Green Business

Beyond Meat's revenues fell to a record low in 2025, with the company hoping its move into other categories and debt restructuring deal will support its path to "sustainable operations". After two rounds of delays, Beyond Meat – or…
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French precision fermentation startup Standing Ovation has raised €30M ($34.2M) in Series B and non-dilutive funding to commercialise its cow-free casein protein, starting with the US. The French government and two of the country's…
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The Swiss Federal Court has rejected Danone's appeal to allow it to use the word 'milk' in the labelling of its Alpro This Is Not M*lk product, echoing a decision in the UK earlier this year. The plant-based industry's fight for…
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Having partnered with some of the world's largest ingredient companies, Kokomodo is seeking clearance to sell its cell-based cacao by next year, paving the way for its use across a range of products. Kokomodo is advancing its path to…
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Impossible Foods has infringed two trademarks held by influencer Joel Runyon and his company Impossible HQ, a jury decided, awarding the latter $3.25M in damages. Plant-based meat leader Impossible Foods has lost a trademark lawsuit…
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Abillion, a platform that enabled people to review and rate plant-based products and restaurants, has closed down after failing to "overcome the realities of the current fundraising environment". Despite surpassing its 2024 investment…
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US startup California Cultured has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for its cell-based cocoa powder and notified the FDA of its determination. It's currently fundraising and eyeing a launch later this year. Having already landed deals…
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French dairy-free cheese startup Jay&Joy, which also owns Les Nouveaux Affineurs, has raised €2M ($2.3M) to expand its presence across the UK and Europe. From Camembert to Brie, cheese is one of France's most famed exports. One…
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Katie Cantrell, co-founder and CEO of behavioural change non-profit Greener By Default, argues why the food industry needs to rethink its approach to nudging plant-based choices. Recent publications have rightly drawn attention to the…
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Australian future food advocacy groups Food Frontier and Cellular Agriculture Australia have merged to accelerate research, policy breakthroughs, and regulatory progress for sustainable proteins. Since the highs of 2020-21, the…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods's 404 Day party, Armored Fresh's Piilk protein shakes, and Upside Foods's cultivated meat lawsuit in…
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Italian food tech startup Foreverland has bagged €6M ($7M) in funding to fuel the European expansion of its cocoa-free chocolate alternative, Choruba. At the start of the year, Foreverland announced product launches featuring its…
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Australian biomanufacturing specialist Cauldron Ferm has raised $13.25M in funding to expand its "hyper-fermentation" platform with retrofitted facilities and meet government and corporate demand. Scale and cost efficiency have always…
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Nearly four months after making a string of acquisitions, Bettani Farms is looking to overhaul vegan cheese with ramped-up distribution and a "high-stretch" mozzarella alternative. 2025 was a transformational year for Bettani Farms. …
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Finnish startup Enifer has filed a GRAS notification to the US FDA for its Pekilo mycoprotein, marking a step towards large-scale partnerships for high-protein applications, including blended meat. To pump up the sustainable protein…
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Beyond Meat has rebranded to Beyond The Plant Protein Company as it expands into whole-food proteins and drinks – is the vegan pioneer having an identity crisis reflective of the times? As with many food businesses post-pandemic,…
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At this year's Future Food-Tech conference in San Francisco, the policy spotlight shone bright, with artificial intelligence set to play a big role in the sustainable food industry. The swashbuckling policy shifts from the Trump…
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Czech food tech startup Mewery has achieved one of the highest yield densities in the cultivated meat sector, and is now halfway through a €7M ($8M) fundraising effort. Mewery has taken a major step to move its cultivated pork from…
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Ingredient giant Ingredion has partnered with AI protein discovery platform Shiru to commercialise next-gen prebiotics for the GLP-1-fuelled era of gut health. Protein, fibre, artificial intelligence (AI), and gut health – these are…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Elmhurst 1925's new protein shakes, Fitgreenmind's vegan documentary, and Japan's new cell ag communication guide. New…
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Planta, a pioneer in the North American plant-based restaurant industry, has been forced into liquidation after attempts to resurrect the sushi chain were unsuccessful. In one of the biggest markers of the struggles faced by plant-based…
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