Alt Protein

A new survey shows chefs around the world are embracing alternative proteins at a rapid pace and with optimism about the changing landscape. Despite US alternative protein retail sales last year dipping for a number of brands including…
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SolvPro, the new line of vegan plant protein blends from Osage Foods, is made using EverPro — the upcycled grain from beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev. Osage Foods, the Missouri-based provider of ingredients and ingredient systems, has…
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A new research project from Respect Farms aims to bring cultivated meat production to conventional agricultural operations. The 18-month feasibility research project is underway with €900,000 in support funding from European…
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Things are getting meaty over at Meati as the mycelium mushroom meat producer opens a large-scale production facility it says can rival the output of conventional animal farms. Following a Series C funding round that brings…
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A partnership between Austria's Revo Foods and Sweden's Mycorena has yielded a €1.5 million grant from the Swedish innovation agency, Vinnova, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, and the EU funding program, Eurostars. Revo Foods and…
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Dévore Food, the Frech plant-based meat startup founded by conventional meat lovers, has released its first products. More than two years of development have delivered with Dévore says are meat analogs that offer improved taste,…
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Canada's Sensible Hot Dogs has gone public on the NEO Exchange and raised nearly $12 million in non-brokered private financing for its plant-based hot dogs. Sensible took its plant-based hot dog business public last month, launching on…
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Israel's Chief Rabbi, David Baruch Lau, issues ruling that says cultivated steak from Israel-based Aleph Farms is kosher. Cultivated meat startup Aleph Farms has achieved an industry first. Jewish people who observe kosher rules — only…
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AI startup The Live Green Co., which has developed a platform dubbed 'Charaka', used to discover plant-based replacements for animal ingredients, synthetics, and highly processed ingredients has unveiled a precision fermentation division. …
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New Zealand's NewFish and the Cawthron Institute have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at commercializing microalgae for use in specialized protein. Alternative seafood startupNewFish, with offices in New Zealand and the U.S.,…
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A new report says targeted action dubbed 'super-tipping points' in three key areas including EVs, green fertilizers and plant-based proteins could lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition to…
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London-based Multus Biotechnology has closed a $9 million Series A funding round to help accelerate its technology aimed at reducing cultivated meat costs. The funding was led by Mandi Ventures with participation from SOSV, Big Idea…
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Germany-based Veganz has secured a license for its patented vegan milk printing process. Veganz Group AG — Europe's only multi-category vegan food provider — has partnered with U.S.-based Vitiprints LLC to bring its newly patented…
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Texas startup Crafty Counter has launched its flagship product, an entirely vegan hard-boiled egg made from nuts at Whole Foods grocery stores across the country. Crafty Counter, an Austin-based consumer packaged goods company, has…
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Remilk, the Israel-based precision fermentation startup, has announced a partnership with U.S. food giant General Mills. General Mills has already begun using Remilk in its Bold Cultr cream cheese, which it first launched in 2021 made…
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Good Meat, the cultivated meat division of San Francisco's Eat Just, has secured the world's first regulatory approval for a serum-free media. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has granted Eat Just approval for its new media used for its…
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Vegan entrepreneur Noah Hyams shares his top 3 future of food finds at CES 2023, from fermented plant-based soy protein to bioengineered microbe-based soft serve.  CES never used to be a food-forward show. But in 2019, plant-based meat…
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China-based cultivated meat company Jimi Biotech has closed an angel funding round of ¥20 million ($3 million USD) led by Plum Ventures and Fanqie Capital with funding from Green Leaf Ventures and Joyvio Capital. Jimi Biotech, which…
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The VegTech plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, EATV, is now certified carbon neutral — a feat it achieved without buying offsets. EATV (NYSE: EATV) says its carbon-neutral status comes by way of avoiding animal products in food…
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Thai Union, food giant and leading producer of Thai seafood, has invested in France's Algama algae innovation platform. Thai Union's Corporate Venture Capital Fund joined Algama's recent €13 million Series A funding round to help…
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With more than $10,000 in prize money on the table, young Asian tech teams competed in the ProVeg Food Innovation Challenge APAC. China, Korea, India, Indonesia, and Thailand were all victorious in the 2022 ProVeg Food Innovation…
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