Future Foods

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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UK food tech firm Fermtech has raised £2.5M ($3.3M) to scale up production of Koji Cocoa, a planet-friendly ingredient derived from cocoa shells and fermentation. Big Chocolate is going big on cocoa alternative startups, whether they're…
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In its latest biotech drive, the Indian government has launched a new incubator for food tech startups and begun construction on a $4.5M biofoundry for alternative proteins. India's vision to shore up its biomanufacturing sector has…
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Novonesis has partnered with the Technical University of Denmark's Bright hub to transform waste CO2 into sustainable protein as part of the Acetate Consortium backed by the Gates and Novo Nordisk Foundations. As gas protein gains…
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Japanese vegan egg producer Umami United has partnered with the Tokyo Denki University on a research project to recreate the functionality of eggs with plant-based ingredients. Whether it's okonomiyaki or soufflé pancakes, some of…
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The EU's decision to exclude novel foods from regulatory sandboxes under the Biotech Act is facing pushback from the food industry, including a trade group representing the sector's largest companies. Novel foods are the only category…
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Brazilian meat behemoth JBS has opened a $37M facility to produce what it calls "superproteins", which include microbial and cultivated proteins, targeting supplements and precision nutrition. The world's largest meat company just made…
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Australian startup All G has received a 'no questions' letter from the US FDA for its precision-fermented lactoferrin ingredient, which it will begin selling "within months". All G, a Sydney-based startup using microbial fermentation to…
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Nestlé has teamed up with the United Nations University to establish the World Food Academy 4 Sustainable Food Systems, which aims to support youth in the future food sector, particularly in the Global South. The world's largest food…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Savor's United Airlines showcase, La Vie's foray into fashion, and Bold Bean Co's sales milestone. New products and…
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Beyond Meat's revenues fell to a record low in 2025, with the company hoping its move into other categories and debt restructuring deal will support its path to "sustainable operations". After two rounds of delays, Beyond Meat – or…
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The Dutch Research Council has awarded €4.1M ($4.7M) to three cellular agriculture research projects looking to scale up cultivated meat and precision-fermented foods. Extending its role as one of Europe's future food leaders, the…
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French precision fermentation startup Standing Ovation has raised €30M ($34.2M) in Series B and non-dilutive funding to commercialise its cow-free casein protein, starting with the US. The French government and two of the country's…
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Having partnered with some of the world's largest ingredient companies, Kokomodo is seeking clearance to sell its cell-based cacao by next year, paving the way for its use across a range of products. Kokomodo is advancing its path to…
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