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The World’s First Gelato Made Out Of Captured Carbon Debuts in Singapore
Singaporeans will have a chance to try the world's first gelato made from air at the restaurant Fico.
Developed by Finnish food tech company Solar Foods, the new dessert is made using ingredients derived from air.
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Filipino Plant-Based Startup WTH Foods Introduces Microalgae-Based Vegan Seafood Products
WTH Foods is expanding its presence in both the European and Southeast Asian markets with a new range of low-sodium, clean-label plant-based seafood products.
Known for its popular Umani brand of plant-based meat alternatives that!-->!-->!-->…
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Breaking: Upside Foods, Eat Just Earn USDA Label Approval for Cultivated Meat: ‘A Major Step Forward’
California's Upside Foods earns USDA label approval for its cultivated meat just days after Eat Just earned the same clearance for its cultivated chicken, bringing cell-based meat one step closer to American plates.
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Impossible Foods’ New Ads Will Make You Want to Switch Up Your Meat
It's the Summer of Impossible according to a stellar new ad campaign for Impossible Foods from Terry Crews' Super Serious creative agency.
No one wants summer to end and Impossible Foods is making that known even before the season is!-->!-->!-->…
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Climax Foods Debuts ‘World’s First’ Plant Casein: ‘One of the Most Important Scientific Breakthroughs’
AI food tech startup, the Bay-Area-based Climax Foods Inc., has debuted what it says is the world's first plant-based ingredient that mimics the functionality, flavor, texture, melt, and stretch of the dairy protein casein.
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Vegan Seafood Startup Plantish Rebrands as Oshi As It Eyes Global Market
Plantish, the innovative Israeli company acclaimed for its cutting-edge plant-based salmon produced via unique, patent-pending additive manufacturing technology, has announced a rebrand to Oshi.
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UK’s Meatless Farm Makes Team Redundant As It Prepares For Bankruptcy
Meatless Farm, the UK-based plant-based meat company founded in 2016 by Danish entrepreneur Morten Toft Bech, may be facing bankruptcy after being unable to secure additional funding.
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Can JBS Distance Itself From the ‘Deforestation Beef’ Label With Cultivated Meat and Methane Biogas?
Brazilian meat processing giant JBS has announced that its first large-scale cultivated meat production plant is in development by its subsidiary, BioTech Foods, located in Spain as it adds methane biodigesters in nine Brazilian cities.
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Alt Protein’s Design Language: Creating Mainstream Desire To Drive Food System Change
Alt protein brands are out there to save the world. But without creating mainstream desire they won’t win the hearts and stomachs crucial to making their visions a reality. Three emerging design patterns show us the way to cross the alt!-->…
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ChatGPT Founder-Backed Uncommon Raises $30M In A Series A For RNA-Driven Cultivated Pork
Uncommon, the Cambridge-based biotech start-up that's turning cellular innovation into appetizing, environmentally friendly meat products, has secured $30 million in Series A funding.
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Meati Foods Scores A Home Run With MLB Hall of Famer Derek Jeter Investment
Derek Jeter, the former New York Yankee shortstop and Major League Baseball hall of famer, has joined a number of high-profile celebrities backing Colorado's Meati Foods.
Meati Foods isn't short on capital; the company has raised more!-->!-->!-->…
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Bettaf!sh Launches Vegan Canned Tuna As It Hits A Conservation Milestone
Honoring World Ocean Day on June 8, alternative seafood start-up Bettaf!sh has unveiled its latest sustainability data, spotlighting strides made through a unique product line centered on seaweed, a regenerative and biodiversity-supporting!-->…
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E.U.-Funded Project Proposes Eco-Friendly Dietary Policies
The Smart Protein project, funded by the E.U., has released a comprehensive document recommending policy measures to transition Europeans towards more environmentally friendly dietary choices.
The new Smart Protein report suggests!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Black Female Entrepreneurs Changing the Vegan Food Industry
Great food speaks for itself, and it tastes even better when it's supporting Black women's businesses.
Each entrepreneur featured here was founded on a desire to bring healthy, nourishing food to every community and was born out of a!-->!-->!-->…
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Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson Joins Aleph Farms as Investor and Culinary Advisor
Renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson has made an investment in Aleph Farms, Israel's leading cellular agriculture company, and will serve as an advisor and launch partner in the United States.
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MyForest Foods Nabs $15 Million in Series A Extention To Scale Mycelium Pork Bacon And Beef Jerky
MyForest Foods, maker of mycelium pork-free whole-cut bacon alternative MyBacon, has announced it has secured $15 million in Series A-2 funding and has appointed a new CEO.
MyForest Foods raised the funds from Ecovative, the mushroom!-->!-->!-->…
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LeBron James’ Uninterrupted Backs ‘Game Changers’ Sequel: ‘We Couldn’t Be More Thrilled’
Uninterrupted, a subsidiary of The SpringHill Company founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, has teamed up with the creators of 2019 's The Game Changers documentary to produce a highly anticipated sequel.
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Shiok Meat’s Sandhya Sriram Gets Personal: ‘As A Pioneer, You Have To Break A Lot More Barriers And A Lot More Glass Ceilings’
Sandhya Sriram is co-founder and CEO at Shiok Meats, a Singapore-headquartered cultivated meat and seafood company founded in 2018 that has raised over $30 million in funding. Below, she talks to Green Queen‘s Sonalie Figueiras about where!-->…
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India’s Shaka Harry Makes Its International Debut In With 15 Plant-Based Products In Singapore
Leading Indian plant-based protein label Shaka Harry has announced its expansion into Singapore.
The expansion marks the company's first foray into the international market. Shaka Harry is set to introduce 15 innovative products at!-->!-->!-->…
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Upstream Foods Says Cultivated Fat Will Help Plant-Based Seafood Market Surge
When it comes to seafood alternatives, the choices are limited. Dutch start-up Upstream Foods aims to change that by cultivating fat from salmon cells for the plant-based seafood market.
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Quorn Foods And Prime Roots Partner To Expand Mycelium Meat Category
Leading mycoprotein producer, U.K.-based Quorn Foods, has made a minority investment in the Berkeley-based vegan meat startup Prime Roots.
Quorn pioneered the mycoprotein category, and its new partnership with Prime Roots, which relies!-->!-->!-->…
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