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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Kost Capital’s Bodil Sidén
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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Future Food Quick Bites: Ottolenghi’s Beans, Disneyland & Beyond Meat Doc
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Bold Bean Co's Ottolenghi collaboration, Beyond Meat's new documentary, and Miyoko Schinner's upcoming vegan cookbook.
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How This Animal-Free ‘Designer’ Fat Maker Is Reshaping Future Food Economics
Australian firm Nourish Ingredients has completed an industrial-scale production of its animal-free, meat-like fat while keeping costs low – here's how it's doing it.
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Understanding ‘Switching Potential’: Better Taste & Access Could Unlock Thirst for Plant-Based Dairy
Dairy-free milk is the most evolved market in the plant-based industry, and a majority of non-drinkers show a potential to switch if certain barriers are removed.
The majority of people who don't consume oat milk, vegan Cheddar or!-->!-->!-->…
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Actual Veggies’s Veggie Burger Displaces ‘Legacy’ Brand at Fortune 100 Cafeterias
New York-based Actual Veggies has become the exclusive veggie burger supplier for Compass Group-owned Eurest, the caterer for some of the biggest companies in the US.
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This Swiss Startup’s ‘Natural’ Emulsifier Contains Fermented Yeast – And Nothing Else
Swiss fermentation firm Cultivated Biosciences has unveiled a new brand identity and its debut product, a yeast-derived ingredient to replace animal-based and industrial emulsifiers.
Zurich-based Cultivated Biosciences has rebranded to!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Grey Silo Ventures’s Matteo Leonardi
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.
Matteo Leonardi is an Investment Manager at!-->!-->!-->…
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The Banana Benchmark: Can ‘Equivalency’ Carbon Labels Help Us Make Better Food Choices?
What's the best way to relatably communicate the carbon footprint of food products on their packaging?
What do a running man, a banana, and a footprint all have in common?
No, it’s not the start of a bad joke, but each of these items!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: CO2 Ice Cream, Cocoa-Free Chocolate & Beyond Meat x La Vie
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Ajinomoto and Solar Foods's latest product launch, Unity Diner's return, and a new meat-free omakase experience in Hong!-->…
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Protein Shift: This One Change Could Create 70,000 Jobs in the US
Amid trade wars and a potential recession, the solution to a strong US economy could simply be on your plate.
Can growing and eating more plants equal more jobs? That's the central argument from a new report suggesting that the US could!-->!-->!-->…
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Aussie Investment Firm Rescues Leading Plant Protein Manufacturer to Protect Jobs & Farmers
Australian Plant Proteins, which went into insolvency last year, has been acquired by investment firm My Co and will resume operations next month.
My Co, the investment vehicle of the Paule Family Office, has taken over Melbourne-based!-->!-->!-->…
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Choose Ultra-Processed Free: Deliciously Ella Takes on Plant-Based Meat with Whole-Food Push
British vegan food brand Deliciously Ella's latest campaign attacks ultra-processing, which is now among plant-based meat's biggest pain points.
"Consumers en masse aren’t just asking: ‘Is it plant-based?’ but: ‘What’s actually in it?'”!-->!-->!-->…
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Trend Report: From Syrups to Cereal, Protein is Everywhere – These Startups Make Sure It Doesn’t Cost the Earth
We may be overconsuming protein, but the global appetite for the nutrient continues to grow – and future food brands are listening.
Protein-enhanced coffee may have been around for a few years, but how often do you find protein in your!-->!-->!-->…
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This Animal-Free Dairy Startup Launched A Line of Functional Whey Proteins in the US
French precision fermentation startup Bon Vivant has rebranded to Verley and rolled out a range of functional animal-free whey proteins.
Bon Vivant, the animal-free dairy company hailing from Lyon, has introduced a new brand identity!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Paulig Incubator’s Erika Hombert
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.
Erika Hombert is a Senior Investment!-->!-->!-->…
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Odd Burger: Canadian Vegan Chain Nixes Plans to Open 60 US Outlets Amid Geopolitical Tensions
Canada's Odd Burger has halted its US expansion plan amid "increased political tensions", just days after it announced a plan to course through the tariff war between the two neighbours.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Impossible Sliders, Major League Baseball & Cat Jewellery
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods's beef slider rollout, the New York Mets's new vegan sandwich, and Grubby's vegan meal kits for B Corp!-->…
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EatKinda Takes Its Cauliflower Ice Cream to the US Amid Scaling Struggles in New Zealand
New Zealand-based cauliflower ice cream startup EatKinda is moving operations away from its home country to focus on the US amid scaling challenges.
EatKinda, the New Zealand startup making dairy-free ice cream from cauliflower, is!-->!-->!-->…
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NotCo’s AI is Revolutionising the Food Industry – And Big Brands Are Eating It Up
Chile's NotCo pioneered the use of AI in food. Its co-founders explain why they're doubling down on the B2B business, which is growing by triple digits.
Karim Pichara has been working with artificial intelligence (AI) his whole life. “I!-->!-->!-->…
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Why Alpro UK Is Spending Millions to Switch to 100% British Oats for Plant-Based Milk
Danone-owned plant-based dairy giant Alpro has announced that it is moving to a 100% local supply for its oat milk lineup in the UK, powered by a multimillion-pound investment to expand its capacity.
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Hooked Foods CEO: Underwhelming Sales of Plant-Based Leaders Has ‘Scared Investors’
Tom Johansson, co-founder and CEO of Swedish vegan meat maker Hooked Foods, says underperforming big players have "scared" investors interested in the plant-based sector.
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