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New Zealand’s Off-Piste Provisions Launches Vegan Jerky Following Record-Breaking Pre-Seed Funding
New Zealand foodtech startup Off-Piste Provisions has launched one of the country's first vegan jerkies. The launch follows a record-breaking pre-seed funding round that saw the young company raise NZ$1.5 million in just 48 hours. The!-->…
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African Animal-Free Startup De Novo Dairy Bags Pre-Seed Funding For Milk Without Cows
South Africa's De Novo Dairy, the continent's first precision fermentation dairy startup, has announced the close of a successful round of pre-seed funding that will enable to company to push forward on R&D. One of a growing number of!-->…
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Australia’s WOA, the ‘World’s Lowest Carbon Milk’, Raises $20 Million
Australia’s Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) announced it has raised $20 million to support a move to domestic plant-based production for its low carbon oat milk. Funding was raised through share purchases, both institutional and individual,!-->…
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Perfeggt Aims To Crack The Recipe For Vegan Eggs Following Successful Fundraising Round
Berlin-based food tech outfit Perfeggt has announced an early 2022 launch of its debut animal-free egg. The news comes after a successful initial funding round that saw the young startup raised $2.8 million. The first product launch will!-->…
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Growthwell Foods Opens New Innovation Centre to Scale Up Vegan Meat And Seafood Production
Singapore-based vegan meat maker Growthwell Foods has announced the successful completion of its new innovation and R&D centre. Located within the JTC Food Hub in Senoko, the facility will act as a preliminary production plant, with!-->…
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Tiamat Sciences To Create New Proteins For Cheaper Cultivated Meat Production
Biotech startup Tiamat Sciences has announced that it is developing a new cellular agriculture growth medium. The move is intended to significantly reduce the cost of producing cultivated meat and allow for faster progression to!-->…
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South Korean Vegan Beef Maker to Build One of the Largest Plant-Based Meat Factories In Asia
Zikooin, the company behind South Korea’s leading vegan beef brand Unlimeat, is set to build one of Asia’s largest plant-based meat factories after raising fresh funding.
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Canada’s Vegan Fast Food Chain Odd Burger Opens to Public Investments From U.S. And Europe
Odd Burger Corporation, a vegan meat maker and fast food chain based in Canada, has announced it is now able to receive public investment from US investors, after confirming its receipt of eligibility from the Depository Trust Company!-->…
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Slovenia’s Juicy Marbles Secures $4.5 Million To Develop Premium Vegan Steaks
Slovenian startup Juicy Marbles has successfully completed a $4.5 seed round to scale its whole-cut vegan steak. Self-described as “fancy plant meat”, the Ljublijana-based company is zeroing in on the alt protein market to offer meat!-->…
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Precision Fermentation Breast Milk Startup Helaina Bags $20M Series A
Helaina, the startup developing immune-equivalent proteins in breast milk through precision fermentation, has raised $20 million.
Helaina has closed its Series A funding round with $20 million, co-led by early-stage tech investors Spark!-->!-->!-->…
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Mycorena Unveils Fungi Fat Ingredient That Makes Vegan Steaks Juicy
Swedish startup Mycorena broadens its fungi-powered portfolio with a “breakthrough” fat ingredient that can help producers make juicy vegan steaks.
Mycorena has “cracked the code” to fungi-powered fats, which will help plant-based!-->!-->!-->…
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Nestlé Backs Ultra-Realistic Vegan Chicken Wing Startup Sundial Foods
Sundial Foods, the startup behind the vegan chicken wing alternative that bears “skin and bone”, has attracted funding from Nestlé.
Sundial Foods has announced the closing of a $4 million seed funding round, which saw!-->!-->!-->…
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Impossible Foods Raises $500M, Bringing the Vegan Meat Brand’s Total to a Record $2B
Impossible Foods has secured $500 million in its latest funding round, bringing its total to nearly $2 billion since its inception in 2011.
Impossible Foods has announced a $500 million funding round on Tuesday (November 23), led!-->!-->!-->…
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The Week In Food Tech: MEAT ZERO Heads to Singapore, Peas of Heaven Raises €2.7M, and Billie Eilish Unveils Vegan Chocolate
Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt and/or vegan foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments!-->…
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Impossible Foods Allegedly Suing Fitness Firm Over Trademark Dispute
A fitness and nutrition firm in the US is claiming that Impossible Foods is attempting to “bully us into submission” in a trademark dispute.
Impossible Foods is caught up in another legal case, this time involving US fitness and!-->!-->!-->…
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McDonald’s McPlant Burger Review: A Huge Leap Forward But There’s More To Be Done
Answering urgent calls from vegans and flexitarians everywhere, and buttressed by a growing demand for meat-free options, McDonald’s UK has finally released a vegan burger. Dubbed the McPlant burger, fast-food aficionados can now enjoy a!-->…
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Shiok Opens Singapore’s First Cultivated Seafood R&D ‘Mini-Plant’
Singapore food tech Shiok Meats has opened the doors to its “mini-plant”, the first-of-its-kind R&D facility dedicated to cultivated seafood in the city in a ceremony inaugurated by the city's state environmental minister.
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Sundial Foods Raises $4M for Whole Vegan Chicken Wings Made Entirely From Plants
California-based Sundial Foods has raised $4 million in seed funding for its whole-cut vegan chicken wings slated to launch in the US in 2022. The round included participation from Nestlé, Food Labs, Clear Current Capital, and SOSV /!-->…
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New Culture Bags $25M To Serve Animal-Free Mozzarella in Pizzerias By 2022
New Culture secures $25 million in an oversubscribed Series A to fuel the launch of its animal-free mozzarella cheese.
New Culture, the San Francisco startup developing animal-free cheese, has closed its Series A round with $25!-->!-->!-->…
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Oatly Opens Its First China Factory To Double Down On Asian Market
Oatly has opened its first factory in China to accelerate growth across Asia.
Oatly has just opened its first factory in China, just months after it established its first Asian production site in Singapore. The Swedish oat milk!-->!-->!-->…
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Spain Rejects Right-Wing Attempt To Ban Plant-Based Meat and Dairy Labels
The Spanish government has rejected right-wing party Vox’s proposals to ban labels for plant-based products.
Vegan and vegetarian product labels will be staying in Spain, after the government rejected right-wing party Vox’s!-->!-->!-->…
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