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Swiss startup SentiaNova has emerged from stealth with a pre-processing technology that removes off-flavours from plant proteins in a bid to tackle one of the industry's most common complaints. Addressing the taste barrier that plagues…
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eLong Hotel Technology, which operates over 3,000 hotels and has 35 million loyalty members in China, has pledged to make 50% of its menu items plant-based within three years. China's hospitality industry is complementing the…
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Meat prices in Germany have risen by 25% since 2021, even as vegan alternatives have become 8% cheaper, according to a new analysis. Lowering meat consumption to align with the national dietary guidelines could help German households…
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Lithuanian food tech startup Pentasweet has begun construction of its €65M ($76M) precision fermentation facility to produce the sweet protein brazzein. Building on the global momentum for sugar alternatives, Lithuania's Pentasweet has…
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Annamari Jukkola, co-founder and CEO of Finnish dairy-free company Mö Foods, explains why the plant-based movement must embrace the "post-vegan" era. For more than a decade, 'vegan' was one of the most potent words in food.  It…
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Indian biotech company Praj Industries has established a new precision fermentation lab in Pune and signed an MoU with a government body to accelerate the technology's industrial scale-up. Biomanufacturing has been in sharp focus in…
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WWF, WRI and other civil society groups are calling on Europe's supermarkets to accelerate the protein transition by increasing the ratio of plant-based food sales. European supermarkets must disclose the share of sales emanating from…
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The world's largest banks provide lending and bond financing totaling $159B to 15 of the largest methane-emitting food companies, according to a new analysis. The Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays, and Bank of America have the highest…
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Japanese conglomerate Ajinomoto has developed a plant-derived transferrin protein alternative that can significantly lower culture media costs for cultivated meat production. In its bid to drive down the cost of producing cultivated…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Project Eaden's vegan ham sandwich, Julienne Bruno's return, and the UK government's U-turn on novel foods. New products…
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Canada's AuX Labs has raised $4M in funding to scale up production of its precision-fermented dairy protein and bring animal-free cheese to pizzerias and cafes. Toronto-based startup AuX Labs has secured fresh funding to commercialise…
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Rewe Group, which operates more stores than any other supermarket in Germany, has launched a blended burger with 70% beef and 30% plant-based ingredients. In another sign of blended meat's wide-reaching potential, Rewe Group has…
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In interviews with the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein, industry stakeholders lay out the challenges faced by the US market for alternative proteins, and the best ways to address them. Alternative proteins are at a "critical…
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Mark Cuddigan, CEO of UK plant-based brand This, says the company is "very close" to achieving annual profitability and explains why it's embracing both meat alternatives and whole-food formats. The startup that made its name on wackily…
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Swiss startup Cosaic has secured $6M in a seed extension round to scale up its yeast-derived emulsifier and advance its regulatory efforts in the US and Europe. Six months after notching a strategic partnership with Ingredion,…
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Alternative protein think tank the Good Food Institute has released its State of the Industry reports for 2025, covering plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated proteins. People across the world bought more plant-based meat and…
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Swiss biomanufacturing startup Planetary has raised $28M in fresh funding to expand its global fermentation infrastructure and licensing platform, and diversify its alternative protein product portfolio. Months after establishing a…
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US supermarket chain Walmart has been hit with a class-action lawsuit for labelling its Bettergoods dairy-free milks as 'plant-based' despite allegedly containing inorganic or animal-derived additives. Walmart, the world's largest…
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UK wellness-focused investor Tooru has agreed to purchase Mylky, a Belgian company selling at-home plant-based milk machines, for £12M ($16.2M). On the back of "phenomenal growth" for its plant-based milk machines, Belgian e-commerce…
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US startup Bond Pet Foods has welcomed German flavour and chemicals giant Symrise as an investor, with the firms partnering to create new precision-fermented products for pet nutrition. Symrise, a global leader in flavours and…
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Finnish food tech startup Happy Plant Protein will deploy its dry extrusion technology in a first-of-its-kind facility in Latvia to process locally grown crops into high-value proteins. Helsinki-based firm Happy Plant Protein is taking…
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