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Givaudan Doubles Down On Alternative Proteins With New Zurich Hub
Givaudan, the world’s biggest flavour and fragrance corporation, has placed alternative proteins at the centre of its growth strategy in the years ahead. Opening a new Protein Hub at its flagship Zurich Innovation Centre this week, the!-->…
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Formo Eyes Animal-Free Mozzarella and Ricotta After Record $50M Series A
Formo, the precision fermentation cheese company based in Berlin, has just closed a record-breaking $50 million Series A round, representing the largest to date within the European food tech industry. The startup says that the funds will!-->…
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Argentina’s Vegan Protein Startup Tomorrow Foods Gets $3M For LatAm Expansion
Tomorrow Foods, an Argentinian plant-based startup, has raised $3 million in a new funding round. On the heels of its vegan burger launch, the food tech says it will use the capital to double down on R&D to expand its product!-->…
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Oslo Startup Secures Funds For Fungi Food and Materials Solutions
NoMy has announced the closing of a seed funding round to accelerate its fungi-powered sustainable solutions. Based in Oslo, the Norwegian startup uses fungal mycelium to develop alternatives for everything from food to materials, such as!-->…
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TiNDLE Vegan Chicken Makes Middle East Debut At 20 UAE Restaurants
TiNDLE, the plant-based chicken brand launched by Singapore’s Next Gen Foods, has just rolled out in the UAE for the first time. Debuting on menus across 8 restaurant brands with nearly 20 outlets across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Fujairah, it!-->…
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India To Introduce Its First Vegan Food Safety and Labelling Standards
India is set to introduce the country’s first vegan food safety standards and labelling regulations. Having formulated its draft report, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will issue guidelines to define plant-based!-->…
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This Brooklyn Startup Makes Vegan Mozzarella For Pizzerias. Now It’s Going For More Cheese.
Numu, a plant-based cheese startup based in Brooklyn, New York, has just closed its Series A funding round. The food tech is behind the vegan mozzarella made for foodservice, currently served across pizzerias in New York. Now, fuelled with!-->…
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This Vegan Pet Food Startup Wants Dogs To Thrive On Plant Power
Many pet owners believe that their dogs are naturally carnivores. But the truth is, dogs are omnivores and they can thrive on a plant-based diet. That’s the reason why British veterinarian Dr. Guy Sandelowsky decided to start Omni, an!-->…
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Vegan Pet Food Pioneer Wild Earth Raises $23M, Announces Cell-Based Meat Products
Plant-based dog food company Wild Earth has secured $23 million in a new Series A Plus funding round and plans to launch new cat and dog foods in 2022 — including cell-based beef, chicken and seafood products.
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McDonald’s Launches First 100% Vegan McPlant Burger In The UK
McDonald’s has just started rolling out the much anticipated McPlant burger in the UK, which for the first time will be 100% vegan. From this month, several locations in England will begin selling the plant-based patty co-developed with!-->…
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Bollywood Stars Launch Vegan Meat Brand On Ganesh Chaturthi Festival
Imagine Meats, the vegan meat brand created by Bollywood celebrity couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh, has just launched in Mumbai. Available online and in retail locations across the city, the range includes plant-based chicken, mutton,!-->…
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This Aussie Startup Is Launching Vegan Meat. Now It’s Got $16M To Develop Animal-Free Milk.
Australian startup All G Foods just bagged $16 million in seed funding ahead of its vegan meat launch. Now, it's developing animal-free dairy.
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Got Milk? These 6 Microbial Biofermented Alt Dairy Startups Are Changing The Industry
These startups are disrupting the way we produce milk produts with their game-changing microbial biofermented dairy technologies.
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The Week In Food Tech: Green Common’s Plant-Based Bar, Plus Bio-printed Cuts Of Cultured Steak
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 foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments in the!-->…
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Smart Protein Challenge Returns To Offer ‘Springboard’ For Indian Food Tech Talent
To support budding Indian entrepreneurs and their ideas for a better food system, the India Smart Protein Innovation Challenge (ISPIC) has returned for its second year. Launched by GFI India and partners, the competition is now open to!-->…
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What Is Oat Milk? Here’s Everything You Need To Know About This Vegan Milk
Oat milk has taken the world by storm. But what is oat milk, really? And how does it stack up against dairy? Here's everything you need to know.
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Impossible Foods Does The Possible: Vegan Chicken Nuggets Out to Save the World
Impossible Foods, best known for its meaty vegan burgers, has launched its version of the vegan nugget with a mission to fix our food system.
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Indian Vegan Protein Startup Eyes US and Europe After $2.4M Seed
Proeon, an Indian plant protein ingredients startup, has just raised $2.4 million in a seed funding round. The company, which leverages a wide range of crops such as amaranth, hemp seeds and mung beans, say the funds will fuel its global!-->…
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India’s Vegan Meat Startup Blue Tribe Debuts Chicken and Pork Sausages
Indian plant-based startup Blue Tribe Foods is expanding its portfolio of meat alternatives with a new line of vegan chicken and pork sausages. The new products, set to launch this month via the Mumbai-based firm’s e-commerce site, will be!-->…
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Can Swapping Meat For Vegan Alternatives Promote Gut Health?
As plant-based meat alternatives continue to surge in popularity, many are wondering: are these substitutes really healthier than animal meat? A new study suggests that in general, it’s a yes. According to a new study led by researchers!-->…
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MeaTech Files US Patent For FBS-Free, Affordable Cultured Fat
Israeli food tech MeaTech has filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its proprietary method of culturing fat using only plant-sourced inputs. The process enables the startup to create!-->…
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