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21st.Bio Unveils Platform for Low-Cost Production of Cow-Free Dairy Protein
Danish firm 21st.Bio has launched a new development programme for companies to create precision-fermented alpha-lactalbumin in a cost-effective manner.
To help companies expand access to a key whey protein, minus the cow and the!-->!-->!-->…
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‘Meaty’ Names on Cultivated Protein Packaging Don’t Cause Confusion, Finds Study
The use of terms like 'beef' or 'salmon' on cultivated meat packaging labels helps, rather than hinders, consumer understanding, particularly with allergenicity.
Four in five Europeans are able to differentiate cultivated meat from!-->!-->!-->…
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Fan Favourite: As Sales Soar, Revo Foods Brings Back Hyper-Realistic Vegan Octopus
Austrian mycoprotein player Revo Foods has re-released its 3D-printed octopus product, The Kraken, as a permanent offering after receiving "overwhelming demand".
Robin Simsa and his team get four to five messages every week about a!-->!-->!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Oshi Salmon, Apricot Kernel Chocolate & Vegan Eggs
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Next Level Burger's new menu, Quorn's £18M injection, and Chocolat Stella's apricot kernel milk bar.
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Prime Roots: Omnivores Prefer This Netflix-Famous Startup’s Mycelium Deli Slices Over Meat
New York-based mycelium meat brand Prime Roots has revamped its whole-cut deli lineup, with meat-eaters preferring its cold cuts over conventional meat.
Prime Roots, the koji meat maker that went viral on Netflix's You Are What You Eat,!-->!-->!-->…
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This is the Only Way the Food System Will Meet Its Climate Goals
Fully replacing animal proteins with alternative sources by 2050 is now the only way to keep the food system from eating up its carbon budget, a new study has found.
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Germany’s Bluu Seafood Hooks Deal with Spice Major Van Hees to Develop Cultivated Fish Products
German cultivated meat startup Bluu Seafood has teamed up with spice manufacturer Van Hees to create hybrid proteins combining cultured fish cells with plant-based ingredients.
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Fermentation Sector Needs $500B Investment to Unlock Biotech’s True Potential: Report
The advanced biotech sector can cut global emissions by 5% and create $1T in annual economic value, but only with major investments to derisk scale-up and ensure cost competitiveness.
Technologies that use microbes to feed the!-->!-->!-->…
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Scientists Call on Australian Government to Develop National Bioeconomy Strategy
Australia must develop a national bioeconomy strategy and invest in new infrastructure to unlock key economic growth opportunities, scientists say in a new report.
Home to some of the world's leading food tech companies, Australia has a!-->!-->!-->…
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Singaporean Bean-Free Coffee Startup Nabs Major Ice Cream Collab
Melvados, a gourmet retailer in Singapore, has launched a co-branded Coconut Latte ice cream without dairy or coffee, using local startup Prefer's beanless alternative instead.
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Is Denmark’s EU Presidency A New Dawn for the Plant-Based Transition?
As Denmark kicks off its EU Council presidency, it is spearheading efforts to shift the bloc towards a plant-based food system.
For years now, diplomacy has thwarted the EU's climate ambitions, whether that's to do with redirecting!-->!-->!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Protein Coffee, Beyond Meat x Lacrosse & Plant-Based Pakistan
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Chike Nutrition's plant protein coffees, a sunflower seed meat alternative, and US physicians' letter to the government.
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Could the EU’s Biotech Act Finally Break the Novel Food Approval Deadlock?
In a potentially big win for cultivated meat and precision fermentation, the EU is set to publish a document outlining its push to overhaul and fast-track novel food approval.
Novel food approval could receive a boost under a new!-->!-->!-->…
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British Startup Multus Taps AI & Automation to Create Serum-Free Media for Cultivated Meat
UK firm Multus Biotechnology has unveiled an animal-free media formulation for cultivated meat, allowing companies to eliminate serum from their products.
To ease ethical concerns, optimise production and lower costs, British company!-->!-->!-->…
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Gen Z Growing Appetite for Meat Extends to Cultivated Proteins Too, More So Than Other Age Groups
While young men are driving the rise in meat consumption in the UK, they're also more open to cultivated meat than other demographics.
Two in five young men in the UK are eating more meat than they did last year, and 83% of them don't!-->!-->!-->…
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Brazil’s Future Cow Raises R$4.85M to Scale Up Animal-Free Dairy Proteins Via Fermentation
São Paulo-based precision fermentation startup Future Cow has secured R$4.85M ($885,000) in equity and public funding to expand its platform for animal-free whey and casein proteins.
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Japanese Retailer Aeon Brings Planet A Foods’s Cocoa-Free Chocolate to Asia
Japan's largest retailer, Aeon, has debuted a private-label biscuit SKU featuring ChoViva, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative by Planet A Foods.
After establishing a foothold in Europe and the US with some of the world's largest!-->!-->!-->…
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Legume is the New Coffee: Meet the Belgian Startup Making Your Latte Without the Bean
Belgian startup Koppie, which makes a single-ingredient coffee alternative using legumes, has emerged from stealth with a pre-seed funding round.
What if you could brew coffee with a different bean? Say, chickpeas? Or something more!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Oyster Bay Venture Capital’s Felix Leonhardt
In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders.
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This Company is Using AI & Fermentation to Create Deforestation-Free Fats
Palm oil and cocoa fats are facing upheaval thanks to their climate and economic costs. For Smey, the solution lies with yeast, fermentation, and AI.
You likely used palm oil at some point today. The fat is ubiquitous, present in half!-->!-->!-->…
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Could AI Be the Solution for Cheap Cultivated Meat? This French Startup Is Betting On It
French startup Gourmey, which is awaiting regulatory approval for cultivated meat in six markets, is betting on AI to solve the industry's greatest problem.
Gourmey, the Parisian firm producing foie gras by cultivating duck cells in!-->!-->!-->…
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