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Nobell Foods: Molecular Farming Startup Rebrands as Alpine Bio, Secures 10th Patent & Targets Mozzarella Launch for 2025
Molecular farming startup Nobell Foods, which is producing animal-free cheese from soy-derived casein proteins, has rebranded to Alpine Bio and secured a new patent for dairy proteins.
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Exclusive: Meatable Hosts the EU’s First Public Tasting for Cultivated Meat at Dutch HQ
Dutch cultivated pork startup Meatable today hosted the first public tasting event for cultivated meat in the European Union, following approval from the newly formed safety assessment panel in the Netherlands. It comes ahead of its launch!-->…
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Price Parity, Job Creation & Investment: Highlights from GFI’s Alt-Protein State of the Industry Reports 2024
Alternative protein think tank the Good Food Institute has released its annual State of the Industry series of reports, covering plant-based, cultivated and fermentation-derived proteins. Here are the key takeaways.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Nicki Minaj’s Sneakers, Mycelium Chocolate & A Vegan Cheese MVP
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Macalat's mycelium-derived vegan chocolate, a blended meatloaf launch,!-->…
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Factory 01: Solar Foods Opens World’s First Commercial-Scale Facility for Air Protein
Finnish food tech company Solar Foods has opened the doors to its much-awaited Factory 01, which is the world's first large-scale production facility for air protein.
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Fully Plant-Based: Rewe Opens First 100% Vegan Supermarket in Germany
The Rewe Group has opened the doors to its first 100% vegan store in Germany. Called Rewe Fully Plant-Based, the new space houses more than 2,700 products, and is located on a road crossed by 90,000 pedestrians every day.
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Mosa Meat Secures €40M in Funding to Expand Production and Speed Up Launch of Cultivated Meat
Dutch cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat has raised €40M ($42.4M) in a new funding round to support the "next phase" of the company's growth, with a public tasting of its burger imminent ahead of its launch in Singapore.
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Health Remains Americans’ Key Consideration for Plant Proteins and Cultivated Meat
As plant-based meat companies rejig their nutritional messaging and cultivated meat battles to shake off the 'lab-grown' tag and political attacks, two consumer surveys reveal that health remains a key priority for Americans when it comes!-->…
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The 50CUT Burger: US Butchery Pat LaFrieda Embraces Blended Meat with Mush Foods Partnership
US butchery Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors has partnered with mycelium meat startup Mush Foods to debut a burger made from the latter's 50CUT blend of mushroom root and beef.
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The State of European FoodTech: Funding Declines, More Deals, Alt-Protein Wins & Promising Future
Amid a backdrop of a fall in food tech investments globally, Europe also suffered a decline – but the number of financing deals went up, with food science and agtech funding on the rise, according to DigitalFoodLab's 2024 State of European!-->…
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French Court Suspends Government Ban on Use of Meat-Related Terms on Plant-Based Food
France's top administrative court has suspended the government's decree to ban the use of words like 'steak' and 'ham' on plant-based meat analogues, which was approved earlier this year.
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Food, Inc. 2 Sheds Light on Big Food, UPFs, Modern Slavery & Cultivated Meat – But Lacks Focus
The sequel to the Oscar-nominated documentary from 2008, Food, Inc. 2 shows just how much power Big Ag wields on the food system, tackles solutions like cultivated meat and seaweed, and highlights the problem with workers' rights and UPFs.!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Shawarmas, Pamela Anderson & Jobs for Cats
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Pamela Anderson's new vegan cookbook, OMNI's call for cat taste-testers!-->…
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Exclusive: Australia’s Harvest B Unveils Blended Meat Range Ahead of US Expansion & Series A
Australian alternative protein startup Harvest B is entering the blended meat space with 50/50 slow-cooked beef and lamb SKUs, as it prepares for a US expansion and its Series A funding round.
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New Zealand Plant-Based Pioneer Sunfed Meats to Shut Down After Post-Pandemic Pressures
One of Asia-Pacific's foremost plant-based meat companies, New Zealand-based Sunfed Meats, is shutting down after facing supply chain pressure, high costs, and a loss of faith from its investors.
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THAIFEX-HOREC Asia 2024: Plant-Based Milk Steals the Vegan Show at Thailand Trade Fair
At the inaugural THAIFEX-HOREC Asia in Bangkok last month, representation for veganism was strong, particularly for plant-based milk, with a host of startups presenting new innovations in the space.
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Liberation Labs Raises Further $12.5M to Support Construction of Precision Fermentation Facility
US biotech manufacturing firm Liberation Labs has secured $12.5M in funding to support the ongoing construction of its large-scale production facility in Indiana, ahead of its Series A round.
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Vow CEO George Peppou on Cultivated Quail Launch: ‘We Need to Change the Food, Not the Production Process’
As it rolls out its first cultivated meat product following regulatory approval in Singapore, Vow CEO George Peppou speaks to Green Queen about the Forged quail parfait, the need to do things differently, and consumers' approach to novel!-->…
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Vow Earns Singapore Regulatory Approval for Cultivated Quail, Debuts Parfait at Mandala Club
Australia's Vow has received regulatory approval for its cultivated quail in Singapore, becoming the fourth company to do so globally. It will unveil the product as part of a parfait under its Forged brand at the Mandala Club, followed by!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly Jiggers, Flavoured Barista Milks & A Factory Farming Vote
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers flavoured barista milks, Oatly's new Jiggers, and Quorn's summer revamp.!-->…
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Molecular Farming Startup Finally Foods Emerges From Stealth with Pre-Seed Funding to Develop Casein Proteins
Israeli startup Finally Foods has emerged from stealth with a pre-seed investment from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub to develop proteins from potatoes via molecular farming, starting with casein.
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