication guide. New…
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US startup Marine Biologics has unveiled SeaTex, a seaweed powder that can stabilise proteins and bind fats to offer clean-label food and drink formulations. As concerns around ultra-processing push up the demand for clean-label…
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Planta, a pioneer in the North American plant-based restaurant industry, has been forced into liquidation after attempts to resurrect the sushi chain were unsuccessful. In one of the biggest markers of the struggles faced by plant-based…
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New Wave Biotech and iMEAN have teamed up to help biomanufacturers address the cost and viability gaps between the upstream and downstream parts of their scale-up efforts. One of the most recurring obstacles to large-scale manufacturing…
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