Future Foods

Nestlé has launched a new Snack Vibes line under its Choco Crossies brand with ChoViva, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative by German food tech startup Planet A Foods. If there were ever any uncertainty about the potential of chocolate…
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Dutch food tech startup Those Vegan Cowboys has raised €12.25M ($14.2M) in its latest investment round, following a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign for its animal-free casein. It took just 10 days for Those Vegan Cowboys to…
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Australian precision fermentation startup All G has received an A$1.1M ($775,000) grant from the New South Wales government to expand production of its human beta-casein protein. Amid calls for greater public investment in the…
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As it gears up for a £5M funding round, Upcycled Plant Power, a startup turning waste broccoli stems into high-value ingredients, has introduced its fibre product, Fiba, to the UK foodservice sector. To meet the UK's protein and fibre…
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Belgian agtech firm Rainbow Crops has been awarded a $7M grant from the Gates Foundation to advance its AI-driven tech to create crops that are climate-resistant and high-yielding. Bill Gates may have ruffled some feathers with his…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Yeastup and Weena's yeast protein bar, Forager Project's Greek yoghurt expansion, and Oatly's Milan Fashion Week appearance.…
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French agtech startup Amatera has closed a €6M ($7M) seed funding round to expand its AI-powered plant cell biology platform for climate-resilient crops, starting with coffee and wine grapes. Two of the world's favourite beverages are…
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US food tech startup MycoTechnology has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for Zukora, its precision-fermented sweet protein from honey truffles, and has scaled up to commercial batches. With companies in the US scrambling to reformulate…
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Japanese cellular agriculture leader IntegriCulture has partnered with Sumitomo Riko to demo production of its cultivated meat in Singapore, and aims to file for approval this year. On the back of its first profitable year, Japan's…
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Californian seaweed tech startup Aqua Theon has secured $13M in a seed funding round, $5M of which is earmarked for the expansion of its OoMee line of functional marine beverages. Would you drink seaweed? One Japanese company is betting…
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization is calling on governments to streamline their regulatory frameworks for cultivated proteins and precision-fermented foods. As novel foods like cultivated meat and precision-fermented ingredients…
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PlanetDairy has gained a listing for its hybrid cheeses at nearly 500 ICA Gruppen locations in Sweden, months after the national dietary guidelines placed plant-based milk on par with dairy. As new policies and research expand awareness…
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From yeast protein to cultivated meat, China is catapulting its bioeconomy with new policies, manufacturing facilities, and regulations. Can it influence the future of Asia's protein supply? As China prepares to release its new…
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Chinese biotech startup Guoke Xinglian has secured ¥100M ($14.6M) in Series A+ funding to scale up its precision-fermented human milk proteins, starting with lactoferrin. Beijing Guoke Xinglian Technology Co, a company working on…
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At least 65 companies and brands now offer blended meat products amid fast-growing interest from retailers and foodservice operators. Can the category now scale past its proof-of-concept stage? From Disney to the Dutch Grand Prix,…
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Beyond Meat has added four new flavours to its plant-based protein drinks range, Beyond Immerse, whose initial drop sold out within days. Just a month after its surprise foray into the beverage category, plant-based pioneer Beyond Meat…
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The Spare Food Co, a startup that upcycles produce for use in blended meat, has won a national contract with Premier to bring its proteins to hospitals, schools, universities, and corporate kitchens. A new foodservice partnership has…
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Superbrewed Food has begun commercial production of its fermented postbiotic protein at a facility owned by Döhler, whose venture arm has made a fresh investment in the startup. German manufacturing giant Döhler Group has made a…
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Healthier Comforts has rolled out an animal-free egg white protein powder in the US, which features The Every Company's precision-fermented OvoPro ingredient, the company has confirmed to Green Queen. Armed with the third-largest…
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Dutch food tech startup Vivici has launched its animal-free lactoferrin protein under the Vivitein brand, after self-determining its GRAS status in the US. Precision fermentation firm Vivici is aiming to expand access to functional and…
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Confectionery giant Puratos will introduce a cell-based chocolate product for professionals in the US this year, leveraging its investment in food tech startup California Cultured. Following a year when cocoa prices reached record highs…
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