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Sales of plant-based meat and dairy in Europe rose 3.3% in 2025, driven by affordable products that meet consumers' taste expectations. The plant-based market is firmly in ascendance in some of Europe's major markets, thanks in large…
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Japanese dairy major Lacto Japan has made a strategic investment in Leaft Foods, extending a commercial partnership with the Rubisco protein startup. In a bid to fit into consumer interest in better-for-you food solutions, Lacto Japan…
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UK plant-based brand This has relaunched its This is Super Superfood line of whole-food proteins with a new name and packaging design centred on mushrooms. As it approaches profitability, London-based vegan startup This has shaken up…
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Cultivated meat startup Aleph Farms has reduced some roles from its Israel operations as part of its outsourcing-based production model, calling it the "right move" in the current landscape. Israeli cultivated meat firm Aleph Farms has…
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A new report shows that three in five homes in the US bought plant-based food in 2025, with the South spending the most money and the West leading in household penetration. Most Americans who buy plant-based products in the supermarket…
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RespectFarms is officially inaugurating the world's first cultivated meat farm this week, which is built on an existing dairy operation and features an experience centre. Seven months after installing cultivated meat units on Corné van…
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Danone-owned plant-based nutrition brand Huel has unveiled a line of instant ramen that delivers 25g of protein and solves the texture problems of its Hot and Savoury range. In one of its first launches since being acquired by Danone,…
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Swedish food tech startup Livoo has unveiled Eco-Oatup, a new protein- and fibre-rich ingredient derived from the pulp left over from oat milk production. In the home of oat milk, one company is turning the leftover okara into a…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Rafael Nadal's Alpro shoutout, Matthew Kenney's new plant-based eatery, and an LCA for Prefer's bean-free coffee. New…
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Beyond Meat has begun rolling out its Beyond Immerse line of protein drinks in over 26,000 locations in New York, with NBA star Josh Hart joining as the product's brand ambassador. As the New York Knicks enter the NBA Finals for the…
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Matthew Mills, co-owner of UK startup Allplants, has bought Fairoak Foods out of administration to expand the plant-based meal brand's manufacturing capabilities, a move he made with his wife, Ella Mills. The Millses seem to be in the…
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US fast-food chain White Castle has debuted a Southwest Veggie Slider made with Dr Praeger's meat-free patty, months after discontinuing the Impossible Foods version, citing consumer feedback. In October, White Castle concluded a…
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RespectFarms has teamed up with the South Holland province to launch the first Cell Farmers Symposium, highlighting how the cultivated meat industry can help farmers. The what-happens-to-farmers argument is one of the most pressing…
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Protein Industries Canada has invested in a new project to upcycle beer industry waste into high-value ingredients, including sustainable proteins, fibres, and cocoa extenders. Can beer really be the solution to all our (food system)…
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Swedish vegan food distributor Kale Foods has acquired the Färsodlarna brand of plant-based meat from investment company Novax. Kale Foods, the distribution arm of Swedish agrifood tech investor Kale United, is bolstering its footprint…
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Spanish-American chef José Andrés, one of the food industry's most outspoken advocates for climate action, has partnered with Wildtype to serve its cultivated salmon at Barmini in Washington, DC. While a few states are spending months…
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HappyVore is now the top-selling plant-based meat brand in France, surpassing Nestlé's Garden Gourmet. Its co-founder and CEO, Guillaume Dubois, explains how it got here. The French are eating less meat, and more plants – and one…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Silk's ultra-high-protein milk, a urine-to-fertiliser project featuring Oatly, and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's…
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US plant-based meat brand Daring Foods has expanded into Australia, following its acquisition by local plant protein player v2food last year. Australian meat alternative player v2food has rolled out Daring Foods's frozen vegan chicken…
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Austrian meat major Marcher Fleischwerke has expanded its focus on alternative proteins with Now!, a new brand that combines plant-based meat with blended proteins. Blended meat's momentum seems unstoppable in the current landscape. …
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German food-tech startup MyriaMeat has successfully established a pluripotent stem cell line from roe deer, expanding its cultivated meat product portfolio. Munich-based MyriaMeat has laid the groundwork for developing a cultivated…
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