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US food tech startup Fudi Protein has secured early-stage funding to commercialise its alfalfa-based Rubisco protein as an alternative to egg whites, dairy and other "subpar plant-based proteins". Wisconsin-based Fudi Protein has…
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Canada's Pinnacle Food Group has signed an MoU to explore establishing an Open Yeast Platform hub for precision fermentation in Hong Kong. Days after developing a breakthrough fermentation process to create recombinant whey proteins,…
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Swiss food tech startup Yeastup has signed a distribution agreement with DKSH to sell its beer-waste-derived UpFiber Beta-Glucan ingredient in the DACH region. Months after opening an industrial-scale facility to produce proteins from…
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US investment firm KKR is exploring a $10B sale of Flora Food Group, the spreads business it acquired from Unilever in 2018, after abandoning a plan to make its entire offering plant-based. The company behind Country Crock, I Can't…
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Swedish oat milk giant Oatly built on a successful 2025 with 15.6% hike in revenues in Q1 2026, recording its first period of growth in North America in more than a year. Oatly's Gen Z-targeting, taste-first playbook is "beginning to…
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German biotech startup Primogene has raised €4.1M ($4.8M) to commercialise its bioactive molecules, which can replace functional ingredients in infant and elderly nutrition and personal care. Leipzig-based firm Primogene has secured…
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China's Nanjing Agricultural University and Joes Future Food hosted the 2026 Global Forum on Cultured Meat last week, bringing together future food experts from across the world. For cultivated meat to succeed, cross-sector…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Tiba Tempeh's protein bites, Prefer's Brazilian bean-free coffee collab, and Garden Gourmet's vegan tilt. New products…
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A new report explores how China is aligning policy, capital and technology to become the world's alternative protein capital, following its lead from the green energy and mobility sectors. China is in "year zero" of a food systems…
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Private-label brands make up 82% of processed meat sales in the UK, but only 15% of plant-based alternatives – and retailers risk losing out on billions if they don't promote protein diversification. British supermarkets could…
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A majority of cafés in the UK would consider offering oat milk as the default option in milk-based beverages, if consumer demand exists and wholesale prices are lowered. How would you feel if your local coffee shop served your flat…
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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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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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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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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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