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XPRIZE: These 28 Companies Want To Feed The Next Billion With Alternative Protein
XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion semifinalists teams will collectively be awarded US$500,000 to accelerate alternative chicken and fish protein.
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Asian Food Giants Back Singapore Cell-Based Seafood Leader Shiok Meats in Bridge Round
Shiok Meats, Singapore’s cell-based crustacean food tech, has just raised fresh funding in a bridge round. The round was led by Vietnam seafood major Vinh Hoan and South Korean food giants Woowa Brothers and CJ CheilJedang. Shiok says the!-->…
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GFI: We Need Open-Source Cell-Based Tech To Pave Way For Lab-Grown Meat
GFI's lead cultivated meat scientist Elliot Swartz says open source cell-based technologies are needed to accelerate the protein shift.
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IndieBio VC Backs Low-Cost Animal-Free Growth Media To Scale Affordable Cultivated Meat
London-based startup Multus Biotech has just raised £1.6 million in a round backed by global VCs and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Proceeds from the round will help the startup launch its low-cost animal-free growth media, designed to!-->…
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Russian Startup Bags $1.5M To Launch Vegan Meat Across Eastern Europe
Welldone, a Russian plant-based meat startup, has just raised $1.5 million in fresh funding. Amid surging vegan demand in the region, the capital will go towards growing production and distribution. Welldone, which already has a strong!-->…
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This Cambridge Startup’s ‘Renaissance Farm’ Uses AI To Make Cell-Based Meat
Cambridge spinout Animal Alternative Technologies has created an AI-enabled Renaissance Farm to "democratise" cell-based meat production.
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MeaTech and Israeli Pork Giant Tiv Ta’am Team Up To Make Cell-Based Meat
MeaTech is going to be working with Israeli meat and pork giant Tiv Ta'am to jointly develop and launch cell-based meat products.
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This Swedish Startup Just Made The World’s First Potato-Based Plant Milk
Swedish vegan dairy brand Dug is making its plant-based milk out of potatoes, and it's more climate-friendly than the rest.
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Nature’s Fynd Gears Up For 2022 Global Fungi Protein Launch After $350M Raise
Nature's Fynd has just closed a $350 million Series C round to accelerate its international launch plans for its fungi-based protein Fy.
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Impossible Foods Enters Vegan Chicken Wars With Plant-Based Nuggets
Impossible Foods is about to launch its plant-based chicken nuggets in the coming months. The news comes on the heels of rival Beyond Meat’s rollout of its new vegan chicken tenders across U.S. restaurants and amid the rising crowd of!-->…
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Beyond Meat Doubles Down on China with JD.com and Vegan Pork Launch
Beyond Meat has expanded its footprint in the Chinese market, launching its vegan beef and pork products on e-commerce giant JD.com.
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This Startup Just Created The World’s First Hypnosis Program To Rid Meat Addiction
Swedish startup Raging Pig just created the world's first "Get Off Meat Hypnosis" program to help people break free from meat addiction.
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Plant-Based and Cell-Based Startups Are Looking For $130M on Vevolution
Plant-based and cell-based startups are looking to raise $130 million through the Vevolution platform to fuel their expansion plans.
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New Zealand’s Vince Creates Low Emissions Vegan Mince
Vegan brand Vince is developing dehydrated plant-based mince from vegetables, a more sustainable product than refrigerated options.
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Accor To Use Vegan Pork Brand Zrou To Create New Menus Across Its Hotels In Greater China
Through its vegan pork brand Zrou, Accor aims to modernize the culinary scene across the company's hotels in Greater China.
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Tesco’s Vegan House Brand Wicked Kitchen Is Coming to the US
Wicked Kitchen secured US$14 million in its Series A funding round to expand its vegan ready and frozen meals and cooking ingredients to U.S.
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Oatly Faces Claims of Greenwashing and Inflated Revenue from Short Seller Spruce Point
Oatly shares have taken a tumble amid fresh allegations of greenwashing and overstated revenue from Spruce Point Capital. The activist short seller has taken a short position on the Swedish vegan milk maker. It says Oatly is using!-->…
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French Cultured Foie Gras Maker Gourmey To Go For Chicken After Record $10M Seed
France's cultivated meat pioneer Gourmey will expand its cell-based foie gras offerings after raising $10 million in a record seed round.
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This Vegan Chickpea Nutella Has 81% More Protein Than The Bestselling Brand
Fabalous unveiled a vegan 'nutella' spread alternative made with chickpeas and containing 81% more protein than its rival brands.
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This UK Company Just Figured Out How to Make Vegan Meat Out of Potatoes
British potato supplier Branston is starting work on its new factory that will transform potatoes into vegan protein for alternative meat.
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Nestlé Begins Cell-Based Meat Research with Israel’s Future Meat
Nestlé has taken the leap into the cellular agriculture industry. The Swiss food giant says it is “closely monitoring” the trend and now kickstarting research with Israeli startup Future Meat. It comes amid rising global demand for!-->…
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