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Nestlé Partners With Corbion To Explore Microalgae Ingredients For Plant-Based Lines
Global conglomerate Nestlé has made another step towards increasing its plant-based portfolio with a new partnership with Netherlands-based Corbion. The two will work to develop microalgae-based ingredients that can be added to animal-free!-->…
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2021 Record Year For Alt Protein Investment, With APAC Showing Significant Funding Growth
Non-profit think tank the Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC has released a report documenting the alt-protein sector’s growth within the APAC region and globally over the past year. Highlights include a 60 percent increase in funding into the!-->…
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Singapore’s Umami Meats Nets $2.4 Million For ‘Cultivated, Not Caught’ Seafood
Singaporean cellular agriculture startup Umami Meats has closed a $2.4 million pre-seed investment round. The company specialises in “cultivated, not caught” seafood production. Funding has been earmarked for continued plant-based serum!-->…
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New AU$378 Million Project Launches To Transform South Australia Into A Plant Protein Manufacturing Powerhouse
Australian Plant Proteins (APP) is leading a project to quadruple the animal-free protein manufacturing capability of South Australia (SA). Three new production plants will be constructed, at a cost of AU$378 million, to supply domestic!-->…
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The Week In Plant-Based: Impossible’s New Animal Nuggets, Grounded Foods Goes National, Chufa-Based Chocolate At Harrods Food Hall
Startups around the world are now leveraging the power of chickpea protein to craft meat, egg, and dairy alternatives, and the latest to do so is a company out of Israel called CHKP Foods. Elsewhere in vegan news, iconic department store!-->…
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Eat Just Partners With Singapore Hawkers To Bring Heritage And The Future Of Food Together
Eat Just has announced a significant first: over the weekend, the company partnered with chefs at iconic Singaporean hawker stalls to launch dishes made with cultivated GOOD Meat chicken products across the island nation. Select hawkers!-->…
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Mycorena Scoops $26.8 Million In Largest-Ever Nordic Vegan Protein Series A
Swedish startup Mycorena has announced the closure of a successful €24 million Series A funding round, which represents the biggest investment into alternative protein in the Nordic sector. The raise will support taking a proprietary plant!-->…
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Beyond Meat CEO Predicts Market Recovery After Stock Dip, Blames ‘Covid-Related’ Fall In Demand
Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown has revealed he is confident that the company can overcome disappointing market performance in 2021. In a recent earnings conference call, he discussed factors that impacted revenue, including Covid-19 and said!-->…
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Audra Labs Bids To Bring Meat-Free Streaky Bacon And Chicken Fillets To Singapore
Audra Labs, the plant-based meat enterprise that's an offshoot from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), is headed by former principal researcher Dr. Andrew Wan. Formerly of the Bioengineering and Nanotechnology!-->…
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Betterland Foods Launches Cow-Free Milk Powered By Perfect Day Dairy
Betterland foods, a brand new Californian company from Think! Founder Liz Falsetto, has launched Betterland cow-free milk made using Perfect Day’s animal-free whey protein. The product was developed using precision fermentation and the!-->…
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Fermented Mycelium Startup Keen 4 Greens Secures $2 Million For Clean Label Vegan Meat
Germany startup Keen 4 Greens, which makes vegan meat products including nuggets and burgers has announced a €1.8 million seed in funding to pursue whole meat cuts made using fermented mycelium. The round was led by Berlin-based FoodLabs,!-->…
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UK Activist Brand VFC Launches Vegan Fried Chicken In The US
American consumers have new meat-free chicken options for the dinner table thank to U.K.-based vegan fried chick*n brand VFC, which has officially expanded into the U.S. market via online retail partners including GTFO and Vejii. The!-->…
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‘We Dumbed Down’: Miyoko’s Creamery Discontinues Vegan Shreds And Slices Range To Honour ‘The Art Of Cheesemaking’
Miyoko Schinner, founder and CEO of California-based vegan dairy product maker Miyoko’s Creamery, said in a social media post on Friday that the company has removed its full range of plant-based cheese shreds and slices from the market.!-->…
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Geltor Announces First Successful Production Run Of Animal-Free Bioidentical Collagen
Biodesign startup Geltor has revealed completion of the first commercial run of its animal-free collagen product, PrimaColl. The vegan collagen was produced in partnership with Arxada, over a five-month period that ended in Autumn 2021.!-->…
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Yali Bio Brings ‘Designer Fats’ To The Table For Enhanced Plant-Based Meat And Dairy Developments
Californian startup Yali Bio was founded in 2021 to help improve the taste of plant-based food by focusing on fat. The company says that tempting meat eaters away from their favourite dishes is hard and this is because they expect a level!-->…
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Onego Bio Scoops $11.1 Million For Commercialisation Of Chickenless Fungi-Based Egg Whites
Finnish VTT Technical Research Centre offshoot Onego Bio has closed a €10 million seed funding round. Agronomics Limited and Maki VC participated in the round, which was opened to secure funding for commercial scale-up. The startup’s!-->…
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Prime Roots Unveils Vegan Deli Meats You Can Shave, Slice and Serve Like Real Bodega Favourites
California’s Prime Roots has announced its new range of vegan meats and pâtes designed to mimic animal-based alternatives in appearance, taste and carving ability. Pepperoni, smoked ham and black pepper turkey can be ordered as a whole!-->…
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Regulatory Approval For Alt-Protein, Report: The EU Faces ‘A Barrier,’ The US Is ‘Winning’
A new report neatly summarizes the state of regulatory approvals for alternative protein products around the world in just a few pages.
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Ex-Lidl Managers Launch The VGN With Whole Egg Substitute Made From Broad Bean Protein
Four former Lidl managers have teamed up to launch plant-based egg alternative The VGN. Intended to be an international vegan food brand, the Germany-based startup is diving into the fast-growing sector with a whole egg replacement dubbed!-->…
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Aldi China Partners With Yeyo To Stock Plant-Based Coconut Yoghurt As Part Of New Healthy Eating Challenge
Shanghai’s Marvelous Foods has announced its Yeyo brand is now available in Aldi stores throughout China. The coconut yoghurt has been stocked both physically and for online distribution. The move comes as part of Aldi China’s new ‘healthy!-->…
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Kraft Heinz And Plant-Based Unicorn NotCo Joins Forces To Develop a Global Plant-Based AI Portfolio
AI-powered unicorn food tech NotCo has announced a major partnership with food giant Kraft Heinz to innovate animal-free foods. The joint venture has resulted in a new entity called Kraft Heinz Not Company with the aim of serving a growing!-->…
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