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Tufts University spinout Deco Labs has developed a plant-derived replacement for albumin, the most expensive component of culture media used in the production of cultivated meat. The most expensive parts of manufacturing cultivated meat…
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US animal-free egg protein maker The Every Company has expanded its partnership with pharma manufacturer Huvepharma to scale up production fourfold amid skyrocketing demand. With its recombinant egg white protein already featuring in…
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US supplements brand Vital Nutrients has launched a multivitamin gummy for kids featuring effera, a precision-fermented human lactoferrin protein by Helaina. Precision-fermented proteins are now targeting children's nutrition. US…
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The Finnish government has invested €1.8M in local food producer Raisio for a project to create functional fibre ingredients from grain byproducts, with the latter investing a further €2.7M. As Europe seeks to cut its food waste…
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Whey is everywhere, but relentless demand puts it at risk of being nowhere. To address the shortage, manufacturers must turn to alternative protein sources. Food companies are scrambling to load protein into everything, and the ensuing…
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Canadian startup NS/TX Industries has secured $10.5M in funding to construct an automated assembly line for its whole-cut plant-based meat and seafood products. A year after reorganising its business and broadening its focus from…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Slutty Vegan's new locations, Subway's plant-based pork, and India's vegan labelling mandate. New products and launches …
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A team at Appalachian State University has received a $1.82M grant to develop plant-based milk and dairy products from surplus sweet potatoes grown in North Carolina. Potato milk has come and gone – is it time for the sweet potato now? …
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Sales of plant-based meat and dairy in Europe rose 3.3% in 2025, driven by affordable products that meet consumers' taste expectations. The plant-based market is firmly in ascendance in some of Europe's major markets, thanks in large…
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Swiss food giant Nestlé has filed a patent application for producing precision-fermented donkey beta-lactoglobulin protein to cater to infants and adults with cow's milk allergies. Could donkey milk inspire the future of nutrition? …
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As part of its sugar reduction approach, Tate & Lyle has expanded its plant cell culture partnership with BioHarvest Sciences to include multiple plant-based sweetener molecules. British ingredient giant Tate & Lyle has…
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Austria's Revo Foods has introduced a mycelium chicken fillet made from its 3D-printing tech in three European markets. Just don't call it an alternative. Revo Foods is expanding its mycelium portfolio beyond seafood and standalone…
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Japanese dairy major Lacto Japan has made a strategic investment in Leaft Foods, extending a commercial partnership with the Rubisco protein startup. In a bid to fit into consumer interest in better-for-you food solutions, Lacto Japan…
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Working with the Ivory Coast's Centre National de Recherche Agronomique, Swiss food giant Nestlé has developed six new robusta coffee varieties that are resistant to climate change and can nearly double yields. With the most abundant…
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US startup Ayana Bio and Israeli fermentation specialist Brevel have received $1.25M from a binational fund to scale plant cell culture tech using illuminated fermentation to produce bioactive ingredients. A new partnership aims to…
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RespectFarms is officially inaugurating the world's first cultivated meat farm this week, which is built on an existing dairy operation and features an experience centre. Seven months after installing cultivated meat units on Corné van…
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Swedish food tech startup Livoo has unveiled Eco-Oatup, a new protein- and fibre-rich ingredient derived from the pulp left over from oat milk production. In the home of oat milk, one company is turning the leftover okara into a…
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Finnish gas fermentation startup Solar Foods's Solein protein has entered the US with the launch of a new protein powder by Ambrosia Collective's Planta brand. Solar Foods, the company behind the CO2-derived Solein protein, has made its…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Rafael Nadal's Alpro shoutout, Matthew Kenney's new plant-based eatery, and an LCA for Prefer's bean-free coffee. New…
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Nestlé has teamed up with US startup Helaina to advance research on bioactive proteins and develop infant formula using the startup's precision-fermented human lactoferrin, effera. One of the world's first innovators of baby formula is…
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Beyond Meat has begun rolling out its Beyond Immerse line of protein drinks in over 26,000 locations in New York, with NBA star Josh Hart joining as the product's brand ambassador. As the New York Knicks enter the NBA Finals for the…
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