Green Business

Swiss chain Capsule Hotel has become the latest hospitality company to set a food sustainability target to increase the share of plant-based proteins on the menu. Globally, hospitality groups are increasingly recognising the significant…
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The Robertson Foundation has invested $19M in six organisations working to lower methane emissions from the food system via plant-forward dietary shifts and food waste reduction. US grant-making organisation Robertson Foundation is…
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China is repurposing its pharmaceutical manufacturing network to produce novel foods for the global alternative protein industry, strengthening its bid to become a leader in this future-friendly space. In China, the path to tech…
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The Transfarmation Project has opened a demonstration hub in Iowa, turning a former pig factory farm into a space for growing specialty mushrooms. At America's "ground zero" for factory farming, one former hog operation has replaced…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Daiya's protein mac and cheese, Nueva Pescanova's aborted octopus farm plan, and Wildtype's crowdfunding success. New…
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US agrifood tech startup SCO2 has secured $2.65M in seed funding to advance its supercritical carbon dioxide extraction tech, which can recover valuable compounds from food waste for use in various industries. SCO2, a Minnesota-based…
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Canadian plant-based meat startup No Meat Factory has shuttered its $19M facility in Stanwood, US, laying off 123 employees and leaving its British Columbia site as its only production hub. The contraction of the North American…
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Estonian state-owned national metrology institute Metrosert and its Applied Research Centre are constructing a €2M ($2.3M) pilot plant to help biotech companies validate alternative protein and material production. The Estonian…
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Germany's Bauer Group has opened a production and innovation hub for plant-based dairy products in Bavaria to bring its manufacturing in-house. Bauer Group is betting on the strength of Germany's local infrastructure and raw material…
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The Global Sustainable Tourism Council has released a new food and beverage standard that directs certified hotels and restaurants to make at least 30% of their menus plant-based. With hospitality and tourism seen as a key lever for…
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Canadian firm Phytokana Ingredients has secured C$25M ($17.8M) in equity funding to construct a dry fractionation facility for the production of plant-based proteins. Having already obtained hundreds of millions worth of offtake…
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The Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and Imperial College London have launched a future food accelerator to help startups reach commercial scale, connecting them with Danone, Mars, Cargill and Kerry. Bezos Earth Fund is extending…
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Oatly recorded a 15.2% hike in year-on-year sales during Q2 2026, boosting its yearly forecast as the oat milk leader moves to become a "full-on" beverage company. Swedish oat milk maker Oatly is building on its recent growth by…
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Australian dairy and plant-based food major Noumi, known for its Milklab brand, is going private after agreeing to sell all its shares for A$737M ($518M) to Arrovest, which is owned by the billionaire Perich family. After a year-long…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Lavazza's Alpro-endorsed milk frother, HappyVore's kebab collab, and the FDA's self-GRAS update. New products and…
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Israeli food tech startup Plantopia has secured $9M in funding to establish a molecular farming facility to produce casein proteins within sprouted oats. Plantopia, a molecular farming firm growing dairy proteins in oats, has raised $9M…
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A new analysis suggests that waste-fermented microbial lipid alternatives to fats like palm oil and animal fats can already compete with premium cocoa butter on cost. The alternative fat space has been heating up rapidly over the last…
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The Indian government has published a 10-year roadmap to boost the national bioeconomy sector, which includes building the alternative protein sector through manufacturing and regulatory progress. India's commitment to the bioeconomy…
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A new study suggests that consumers in the US and Germany are more accepting of cultivated meat when labelled with that term instead of 'lab-grown'. What do you call cultivated meat to deliver the maximum impact? Do you keep that…
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In its annual sustainability report, Brazilian meat major JBS scrapped its net-zero emissions goal for 2040 and omitted mentions of its earlier target of eliminating supply chain deforestation. JBS, a meat producer that emits more…
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Austrian-American food tech startup BioCraft Pet Nutrition has published a publicly available regulatory dossier for cultivated meat ingredients in pet food, proposing a minimum safety disclosure standard for the industry. To advance…
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