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Wicked Kitchen Stays ‘Ahead of the Curve’ With Vegan Seafood Brand Acquisition
Wicked Kitchen, the leading global plant-based food brand founded by brothers Chad and Derek Sarno, broadens its reach with the strategic acquisition of Current Foods, a pioneering alt-protein seafood startup.
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Lever VC Report Navigates Cultivated Meat Risks: ‘It Is Especially Important to Scrutinize’
Lever VC has released its "Cultivated Meat Scientific Benchmarks" white paper in an effort to bolster investor understanding and confidence in the cultivated meat sector.
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The Dirty Business Of Fats And Why Alternatives Are Key To Future-Proofing Our Food System
A handful of startups around the world are pioneering new ways to produce the fat we all know and love, and unlocking a more sustainable food system in the process.
Fat is an important, but often misunderstood, core macronutrient. It!-->!-->!-->…
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Megmilk and Agrocorp Join Forces to Tap into Asia’s Plant-Based Ingredients Market
The new Megmilk-Agrocorp collaboration marks a significant milestone in both companies' strategic plans as they set out to redefine the plant-based food ingredients market in Asia.
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Lypid Says Phytofat Is ‘the Secret Sauce’, Extends ‘Open Invitation’ to Food Service
San Francisco's innovative food tech company, Lypid, has announced its entry into U.S. food service and B2B markets this month with the debut of its revolutionary plant-based PhytoFat.
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ADM and Air Protein Will Co-Produce Sustainable Protein Made From CO2
American multinational food processing and commodities company Archer-Daniels-Midland has entered into a pivotal partnership with Air Protein, the innovator in air-based nutritional protein production that negates the need for agriculture!-->…
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Fresh Del Monte Invests In Vegan Cheese
With a new strategic partnership with vegan cheese brand Vertage, Fresh Del Monte forges ahead with its sustainability commitments.
Its latest sustainability commitment Fresh Del Monte has announced a strategic alliance with Vertage, a!-->!-->!-->…
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Behind The Burger: How Scientists Make Plant-Based Foods Look, Taste & Cook Like Meat
By: Mariana Lamas
In 2019, Burger King Sweden released a plant-based burger, the Rebel Whopper, and the reaction was underwhelming. So, the company challenged its customers to taste the difference.
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Beyond Meat Misled Its Investors, Class Action Lawsuit Claims
Beyond Meat faces a class action lawsuit over claims it misled investors about its production and growth plans.
The Retail Wholesale Department Store Union Local 338 Retirement Fund filed a lawsuit last week against Southern!-->!-->!-->…
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WNWN’s Latest Confection: Milk Chocolate, But Hold the Milk and Chocolate
WNWN Food Labs, a pioneer in the development of cocoa-free chocolate, has developed its first vegan milk chocolate product.
U.K.-based WNWN says its novel milk chocolate mimics conventional chocolate with its sweet, creamy flavor!-->!-->!-->…
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Motif FoodWorks Hopes to Raise the Bar on Vegan Meat With Its 3 New Categories
Pioneering food tech company, Motif FoodWorks, has unveiled a new range of vegan meat products under the Motif PorkWorks, Motif BeefWorks, and Motif ChickenWorks labels. It will debut the new range at the National Restaurant Association!-->…
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New Culture’s Pizzeria Mozza Debut Sets a New Standard for Animal-Free Cheese
In 2021, San Francisco food tech startup New Culture said it was planning to launch its precision fermentation mozzarella into pizzerias by 2023. The company is making good on that promise, launching in Nancy Silverton's iconic Los Angeles!-->…
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Foody’s and Cocuus Launch the First Large-Scale 3D Vegan Meat Bioprinting Facility
Spain-based food tech companies Foody's and Cocuus have announced they are joining forces to industrialize and commercialize 3D-bioprinted plant-based products.
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With Its First Whole Cut Vegan Chicken, TiNDLE Sees ‘Unlimited Potential’
Singapore-based vegan meat brand TiNDLE has announced TrueCut, its first whole-cut plant-based chicken product, with what it says is the same taste, texture, and experience as whole-cut meat.
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With Its $30 Million Series B, Prime Roots Is About to Change Deli Meat For Good
Berkeley-based vegan meat startup Prime Roots has closed a successful $30 million Series B fundraising round for its deli slices made from mycelium.
Prime Roots' new funding was led by True Ventures, Pangaea Ventures, Prosus Ventures,!-->!-->!-->…
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As Beyond Meat’s Q1 Earnings Exceed Expectations, It Plans for a $200 Million Equity Offering
As Beyond Meat confronts dwindling sales and depleting cash reserves, it has laid out plans for an equity offering with the potential to generate up to $200 million. The funds gathered from this initiative will be utilized for general!-->…
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Asia Gets Its First Vertically Integrated Vegetarian Fast Food Concept Restaurant, WOW Burger
Hong Kong-based WOW Burger is heralding a new era in the ubiquitous fast food industry with its innovative and forward-thinking approach, bringing Asia its first plant-forward fast food concept restaurant.
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5 Ways Fungi Could Change The World, From Cleaning Water to Breaking Down Plastics
By: Mitchell P. Jones
Fungi — a scientific goldmine? Well, that’s what a review publishedlast year in the journal Trends in Biotechnology indicates. You may think mushrooms are a long chalk from the caped crusaders of!-->!-->!-->…
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Meatable’s Cultivated Pork Sausage Makes Its Debut At ‘Milestone’ Singapore Tasting Event
Dutch food technology pioneer Meatable says it has achieved a significant milestone by hosting its first-ever cultivated meat-tasting event in Singapore as it moves closer toward approval from the Singapore Food Agency.
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Helaina Scales Up Precision Fermentation Lactoferrin, a ‘Gateway’ to Better Nutrition
New York-based biotech firm Helaina, which is using precision fermentation to revolutionize the infant formula sector, says it is now extending its efforts to develop functional foods for every stage of the life cycle.
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Meet 7 Food Techs Making Pig-Free Bacon A Reality
When it comes to the foods that plant-based folk miss, bacon never fails to make it on the list. Let’s face it: who doesn’t love bacon?
From topping maple syrup-covered pancakes, to making the perfect breakfast fry-up and simply being!-->!-->!-->…
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