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Future Food Quick Bites: Oshi Salmon, Apricot Kernel Chocolate & Vegan Eggs
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Next Level Burger's new menu, Quorn's £18M injection, and Chocolat Stella's apricot kernel milk bar.
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‘Plant Protein Split’ Must Be Part of Mandatory Reporting on UK Food Sales, Say 200+ Organisations
The UK government's initiative to make reporting of healthy food sales in supermarkets mandatory doesn't go far enough, experts say in a new report.
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Aussie Plant Based Co Makes Comeback with New Products, Nine Months After Liquidation
The Aussie Plant Based Co has re-entered the market with new vegan burgers, sausages and cheeses nine months after being acquired out of liquidation by Smart Foods.
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EU Spotlights Fermentation in Latest Strategy with €350M Funding for Biotech
The EU Commission has set aside €350M in funding opportunities to boost food and biotech innovation, highlighting the "significant potential" of fermentation in its life sciences strategy.
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Governments Spreading Misinformation to Fuel Climate Denial & Inaction: Study
Governments and corporations have intentionally spread climate misinformation to block environmental action and diminish public trust, with Donald Trump identified as a key influencer.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Protein Coffee, Beyond Meat x Lacrosse & Plant-Based Pakistan
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Chike Nutrition's plant protein coffees, a sunflower seed meat alternative, and US physicians' letter to the government.
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Veganz Eyes Turnaround with Launch of Mililk FoodTech & $35M Sale of OrbiFarm
Germany's Veganz Group has established Mililk FoodTech to unlock hidden business value following a 34% drop in sales last year, and will sell its OrbiFarm subsidiary for €30M ($35M).
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Atlantic Natural Foods Agrees to Potential Sale of Loma Linda, Tuno to Filipino Food Giant
Atlantic Natural Foods, the company behind Loma Linda and Tuno, has signed an asset purchase agreement with Philippines-based Century Pacific Food.
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British Startup Multus Taps AI & Automation to Create Serum-Free Media for Cultivated Meat
UK firm Multus Biotechnology has unveiled an animal-free media formulation for cultivated meat, allowing companies to eliminate serum from their products.
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Oyster Bay Venture Capital’s Felix Leonhardt
In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders.
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This Company is Using AI & Fermentation to Create Deforestation-Free Fats
Palm oil and cocoa fats are facing upheaval thanks to their climate and economic costs. For Smey, the solution lies with yeast, fermentation, and AI.
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Make American Biotech Accelerate: Is RFK Jr’s Latest Promise Good News for Food Tech?
US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has pledged to cut red tape and maintain the country's biotech leadership, despite the rollback of a Biden-era biomanufacturing mandate.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Supreme Cheddarton, Vegan Dog Food & Nestlé Layoffs
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Violife's protein-packed Cheddar alternative, Petaluma's plant-based dehydrated dog food, and the EU's vegan labelling war.
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Denny’s Add Full Vegan Breakfast to Permanent Menu at All 1,300 US Locations
Diner-style chain Denny's has rolled out a Plant-Based Breakfast Slam at all its locations in the US, bucking the trend of the wider restaurant industry.
Denny's has reiterated its commitment to plant-based food with a new dairy- and!-->!-->!-->…
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Denmark’s Cellugy Gets €8M EU Funding for Fossil-Free Skincare Materials
Danish biotech firm Cellugy has secured €8.1M via an EU grant to scale up its bio-based alternative to fossil-based skincare ingredients.
To rid the cosmetics industry of its fossil fuel dependence, Danish startup Cellugy has received!-->!-->!-->…
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Exclusive: Mycelium Meat Startup Libre Foods Acquired by Biomanufacturer Firm Planetary
Spanish mycelium meat firm Libre Foods has sold its brand, IP, and key assets to Swiss fermentation manufacturer Planetary.
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Dutch Retailer Albert Heijn Joins Blended Protein Push with Hybrid Meat & Milk Range
Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn has introduced 15 products combining meat and dairy with plant-based ingredients in the largest such rollout of blended proteins yet.
The Netherlands really is going big on blends.
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Malaysian Startup Opens Southeast Asia’s First Innovation Hub for Plant-Based Milk
Pure Mylk, a Malaysian plant-based dairy firm, has opened an innovation hub to help companies bring dairy-free beverages to market.
Malaysia's Pure Mylk has opened The Mylky Way in Selangor, described as Southeast Asia's first dedicated!-->!-->!-->…
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Canada’s New School Foods Expands Into Plant-Based Beef Under New Entity
Canadian whole-cut plant-based meat maker New School Foods has expanded its business structure and diversified from salmon to beef.
Following months of aggressive expansion for its plant-based whole-cut salmon in Canada, New School!-->!-->!-->…
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Cultivated Meat Firm Hoxton Farms Goes All-In On Asia’s Biomanufacturing Prowess
British cultivated pork startup Hoxton Farms has teamed up with Japan's Mitsui Chemicals in its latest move, spotlighting Asia's biomanufacturing leadership.
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Mighty Drinks: UK Plant-Based Milk Startup Seeks Rescue Deal After Entering Administration
British plant-based milk firm Mighty Drinks has entered administration amid rising costs and fundraising challenges, with its future now hanging on a rescue deal.
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