Alt Protein

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a new vegan docuseries on HBO Max, Lasso's protein fruit snacks, and PepsiCo's plant-based soup bet. New products and…
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Supportive policies for alternative proteins are one of the most effective ways to curb biodiversity loss, but a high level of funding is needed. In January, the UK government declared biodiversity loss a threat to its national…
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Finland's largest supermarket, S Group, has revealed that sales of plant-based products were on the rise last year, alongside growing interest in blended meat. The owner of nearly half of Finland's retail market share has yet again…
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Cultivated meat is still referred to by an array of names, from 'lab-grown' to 'cell-cultured' – a new poll spotlights the most appealing way to describe it to consumers. In a country with more regulatory approvals and more bans for…
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A coalition of plant-based food representatives is calling for €3B in research and innovation funding to rebalance and greenify Europe's protein supply over the next decade. Europe is in desperate need of a transition towards…
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Harnessing the world's most abundant protein from duckweed, US startup Plantible Foods has secured a 'no questions' letter from the FDA, validating its ingredient for the food industry. Cookies made from leaves could soon be a reality…
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After fulfilling its 2025 target of aligning its sales with the Dutch dietary guidelines, Lidl Netherlands has set a new goal for 2030, with a focus on plant-based whole foods. Discount retailer Lidl is extending its sustainable protein…
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Cultivated meat is at a critical juncture, with investment at a seven-year low and the closure of several pioneering startups. Now, some of the leading players speak to Green Queen about their plans for 2026, and the industry's future. …
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The Polish health ministry has officially published new regulations that will guarantee access to plant-based meals in schools and ramp up food waste reduction strategies. Plant-based meals will soon be the norm in Poland's schools,…
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The US Departments of Agriculture and War have signed an MoU to elevate agriculture into the national security framework, with a focus on advancing novel technologies to address vulnerabilities. Food security is critical to national…
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US startup Joyn Foods has earned K-12 approval in South Carolina, enabling it to sell its mycelium-enhanced blended meat to schools across the state. With kids' nutrition in sharp focus in the national health discourse, one…
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India produces nearly 250,000 biotech, food tech and engineering graduates a year, but the alternative protein industry still struggles with job-ready talent. Here's how to plug the gap. India has been pumping the accelerator on its…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Beyond Meat's Bareburger expansion, Crafty Counter's Whole Foods ramen collab, and One Planet Pizza's sales milestone. …
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The Global Stewardship Group has launched a programme dedicated to plant molecular farming, with five startups joining as inaugural members to help bring the technology to market. One of the most promising future food technologies has…
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Vegan food is returning to growth for the first time in years in the UK, whose largest retailer credits the expanding demand for protein, fibre and whole foods behind the sales rally. Plant-based isn't dead after all. Months after…
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The investment downturn in alternative proteins continued in 2025, falling by 20% and totalling under $1B for the first time since 2018. The gap between well-capitalised and struggling startups is set to continue this year. Investors'…
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A group of 20 food companies are imploring the EU to reject a proposal that would prohibit plant-based products from using meat-like terms on their packaging, ahead of a vote next month. Beyond Meat, Quorn, The Vegetarian Butcher, Linda…
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British startup The Bland Company has raised $2.7M in pre-seed funding to build functional plant proteins from agricultural sidestreams, starting with egg replacers. The newest food tech startup to take on the egg crisis is focusing on…
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Oatly announced its first full year of profitable growth, with revenue increasing by nearly 5% in 2025, the same day it lost a UK court battle with the dairy industry over the labelling of oat milk. Swedish plant-based milk giant Oatly…
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Plant-based giant Beyond Meat is facing a class-action lawsuit from investors who allege that it concealed its need for a big asset writedown. Beyond Meat just can't catch a break. Already battling a stock plunge and falling sales,…
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Asian cellular agriculture firm Avant is winding down its research arm, Avant Proteins, in Singapore; however, it is still pursuing regulatory approval for its cultivated fish in the city-state. In yet another instance of consolidation…
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