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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Califia Farms' holiday additions, Quorn's frozen mycoprotein bites, and New York City's blended meat call. New products…
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Chilean food tech unicorn NotCo has offloaded its Brazilian business and reportedly shuttered its division in Mexico as part of its shift from plant-based manufacturing to AI-led product development. Three months after agreeing to sell…
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Scientists at the UK's government-backed National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre have used artificial intelligence to pinpoint hundreds of plant-based proteins that can act as emulsifiers in food and personal care products. The…
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Austrian fermentation startup Revo Foods has expanded beyond meat alternatives with a new high-protein cottage cheese alternative that valorises apricot seeds and beats its dairy counterpart in taste tests. High-protein, superior taste,…
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Australian fermentation startup Nourish Ingredients has teamed up with SD Guthrie to expand production of its dairy-free fat, Creamilux, in Europe, with an eye toward reaching hundreds of tonnes annually over time. As it works to close…
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Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a freeze-structuring technique to turn whole legumes into gels with a texture similar to animal muscle fibres, offering a minimally processed path to meat and seafood alternatives. The bean…
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Retailers in the Northeastern US are now stocking whole-cut plant-based meat and seafood products from 3D-printed protein producer Steakholder Foods under the Perfecta brand. Americans can now get their hands on 3D-printed meat…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Alpro and McDonald's matcha collab, Leon's partnership with Fable Food, and Sainsbury's kid-friendly plant-based milks. …
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Belgian precision fermentation startup Paleo has raised €2M ($2.3M) in funding to support regulatory submissions for its yeast-derived myoglobin, a heme-containing protein that can help meat alternatives close the flavour gap. …
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US plant-based meat maker Daring Foods has rolled out a line of skillet meals at Sprouts Farmers Market, aiming to capitalise on the protein and fibre craze that has gripped the nation. Daring Foods, which makes a wide range of vegan…
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Belgian bean-free coffee startup Koppie has launched OtherKinds, a direct-to-consumer brand of filter coffee and lattes, as a testbed for its climate-friendly alternatives. Just over six months after securing fresh funding for its…
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ProFuse Technology has used EU funding to develop technologies that address key challenges in cultivated meat production and could help address muscle loss associated with GLP-1 use. Can the cultivated meat industry benefit people on…
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The Estonian government has pumped nearly €2M in funding for Äio and TFTAK to build a digital biomanufacturing platform that can turn food and wood industry waste into planet-friendly fats. Estonian biotech company Äio and applied…
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Belgian food tech firm Maash has secured €12.15M ($14.2M) in funding to launch its new demo facility and prepare for industrial production of its mycoprotein ingredient for blended meat and pet food. Maash, a Brussels-based scale-up…
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US bakery chain Milk Bar has brought back savoury items to its menu for the first time in years, partnering with Beyond Meat to offer two vegetarian dishes that align with growing demand for "plant-forward" options. From Erewhon to Milk…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Better Nature's tempeh expansion in Germany, Jay&Joy's crowdfunding round, and Peta's vegan-friendly Bundesliga ranking.…
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Researchers in Brazil have developed a fermentation process that turns food waste into natural aromas that could be used to enhance the flavour of products like plant-based meat. Can food waste become a catalyst for tastier meat…
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Scientists working on a NASA-funded project have programmed yeast to convert plastic and plant waste into edible, protein-rich snacks like cookies, which could sustain life on deep-space missions and in disaster zones. You might be wary…
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Californian plant-based giant Beyond Meat is bringing its clear protein drinks to its home state, with the Beyond Immerse line now available at Erewhon stores in Los Angeles. In a homecoming for its latest product range, Beyond Meat has…
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Dutch startup Time-Travelling Milkman has changed its name to TTM Ingredients to reflect its future ambitions as a supplier of dairy fat alternatives made from sunflower seed oleosomes. Six years after its inception, Dutch food tech…
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Researchers in Australia have found that the waste from cultivated meat could be used to grow microalgae, which could be fed back into the system to replace expensive growth factors for cell-cultured proteins. The key to cheaper…
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