Future Foods

US cultivated meat startup Fork & Good has signed a strategic collaboration with Nutreco and Extracellular to scale up its beef and pork in a cost-efficient manner. Weeks after acquiring fellow cultivated meat producer Orbillion Bio…
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Swiss manufacturing giant Bühler Group has collaborated with US firm Pow.Bio to launch an AI-led continuous precision fermentation technology. Addressing a major bottleneck of food biomanufacturing, a new partnership seeks to advance…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Treeline Cheesemakers' cottage cheese, Veganuary's participation for 2026, and the world's best vegan restaurant. New…
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Strive Nutrition will be rolling out its Freemilk range, which contains 10g of cow-free whey protein per serving, at Walmart stores in 2026. Its co-founder lays out the startup's challenges and future ambitions. "Trying, frustrating and…
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Spanish food emulsion producer Lasenor has introduced a new pea protein texturiser that can help bakery manufacturers reduce eggs amid supply and price shocks. The latest company to join the egg replacement drive, Barcelona-based…
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Swedish food tech startup Melt&Marble has secured $8.5M in Series A funding to scale up and launch its precision-fermented “designer fats” for use in food and personal care products. The alternative fat category keeps sizzling, with…
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In Australia, the state of Victoria has invested A$12M ($8M) to set up a new research hub and glasshouse to develop climate-resilient crops to meet the global demand for plant-based proteins. Australia's politicians are embracing the…
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has published the first of several pieces of guidance for cultivated meat regulation, born out of its ongoing regulatory sandbox. The UK is finally breaking away from EU-era regulations on novel foods,…
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In its new Bioeconomy Strategy, the EU has outlined its intention to help "advanced fermentation" startups scale up and fast-track their novel food approval pathway. Amid calls for it to modernise its novel food regulations, the…
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China has granted its first approval of mycoprotein as a new food raw material, a move hailed as a "significant step forward" for the global alternative protein sector. Chinese biotech firm Fushine Bio has received the country's first…
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Australian food tech startup Eden Brew has submitted the country's first regulatory application for a precision-fermented dairy protein, with a decision expected by November 2026. Eden Brew, a company producing animal-free dairy…
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A group of scientists have identified 10 bottlenecks hindering China's alternative protein progress, calling for policy and investment support to overcome the barriers. Long heralded as a leader in the green energy and mobility spaces,…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Grubby's vegan Christmas meals, ImpacFat's cultivated egg yolk, and India's most vegan-friendly city. New products and…
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To offer better-tasting, more affordable vegan options, Finnish startup Happy Plant Protein has unveiled a textured vegetable protein offering made from fava beans. Usering in a new era for textured vegetable protein (TVP) – one without…
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Spain's MOA Foodtech has launched a new fermentation-derived ingredient that can reduce egg use in bakery, pastry and pasta formulations amid price and supply challenges. Characterised by empty shelves and high prices where supplies are…
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The European Food Safety Authority has published a positive scientific opinion recognising The Protein Brewery's Fermotein ingredient as safe for use, the penultimate step before it can enter the EU market. Weeks after closing a Series…
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Regulatory expert Stephen O'Rourke explains why the global future food industry could learn a thing from Dubai's RegLab model. If foodtech is going to scale globally, the next breakthroughs will not come from bioreactors or cell lines.…
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France's Edonia turns green spirulina into a brown mince with as much protein as beef and a much smaller environmental footprint than soy. Now, it will be part of 10,000 catering meals, having secured €15M worth of commercial deals. Can…
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German food tech firm Vegdog has expanded beyond dog food with the launch of microbial-fermented vegan treats for cats. Vegdog is going from canines to cats. The Munich-based startup has diversified its low-carbon pet food portfolio…
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The Netherlands has become the first EU country to approve public tastings of foods derived from novel fermentation processes before they're cleared for sale. Extending its future food leadership, the Netherlands has established a…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's iced coffees, La Vie and Cathedral City's collab, and Danone and Walmart's listeria settlement. New products and…
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