Alt Protein

Japanese vegan food CPG brand 2foods, which offers plant-based eggs and chicken nuggets, has announced its U.S. launch. With new North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles and making its U.S. market debut at the Vegan Women…
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APAC alt protein fund Better Bite Ventures unveils four new investments via early-stage funding initiative First Bite and reopens applications for aspiring founders. First Bite, a startup initiative created that backs early founders…
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A vegan diet rich in mycoprotein, the natural high-fiber fungi, can be just as effective at building muscle as an omnivorous diet, according to a new study from the University of Exeter. The study, published in the Journal of…
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New Yorkers are getting a taste of cultivated meat and other novel food tech products at the Vegan Women Summit coming to Brooklyn next month. The Future of Food showcase, taking place at the May 19th New York Vegan Women Summit (VWS),…
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When it comes to cultivated meat, these ten governments are the most active in terms of funding, regulatory frameworks and research resources. Cultivated meat is one of the key food solutions in our climate crisis-fighting arsenal.…
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Saba Fazeli, the first R&D engineer at Beyond Meat, has launched Momentum Foods, a new brand focused on blended meat products — mixing plant-based meat with conventional. Momentum Foods’ first products, which will be sold under the…
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Green Queen’s Sonalie Figueiras talks to the Remilk team about precision fermentation nomenclature, the challenges of being a B2B company, why production facility availability is key, and working with conventional dairy companies. …
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As Singapore's plant-based chicken brand TiNDLE continues its rapid global expansion, the Next Gen Foods' brand announces a new placement. The Next Gen Foods brand TiNDLE is expanding its presence in the U.K. by rolling out its vegan…
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California-based UPSIDE Foods has announced a new range of cultivated ground meat products and a breakthrough in chicken cell lines. With its "No Questions" letter from the FDA last year, USPIDE Foods is closer than ever to regulatory…
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Farming with up to 90% less land? Precision fermentation is the climate solution to get behind to 'Restore Our Earth'. A few weeks ago, I went to 7-Eleven in Hong Kong and got myself a single-size cup of velvety cookies and cream ice…
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Israel-based Aleph Farms has launched its first product brand, Aleph Cuts, and its first product under the new label, a cultivated Petit Steak. As the cultivated meat sector continues its trajectory toward widespread regulatory…
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Cult Californian artisan ice cream maker Coolhaus launched its animal-free dairy pints range yesterday in Hong Kong at Wellcome supermarkets after a limited release across 7-Eleven stores in March. The range features five flavors…
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EniferBio has raised €11M Series A funding round for its fungal mycoprotein made from the by-products of food and agricultural processes. EniferBio says its fresh funding was led by the Dutch aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark and…
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Boston-based Motif FoodWorks has announced a limited-edition release of its debut product: the Motif BeefWorks plant-based burger patties. Motif, which operates predominantly as a B2B, says it has been sampling the burgers to restaurant…
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Last week, the U.K. government made its largest investment to date into sustainable protein — £12 million for the creation of a research center aimed at helping British scientists and companies scale up cultivated meat. The new Cellular…
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Singapore-based start-up Karana is aiming to make jackfruit a staple global food by scaling up the supply of this regenerative crop over the next two decades. And its recent ten-fold growth over the last two years shows the brand is well…
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A recent study aimed to investigate whether consumers are more likely to support a meat tax to improve animal welfare or to mitigate climate change. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, was conducted in Germany, where…
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A new protein partnership aims to widen the protein ecosystem by expanding meat alternative offerings. Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), a global conventional protein leader, and Israel's Believer Meats, a cultivated meat pioneer, have…
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An interview with PBFA's Vice President of Marketplace Development about the data from their latest report, the evolution of the US plant-based foods industry and where things are going next. US industry group the Plant Based Foods…
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The Vegetarian Butcher, the Unilever-owned Dutch plant-based meat brand, has launched its first cookbook “New Meat.” The new cookbook builds on the success of the Vegetarian Butcher's offerings since it launched in 2010. "New Meat"…
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French cheese giant the Bel Groups is investing in and partnering with Californian biotech startup Climax Foods to develop AI-powered plant-based, sustainable and nutritious cheese products. French global food plater the Bel Group,…
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