Green Business

US artisan vegan cheesemaker Climax Foods has raised $6.5M, rebranded to Bettani Farms, and hired a new CEO in a major overhaul for the business. Climax Foods is shaking things up with a new name, a new CEO, and a new funding round for…
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Animal Agriculture Alliance, which is funded by the US livestock industry and has a direct line to the FBI, has a database tracking the lives of 2,400 activists. Thousands of animal rights activists and prominent charities are the…
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new standard for plant-based food labelling, which experts say could bolster consumer confidence. While Europe once again debates whether plant-based burgers can…
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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. Adrian Friederich is the Principal at…
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Over 200 companies and organisations have kick-started a campaign calling on MEPs to reject the proposed ban on the use of meat-like terms on vegan product labels. A week before MEPs gather for a plenary vote to ban the use of terms…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Gregorys Coffee's plant protein coffee, Wasted's upcycled pasta, and a new plant-based meat brand in Thailand. New…
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A majority of Americans are buying less beef or giving it up altogether in response to record-breaking prices, a trend set to continue as costs continue to rise. In August, average ground beef prices reached $6.32 per lb in US cities,…
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Plant-based dairy leader Alpro has witnessed sales of both its milk and yoghurt alternatives grow this year, as it focuses on young consumers and new sensory experiences. It’s been eight years since Danone acquired Alpro in a $12.5B…
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US plant-based giant Beyond Meat has proposed an exchange offer for convertible bonds to eliminate over $800M of debt, sending its stock to a record low. Beyond Meat's shares plunged to $1.23, a 36% drop, on Monday, the lowest in its…
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Singapore startup Fattastic Technologies has partnered with Ajinomoto Thailand to explore applications for its healthy plant-based alternative to animal and saturated fats. A fast-emerging player in Asia's alternative fat field,…
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On the heels of its first product launch, US startup Savor plans to ride the alternative fats momentum with big plans for its carbon-derived butter. In early September, over 100 Americans lined up at the patisserie of San Francisco's…
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UK startup Clean Food Group has acquired the assets of Algal Omega 3, giving it access to a million litres of fermentation capacity to produce its yeast-derived oils. Two weeks after securing regulatory approval in multiple markets,…
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Aleph Farms CEO Didier Toubia on why the cultivated meat firm hasn't launched yet, its plans for the UAE, its ongoing fundraise, and comparisons with the dotcom bubble. It has been 21 months since Aleph Farms was approved to sell…
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Gali Artzi, partner and CTO at VC firm PeakBridge, suggests that science is finally catching up to ancient tradition with functional mushrooms – and investors are watching. While consumers wade through wellness trends and superfood…
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Aussie startup Nourish Ingredients has established a global commercial hub in Leiden, Netherlands to scale its precision-fermented fats, amid an ongoing $15M fundraise. A month after being cleared to sell its animal-free meat fat in the…
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Californian natural colourant startup Michroma has teamed up with South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang to scale up its fermentation-derived red dye for food and cosmetics. As artificial dyes get phased out of the food system,…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Bel Group's Stranger Things-inspired vegan cheese, Planta's return, and Veganuary's six-month poll. New products and…
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British plant-based startup This is extending its whole-food focus with the launch of a Burmese-style chickpea tofu in partnership with Germany's Omami. Plant-based startups This and Omami have joined forces to roll out the first…
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Gates Foundation and Novo Nordisk Foundation have extended the Acetate Consortium initiative by another two years with a $25.6M investment to turn CO2 into proteins. It was in June 2023 that Bill Gates's philanthropic foundation teamed…
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Novel fermentation methods to produce alternatives to meat, dairy and eggs could add £9.8B annually to the UK economy by 2050, new analysis shows. Modern approaches to an age-old food production technique could bring in an economic…
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Finland's Solar Foods has developed an egg- and dairy-free mayonnaise made with Solein, its signature protein derived from CO2. It's also three times cheaper. In response to the egg industry's supply chain and price volatilities,…
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