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The First Cultivated Pork Filet Debuts In the U.K.
BSF Enterprise, a biotech-focused investment company, says its subsidiary 3D Bio-Tissues has produced the first cultivated steak in the U.K. made from pork cells.
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This Whole-Cut Raw Salmon Filet Is Made Entirely Out of Plants
Toronto-based New School Foods has released its first product: a plant-based whole-cut salmon filet it says looks, cooks, tastes, and flakes just like conventional salmon.
New School Foods' vegan fish release comes on the heels of $12!-->!-->!-->…
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USDA Foreign Ag Service To US Plant-Based Brands: Export To Germany Where 55% Are Flexitarians
A new report is encouraging US plant-based brands to export to Germany, describes as the 'fastest-growing plant-based meat market in Europe'
While the US mainstream media is on a headline rampage against plant-based meat, the US!-->!-->!-->…
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Eastern Europe’s First Cultivated Meat Makes the Case for Microalgae Cells
Czech food tech startup Mewery has debuted what it says is the world's first cultivated meat made to use microalgae cells.
Made from a mix of pork cells and microalgae cells, Mewery has released its first cultivated meat prototype and!-->!-->!-->…
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General Mills Backs $6.4 Million Seed Round for Food Coloring Made From Fungi
Michroma, the California-based biotech startup working to develop natural colorants from fungi, has closed a $6.4 million Seed funding round.
Michroma's new funding was led by Supply Change Capital, a food tech VC backed by 301 INC, the!-->!-->!-->…
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Anne Hathaway Backs Precision Fermentation Platform for a ‘Better Future’
Actress Anne Hathaway has invested in The Every Co., a leading precision fermentation protein platform aimed at bringing sustainable alternatives to the food system.
In her first B2B investment, the Academy-Award-winning actress Anne!-->!-->!-->…
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TiNDLE Launches 6 New Plant-Based Chicken Products At 6,000+ German Grocery Stores
Singaporean foodtech TiNDLE Foods has launched a line of new plant-based chicken products in 2,200 stores across Germany in collaboration with the country's largest retailer EDEKA Group, as well as a limited-time release at 4,200 Netto!-->…
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Anonymous Source Suggests Impossible Foods Laying Off 20% Of Its Workforce
Citing an anonymous source 'familiar with the matter', Bloomberg reported today that California-based plant-based meat startup Impossible Foods is going to lay off 20% of its workforce or approximately 100 employees.
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Chefs Aren’t Just Ready for Alternative Protein, They’re Leading the Shift: Survey
A new survey shows chefs around the world are embracing alternative proteins at a rapid pace and with optimism about the changing landscape.
Despite US alternative protein retail sales last year dipping for a number of brands including!-->!-->!-->…
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Moon Magic Takes on Big Chocolate With Low-Sugar, Dairy-Free ‘World’s First’
Claiming the title of the "world's first" vegan, no-sugar-added, low-calorie, milk chocolate, Canada's Moon Magic has announced the launch of six chocolate bars.
According to Moon Magic, while the good-for-you chocolate market has!-->!-->!-->…
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Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Spent Beer Grains Land In Novel Vegan Protein Blends
SolvPro, the new line of vegan plant protein blends from Osage Foods, is made using EverPro — the upcycled grain from beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Osage Foods, the Missouri-based provider of ingredients and ingredient systems, has!-->!-->!-->…
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Paint it Green: Meat & Dairy’s Top Greenwashing Tactics, Exposed
Notes From the Frontlines of the Sustainable Food Movement – an opinion column by Irina Gerry
If cows were a country, they would compete with the United States for the title of the world’s second-highest emitter. Cows alone produce 5!-->!-->!-->…
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RESPECTfarms: New Project Explores Decentralizing Cultivated Meat By Supporting Farmers
A new research project from Respect Farms aims to bring cultivated meat production to conventional agricultural operations.
The 18-month feasibility research project is underway with €900,000 in support funding from European!-->!-->!-->…
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Meati Opens An ‘Infinitely Scalable’ Mycelium ‘Mega Ranch’ to Rival Big Meat
Things are getting meaty over at Meati as the mycelium mushroom meat producer opens a large-scale production facility it says can rival the output of conventional animal farms.
Following a Series C funding round that brings!-->!-->!-->…
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Väcka Cracks Open Melon Seeds As the Next Big Dairy-Free Cheese Trend
Spanish food tech startup Väcka, says it filed a patent application for the first-to-market dairy-free cheese made from melon seeds.
Forget soy, coconut, and cashew — the newest trend in dairy-free cheese is...melon seed?!-->!-->!-->…
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Mycorena and Revo Foods Hook €1.5 Million for 3D Mycoprotein Seafood
A partnership between Austria's Revo Foods and Sweden's Mycorena has yielded a €1.5 million grant from the Swedish innovation agency, Vinnova, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, and the EU funding program, Eurostars.
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Another French Startup Is Taking On the Meat Industry
Dévore Food, the Frech plant-based meat startup founded by conventional meat lovers, has released its first products.
More than two years of development have delivered with Dévore says are meat analogs that offer improved taste,!-->!-->!-->…
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Sensible Raises $12 Million for ‘Healthier, More Sustainable, and More Humane’ Hot Dogs
Canada's Sensible Hot Dogs has gone public on the NEO Exchange and raised nearly $12 million in non-brokered private financing for its plant-based hot dogs.
Sensible took its plant-based hot dog business public last month, launching on!-->!-->!-->…
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Aleph Farms Is the First Cultivated Meat Company to Earn Positive Kosher Ruling
Israel's Chief Rabbi, David Baruch Lau, issues ruling that says cultivated steak from Israel-based Aleph Farms is kosher.
Cultivated meat startup Aleph Farms has achieved an industry first. Jewish people who observe kosher rules — only!-->!-->!-->…
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The Live Green Co. Aims to Clean Up Food Labels With AI-Powered Precision Fermentation
AI startup The Live Green Co., which has developed a platform dubbed 'Charaka', used to discover plant-based replacements for animal ingredients, synthetics, and highly processed ingredients has unveiled a precision fermentation division.
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NewFish Partners with Cawthron Institute to Develop Sustainable ‘Blue’ Algal Protein
New Zealand's NewFish and the Cawthron Institute have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at commercializing microalgae for use in specialized protein.
Alternative seafood startupNewFish, with offices in New Zealand and the U.S.,!-->!-->!-->…
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