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French precision fermentation startup Nutropy has raised €7M ($8.1M) to scale up its casein proteins, targeting a launch of its "cheeseable milk" powder in 2027. The demand for dairy is rising sharply just as the number of farmers is…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Eat Just's vegan chicken, Beyond Meat's Walmart expansion, and Tesco's collab with La Vie. New products and launches …
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French dairy giant Bel Group and precision fermentation firm Standing Ovation have completed an industrial-scale production run of casein by upcycling dairy industry waste. In a global first, two French companies have developed casein –…
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Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has formally accepted a dossier by French firm Parima to sell cultivated duck products, which is expected to be approved next year. Parima, a cultivated meat company formed last week, could be…
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Danish food tech startup Matr Foods has raised €20M ($23M) in Series A funding for its mycelium meat alternatives, adding to the €20M debt funding it received from the EU in 2024. Copenhagen-based Matr Foods has secured fresh funding to…
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Plant-based giant Beyond Meat has kicked off the Beyond Test Kitchen, releasing its clean-label Ground products and whole-cut mycelium steak to quick success. As it works to turn around its sales and eliminate its debt, US plant-based…
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Sanah Baig, who has years of experience working for the US government, explains why she chose to join the Plant Based Foods Institute, and her thoughts on the MAHA and livestock lobby. Few people know about agricultural policy in the US…
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GFI APAC and the World FoodTech Council have signed a new partnership to accelerate innovation in South Korea's alternative protein ecosystem. From dairy-free casein and cultivated meat powders to fermented proteins derived from grape…
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The Good Food Institute has acquired cell lines and growth media from defunct startup SciFi Foods and partnered with Tufts University to make them available for cultivated meat researchers. In a major move to save the future food…
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Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn has launched a blended yoghurt combining dairy with fava beans, just as Kerry has discontinued its hybrid Smug Dairy range in the UK. While blended meat is entering supermarkets in Europe and the US with…
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Fable Food Co has launched its omnivore-favourite blended meat range at Central Market stores in Texas, the US's largest beef-producing state, and to great success. Texas is the leading cattle producer in the US, with beef being its…
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Italian non-dairy cheese maker Dreamfarm has expanded into supermarkets in France, bringing its suite of innovations to the Paris area. Parisians can get a taste of classic Italian cheeses made without the cow, as Dreamfarm brings its…
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France's Gourmey has snapped up Vital Meat to form Parima, aiming to become the first cultivated protein company to get regulatory approval for two species. In the latest consolidation move for alternative proteins, Paris-based Gourmey…
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Israeli food tech startup Celleste Bio has developed a cell-based chocolate-grade cocoa butter at an EU-backed innovation event in Brussels. Celleste Bio has unveiled a first-of-a-kind innovation to address the climate change-induced…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Redefine Meat's Asda rollout, Purezza's new online vegan store, and Beyond Meat's debt swap. New products and launches …
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Asian investment platform Further will host a new summit in Singapore to unlock capital in the region's agrifood tech sector, in partnership with VC firm AgFunder. Asia-Pacific produces half of the world's food, but only attracts a…
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US plant-based meat startup Tender Food has now turned into a larger tech company, Lasso, which has raised $6.5M to create a suite of clean-label ingredients with its fibre-spinning technology. Who knew that cotton candy could be the…
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Australia could become a global hub for food biomanufacturing, yielding economic and food security benefits if the government supports the industry through effective policymaking. Home to a leading food safety framework, high-quality…
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The US will introduce vegan meals and snacks in the military in 2027, in response to requests from service members. American troops will be able to choose vegan food as part of an upcoming update to the Meals, Ready to Eat (MREs)…
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Nigel Sizer, the new CEO of the Good Food Institute, discusses the current predicament of alternative proteins, the industry's milestones, and the need for more investment. It's been over a month since Nigel Sizer took over as CEO of…
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As food innovators respond to soaring egg prices with replacers ranging from yeast to pea protein, one French startup is betting on chickpea water – but in a new format. For some years now, aquafaba has been the go-to egg white…
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