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Wildtype Cultivated Salmon Gets FDA Approval, Now on US Menus
San Francisco startup Wildtype has become the world's first startup to get US regulatory approved to sell cultivated seafood, with its salmon now on the menu at Kann in Portland, Oregon.
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Californian Startup Proves Commercial Viability of Cell-Based Chocolate
California Cultured, a food tech startup making cocoa via cellular agriculture, has transitioned to large-scale biomanufacturing in a key breakthrough for the industry.
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Most Brits Are Open to Precision-Fermented Foods, But Safety & Price Concerns Persist
While up to two-thirds of UK consumers are willing to try precision-fermented products, fewer would consume them regularly, exhibiting the need to build familiarity and trust.
Between 52% and 68% of Brits are open to trying foods made!-->!-->!-->…
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While Plant-Based Meat Sales Are Faltering, Blended Proteins Are Back in Vogue
Discount retailer Aldi Nord has become the latest company to hop on the blended meat bandwagon with a burger made from 60% beef and 40% plant proteins in the Netherlands.
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Thia Ventures’s Mirasbek Kuterbekov
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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Meatly ‘Proves Critics Wrong’ with Dramatic Cost Reductions for Cultivated Pet Food
British pet food startup Meatly has announced a wave of breakthroughs that significantly slash the cost of cultivated meat, bringing it closer to price parity with chicken.
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Why Are Politicians Banning Cultivated Meat? New Study Explains It All
Beef and lamb are among the foods that face the biggest threats from competition with cultivated meat, underscoring why some lawmakers want to ban the latter.
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Ahead of Singapore Approval, Gourmey Teases Cultivated Meat That Costs $3.40 Per Pound
A techno-economic analysis has found that French cultivated meat startup Gourmey's bioreactor system can reach production costs of $3.43 per lb.
When you remove the politics of it all, people aren't as resistant to cultivated meat as!-->!-->!-->…
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This Startup’s Planet-Friendly Solution to Beef & UPFs? Oats, Mycelium & Lego
Swedish food tech startup Millow is repurposing a Lego factory to produce an oat and mycelium protein with 97% fewer emissions than beef, and minimal processing.
A result of three decades of research on mycelium, Millow is gearing up!-->!-->!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Quorn x Tom Cruise, Impossible Chicken & Cultivated Meat at Indy 500
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods' new vegan chicken, Quorn's Mission: Impossible collab, and a new kind of tempeh.
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Bee-Free Honey Startup MeliBio Acquired by Switzerland’s FoodYoung Labs
Californian food tech startup MeliBio, known for its plant-based Mellody honey, has been acquired by Swiss innovation hub FoodYoung Labs.
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Swap: French Plant-Based Chicken Startup Replaces CEO, Seeks Emergency Funding
The co-founder of French plant-based chicken startup Swap (ex-Umiami) has been forced to step down as CEO amid weak sales, with the firm reportedly needing $10M by the end of this year.
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As Cocoa Prices Soar, German Hypermarket Debuts ChoViva Alt Chocolate Products
German hypermarket chain Kaufland has released two sweet treats using Planet A Foods's cocoa-free chocolate alternative, ChoViva.
As cocoa prices become untenable for both consumers and businesses, one supermarket is tackling the!-->!-->!-->…
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Trend Report: Oat Milk Brands Go Beyond the Latte in New Era for the Non-Dairy Alternative
Oat milk continues to rise in popularity globally, thanks to its flavour and climate benefits – but it is so much more than simply another non-dairy alternative now.
Despite what was perceived as a bad year for the category, oat milk,!-->!-->!-->…
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Amazon of Synbio? This E-Shop Wants to Sell Cultivated Meat Across Europe
Cultivated meat isn't approved for sale in Europe yet – but that hasn't stopped this entrepreneur from setting up an online shop for these proteins.
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Great Circle Ventures’s Jacob Afriat
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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Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly x Chris Parnell, Vegan Nutella & Forbes 30 Under 30
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Nutella Plant-Based's UK launch, Oatly's collab with Chris Parnell, and Nestlé's new biotech centre.
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TurtleTree Earns First US FDA Approval for Cow-Free Lactoferrin Protein
Food tech startup TurtleTree has secured the first 'no questions' letter for precision-fermented lactoferrin from the US Food and Drug Administration.
Amid the uncertainty surrounding novel food approvals in the US, Singapore's!-->!-->!-->…
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Beyond Meat, Quorn & 50+ UK Companies Are Giving Meat-Free Eating A Makeover
More than 50 brands, organisations, and restaurants have come together for a first-of-its-kind Meat Free Made Easy campaign.
In the UK, half of adults want to change the way they eat, either by adding more plants to their diet, or!-->!-->!-->…
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Big Idea Ventures Acquires Food Tech Investment Platform Vevolution
Food tech investor Big Idea Ventures has acquired the assets of Vevolution, a digital platform that connects investors with startups in the future food space.
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From Clothes That Grow Crops to Carbon-Sucking Foods, This Is the Dinner Plate of 2050
Two experts predict what the food of the future would look like – if they're right, you could be eating dishes that grew on your jeans for dinner.
In 25 years' time, the world population could well approach the 10 billion mark. Such a!-->!-->!-->…
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