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Leading Cultivated Meat Startup Vow Cuts 30% of Staff Ahead of Latest Fundraise
Australian cultivated meat startup Vow has laid off 25 employees as it finalises its latest funding round, citing slower-than-expected regulatory processes.
Sydney-based Vow, the only cultivated meat producer globally that has received!-->!-->!-->…
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Exclusive: TurtleTree Shrinks Staff Amid Fundraising Woes, But CEO Insists Lactoferrin Maker Has ‘Exciting Future’
Singapore-based TurtleTree is operating with a skeleton staff as it hopes to secure further investment for its animal-free lactoferrin ingredient.
TurtleTree, the Singaporean precision fermentation specialist working on lactoferrin, has!-->!-->!-->…
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British Airways Debuts Oatly Jiggers As Free Swap on Short-Haul & EuroFlyer Flights
UK flag carrier British Airways will offer passengers free oat milk in Oatly's jigger format onboard its short-haul and EuroFlyer flights.
Plant-based giant Oatly has announced its first partnership of 2025 – and it's a big one.
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Clean Kitchen Club: Influencer-Owned Former Vegan Chain That Added Meat to Menu Shuts Last Location
British fast-food chain Clean Kitchen Club, a formerly vegan business that began serving meat last year, has reportedly ceased operations after closing its last remaining site.
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Better Nature CEO: The UPF Debate Has Lifted the ‘Health Halo’ Around Vegan Food
Elin Roberts, co-founder and co-CEO of Better Nature Tempeh, believes the way people approach dietary change has shifted past vegan eating – and brands must too.
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French Animal-Free Casein Maker Strikes Deal with Ajinomoto to Scale Up Manufacturing
French precision fermentation innovator Standing Ovation has partnered with Ajinomoto Foods Europe to produce its animal-free casein protein at industrial scale.
As it gears up to begin sales of its cow-free dairy protein, Paris-based!-->!-->!-->…
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What If We Ranked Universities Based on How Sustainable Their Food Is?
More and more US universities are making it easier for students to go vegan, but many still lack concrete plant-based goals, according to a new protein sustainability scorecard.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Veganuary Launches, Hospital Caps & A Ted Talk
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a host of launches for Veganuary, several plant-based brand campaigns,!-->…
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Americans Using GLP-1 Drugs Are Spending Less on Groceries & UPFs
US households with at least one user of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are spending 6-9% less on groceries, with the sharpest declines seen in ultra-processed categories.
For Ozempic users, chips, baked goods, calories, and grocery bills are!-->!-->!-->…
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Sage, A Former Vegan Restaurant That Began Serving ‘Regenerative’ Meat, Closes Down After 14 Years
Months after adding meat to its menu, California's formerly vegan restaurant Sage Regenerative Kitchen has shuttered its remaining locations.
One of California's most prominent vegan eateries, Sage Plant Bistro & Brewery shifted!-->!-->!-->…
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EU Invests €5M in Fermentation Project to Create Better-Tasting Vegan Cheeses & Kefir
The EU is banking on fermentation to fuel the protein transition through better-tasting, more nutritious vegan cheese and kefir products.
With vegan cheese the fastest-growing plant-based category in several European markets, the EU is!-->!-->!-->…
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New York Signs Law to Fine Big Oil Polluters $75B Via Climate Change Superfund
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Climate Change Superfund Act to make fossil fuel polluters pay $3B a year for their environmental impacts.
With Donald Trump, who loves fossil fuels and denies climate change, taking!-->!-->!-->…
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Unity Diner: Earthling Ed’s Popular Vegan Restaurant in London Announces Closure
Frequently named one of London's best vegan restaurants, Earthling Ed-owned Unity Diner is set to close after Veganuary due to rising costs.
While Veganuary is usually a celebratory month for plant-based businesses, it spells a!-->!-->!-->…
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Katjes in Patent Dispute with Lindt, Nestlé & Others Over Vegan Chocolate
German confectioner Katjes Fassin is battling European competitors like Lindt and Nestlé over its patent for oat milk chocolate.
Hydrolysed oat flour might seem like an innocuous ingredient, but it's at the centre of a legal dispute!-->!-->!-->…
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2024 Wrapped: The Top 10 Food Tech Wins of the Year
It has been a milestone year for the future food industry, with regulatory approvals, big partnerships, and major court rulings. These are (in chronological order) the 10 biggest wins for food tech in 2024.
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More UK Universities Ending Big Oil Links, But Food & Flying Policies Still Lacking
The number of UK universities barring fossil fuel companies from graduate fairs has increased by 30%, but only 15% have meat-free food outlets on campus.
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Tofu, Tempeh & Alt-Milk Take the Reins As UK Sales of Plant-Based Meat Slide
Brits are buying fewer meat alternatives out of a fear of ultra-processing, which has made traditional proteins like tofu and tempeh the darlings of the UK plant-based industry.
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Loma Linda Maker Pulls Out of Acquisition Deal with Above Food, Citing Inflation & Covid-19 Disruptions
Atlantic Natural Foods, the parent company of Loma Linda and Tuno, has terminated an agreement to be acquired by fellow plant protein maker Above Food.
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Oatly Shuts Singapore Factory As Part of Asset-Light Strategy, Affecting A Total of 59 Employees
Swedish oat milk giant Oatly has announced the closure of its production facility in Singapore, a move that will see a total of 59 workers laid off.
In its latest move to streamline operations and reach profitability, Oatly has!-->!-->!-->…
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These 8 Fashion Tech Material Startups Are Futureproofing Textiles
As awareness about the environmental and welfare detriments of the textile industry grows, a new crop of startups is developing novel alternatives to change the way we dress and live.
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Latest Breakthrough Brings Animal-Free Mozzarella Maker Closer to Price Parity with Dairy
New Culture now needs much less animal-free casein to produce its mozzarella compared to conventional cheese, a critical step in its path to match the price of dairy.
Californian startup New Culture has achieved a significant cost!-->!-->!-->…
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