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In interviews with the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein, industry stakeholders lay out the challenges faced by the US market for alternative proteins, and the best ways to address them. Alternative proteins are at a "critical…
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Swiss startup Cosaic has secured $6M in a seed extension round to scale up its yeast-derived emulsifier and advance its regulatory efforts in the US and Europe. Six months after notching a strategic partnership with Ingredion,…
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Alternative protein think tank the Good Food Institute has released its State of the Industry reports for 2025, covering plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated proteins. People across the world bought more plant-based meat and…
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South Korea's science ministry has selected Kookmin University's project to engineer food-grade yeast for precision fermentation in the 2026 Basic Research Program. The South Korean government has recognised precision fermentation as a…
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Swiss biomanufacturing startup Planetary has raised $28M in fresh funding to expand its global fermentation infrastructure and licensing platform, and diversify its alternative protein product portfolio. Months after establishing a…
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Canadian biotech firm Pinnacle Food Group has developed a methanol-free precision fermentation process to manufacture recombinant human lactoferrin cost-effectively at its Hong Kong lab. Lactoferrin is the darling of the precision…
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Beyond Meat has introduced its Beyond Immerse line of sparkling protein beverages to the retail market and has notched a partnership with New York distributor Big Geyser. Plant-based giant Beyond Meat is bringing its protein drinks to…
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US startup Bond Pet Foods has welcomed German flavour and chemicals giant Symrise as an investor, with the firms partnering to create new precision-fermented products for pet nutrition. Symrise, a global leader in flavours and…
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Cultivated meat is significantly more environmentally friendly than conventional animal proteins like beef or pork, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The argument for cultivated meat is undeniable on the animal rights front, but…
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Mondelēz International has used Celleste Bio's cell-based cocoa butter to create nearly a dozen milk chocolate bars, a milestone moment for the cellular agriculture industry. Cell-based chocolate is no longer a pipe dream – and one of…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers cultivated pet food's Singapore debut, Khloe Kardashian's new plant protein chips, and a host of dairy-free brand campaigns.…
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French cultivated meat pioneer Parima, the parent company of Gourmey and Vital Meat, has obtained regulatory clearance to sell its cultivated duck in Singapore, its second such approval in six months. Parisian startup Parima has become…
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Clean Food Group has raised £4.5M ($6.1M) in new funding, alongside a £700,000 ($950,000) grant from the UK government, to expand production of its sustainable yeast-derived fats. UK biotech startup Clean Food Group has brought on new…
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Employment opportunities in the future food sector declined in 2025 amid shifting investment priorities and business models, though North America bucked the trend. Funding for alternative protein companies fell below the $1B mark for…
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Products that blend dairy with plant-based ingredients are preferred over 100% vegan formats in taste tests, but these 'balanced proteins' lag in purchase intention. Here's how they can close the gap. After a breakout year in 2025,…
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The EU should name fermentation-derived food ingredients as a covered technology category and boost investment for scale-up in its second Biotech Act, due later this year, according to a new policy brief. As the EU faces mounting…
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Moolec Science has achieved a breakthrough in its molecular farming tech, genetically engineering pea seeds to produce bovine myoglobin, a heme-containing protein. Nearly a year after completing a merger with three other companies,…
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Molecular farming startup Finally Foods has closed a pre-seed funding round, bringing its total raised to $2.6M, with another $4-6M targeted to expand production of its casein-containing potatoes. Finally Foods, an Israeli startup…
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Private-label products make up the majority of blended protein launches in the Netherlands, which are 4.4% cheaper on average than meat and dairy, according to a new analysis. Whether it's the local grocer or the Grand Prix, blended…
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Japanese trading giant Kanematsu Corporation has teamed up with US startup 2nd Nature to use AI to explore the potential of its agricultural sidestreams as sources of high-value functional ingredients. Artificial intelligence (AI) is…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers This's whole-cut steak fillet, Planet A Foods's cocoa-free Easter eggs, and Morningstar Farms's veggie burger. New…
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