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Filipina Vegan Chef Among First In U.S. To Serve OmniPork Ahead Of Retail Launch
Chef Reina, the plant-based Filipino food concept headed by Filipina-American vegan chef and restaurateur Reina Montenegro, will be among one of eight restaurants in the U.S. to debut OmniPork products for the first time in the country.!-->…
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Dunkin Donuts Adds Over 40 Vegan Donuts In Belgium
Multinational doughnut company, Dunkin', also known as Dunkin' Donuts, recently announced that it has launched more than 40 vegan versions of its popular donuts in Belgium with plans to be available in stores across the country from!-->…
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Good Catch Makers Gathered Foods Net US$26M To Fuel Global Plant-Based Seafood Expansion
Gathered Foods, the parent company of plant-based tuna brand Good Catch Foods, has reeled in US$26.35 million in a bridge financing round. The fresh capital will go towards expanding Good Catch’s retail footprint globally and launching!-->…
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Impossible Foods Reportedly Preparing For IPO With US$10 Billion Valuation
Plant-based food tech giant Impossible Foods is said to be in discussions for a public listing that could value the company at US$10 billion or more, according to an exclusive Reuters report. The listing is reportedly taking place within!-->…
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Stray Dog Capital Invests In Fermentation-Based Alt Protein Company Chunk Foods
Impact venture capital firm Stray Dog Capital has invested in Chunk Foods, a plant-based food company that is using fermentation technologies to manufacture whole muscle meat-alternative products.
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Nestlé Opens Malaysia Plant-Based Factory, Doubles Down On Dairy-Free Foods Across Asia
Nestlé Malaysia, a subsidiary of F&B giant Nestlé, has opened its first plant-based production facility this week, a first in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and one of the only two in the whole of Asia. The CPG!-->…
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Mushroom Meat & Probiotic Plant-Based Ice Cream? Meet These 9 Startups Disrupting Food
Turning a new page in the alternative protein and food tech ecosystem, startups are now taking innovation to a new level, from tapping underutilised crops and unique ingredients to adding allergy-fighting qualities to their products. The!-->…
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Beyond Meat: Plant-Based Meat Giant Opens First-Ever Foreign Production Facility In China
Food tech giant Beyond Meat recently opened a production facility in China located in the Jiaxing Economic & Technological Development Zone (JXEDZ) near Shanghai in an effort to increase production of its plant-based meat!-->…
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Vejii: After U.S. Launch, Online Marketplace For Vegan & Plant-Based Products Debuts In Canada
After its U.S. launch, Vejii, the online vegan marketplace and multi-vendor platform that helps bridge the gap between plant-based brands and sustainable consumers, has just debuted in Canada to serve the 2.3 million vegetarians and!-->…
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Mission Barns Secures US$24M Series A For Cell-Based Fat Pilot Production Plant By Green Monday Ventures & Lever VC Among Others
Mission Barns, the Silicon Valley food tech cultivating animal fat, has raised US$24 million in a Series A funding round. The fresh capital will fuel its scale up plans and go towards building its Bay Area-based pilot manufacturing!-->…
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Q&A w/ DigitalFoodLab Co-Founder Matthieu Vincent On EU Alt Protein Investment Trends
Paris-based food tech insights and consultancy firm DigitalFoodLab released a report yesterday (April 7) on the state of the European food tech ecosystem, examining the latest investment figures, key innovation hubs in the region and!-->…
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U.S. Plant-Based Retail Sales Top US$7 Billion As Mainstream Consumers Shift, New Data Shows
Plant-based food retail sales in the U.S. grew double-digits to reach US$7 billion in 2020, outpacing sales of its animal counterparts for the third year in a row, according to new data. The statistics, released by the Plant Based Foods!-->…
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European Food Techs Raised €2.7 Billion In 2020, Propelled By Alternative Protein Funding
A new report detailing the European food tech landscape has revealed that despite the pandemic, the industry raised a whopping €2.7 billion (US$3.2 billion) in 2020. Much of the investment was driven by the alternative protein sector, with!-->…
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Impossible Foods Tells Meat Lovers ‘We Are Meat’ In Mass-Market Campaign
Plant-based meat giant Impossible Foods has launched its first-ever mainstream advertising campaign targeting mass consumers. The “We Are Meat” advert features its iconic bleeding heme-filled beef Impossible Burger, claiming that its patty!-->…
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Alternative Proteins Council Launches To Provide A Collective Voice For Australia’s Alt Protein Sector
A new representative group for Australia’s alternative protein sector, dubbed the Alternative Proteins Council (APC), has launched last week on March 31st, as reported on by Food & Drink Australia. in an effort to prioritize the sector!-->…
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Green Monday Unveils Plant-Based Pork OmniMeat In Stores Across Australia
Green Monday's food tech arm OmniFoods debuted its plant-based pork mince analogue OmniMeat in Australia last week and the vegan-friendly product will be available in various local supermarkets as well as in major Asian supermarkets across!-->…
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Dutch Alt Protein Player Schouten Unveils Plant-Based Chicken & Beef To Promote Food Systems That Rely Only On Plants
Dutch family business and plant-based producer Schouten Europe recently debuted its plant-based chicken and beef to provide sustainable and healthy alternatives to the conventional meats that the company says brutally exploit animals and!-->…
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New Wave Foods To Unveil Its Plant-Based Shrimp In Foodservice Companies Across U.S.
Back in January, food tech New Wave Foods, a company disrupting the seafood market with its plant-based shellfish products, closed a US$18 million Series A round in order to help unveil its animal-free shrimp to consumers and this week,!-->…
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From Food To Fashion, An Increasing Number Of African Americans Are Adopting Vegan Lifestyles
According to research and poll data, which highlight the unequal impact of the pandemic on the African American community, more and more black people in the United States are turning to plant-based diets to reap health benefits, and a!-->…
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Sophie’s Bionutrients: Singapore Food Tech Debuts World’s First Plant-Based Algae Protein Burger Patty
Singapore-based sustainable urban food production technology company Sophie's Bionutrients has just unveiled its first 100% plant-based burger patty created from single-cell microalgae, which claims to have more protein than beef or most!-->…
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Cacao Fruit: Swiss-Based Chocolate Company Barry Callebaut Unveils New Ingredient Category That Fights Food Waste
Barry Callebaut, a leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has launched a new sustainable brand Cabosse Naturals serving up a new type of chocolate made from one single ingredient, the cacao fruit, thus creating!-->…
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