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NovoNutrients Closes $18M Series A to Make Protein from CO2 for People & Pets
US alternative protein startup NovoNutrients has raised $18M in a Series A funding round ahead of opening its pilot facility, with a renewed focus on humans and pets.
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Pet Food Startup Meatly on Cultivated Meat: ‘Changing Food Habits Transcend Politics’
Meatly CEO Owen Ensor and CSO Helder Cruz take us behind the scenes of the UK's regulatory process for cultivated meat, and reveal that it will start with dog food first.
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The Pack CEO Talks Crowdfunding Campaign, UK Government & the Challenges of Vegan Pet Food
Damien Clarkson, co-founder and CEO of UK vegan dog food brand The Pack, explains why the company has launched a crowdfunding campaign, the lack of government support, and a possible move into cultivated meat.
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BioCraft Pet Nutrition’s Cultivated Mouse Meat Now Costs the Same as Premium Pet Food
Austrian-American cultivated meat startup BioCraft Pet Nutrition has achieved price parity with premium pet food by reimagining the growth media for its mouse meat.
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Meatly’s Protein-Free Culture Medium Dramatically Cuts the Production Cost of Cultivated Meat
British cultivated meat company Meatly has created a first-of-its-kind protein-free culture medium that can significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing these proteins.
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VEGDOG Debuts Dog Treats with MicroHarvest’s Hypoallergenic Microbial Protein Ingredient
German startups VEGDOG and MicroHarvest have teamed up to release a microbial protein-based treat for dogs, which boasts environmental superiority and supports pets with allergies.
Pet food brand VEGDOG will soon roll out Pure Bites, a!-->!-->!-->…
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UK Regulatory Approval for Cultivated Meat Looms with New Proposed Rules, As Meatly Expects Greenlight for Pet Food Within 3 Months
Meatly, the British startup making cultivated meat for pets, has indicated that it expects to get the regulatory greenlight to sell its cat food within three months, which would make it the first company in the sector to go to market in!-->…
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Bond Pet Foods and Hill’s Pet Nutrition Reach Scaling Milestone for Precision-Fermented Proteins
US companies Bond Pet Foods and Hill's Pet Nutrition have announced a milestone development in their partnership, trading two tonnes of precision-fermented proteins to create animal-free products for our furry friends.
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Wild Earth’s Ryan Bethencourt: ‘Our Mission is to Make Killer Food, Without the Killing’
In an exclusive interview with Green Queen, Wild Earth co-founder and alt-protein investor Ryan Bethencourt talks the death threats he's received, his experience with Shark Tank and Mark Cuban, his investment criteria, learning from Tesla,!-->…
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Patent Pending: Paleo Eyes Booming Animal-Free Pet Food Market with Precision-Fermented Myoglobin
Belgian precision fermentation startup Paleo is venturing into the pet food market, having filed what it claims is the world's first patent application for the use of animal-free, yeast-based myoglobin in these products.
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Cultivated Pet Food Gains Steam as Czech Startup Says It Is Cleared For Sale After Listing On EU Feed Register
There have been a host of developments in the cultivated pet food sector of late, headlined by Czech startup Bene Meat Technologies officially listing its feed on the EU feed register, which it says clears it for sale.
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Cult Food Science Launches Vegan Cat Treats Under Noochies Brand
Canadian alt-protein platform Cult Food Science has launched vegan cat treats under its sub-brand Noochies. The new product uses the company's patented Bmmune nutritional yeast ingredient.
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If All Dogs and Cats Went Vegan, We Could Feed 520 Million People – New Research
A new peer-reviewed study has found that if the world's dogs and cats went vegan, it could have tremendous benefits for the climate and global food security. It would help feed nearly 520 million people, conserve land the size of multiple!-->…
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Vegan Cats May Be Healthier Than Those on Meat-Based Diets, Finds New Study
Cats on a plant-based diet could be healthier than those fed meat, with owners reporting fewer visits to the vet, reduced medication use and assessments of severe illness, and more vets describing vegan cats as healthy, according to a new!-->…
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UK Vegan Dog Food Brand The Pack Unveils ‘Europe’s First’ Oven-Baked Kibble, Confirms Expansion Plans
UK plant-based startup The Pack has launched what it claims is Europe's first nutritionally complete oven-baked vegan dried dog food. The brand is championing the new kibble's palatability over conventional extruded dog food, following a!-->…
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Cult Food Science and Umami Bioworks Unveil World’s First Cultivated Fish Cat Food Brand
Canadian cultivated meat innovator Cult Food Science has collaborated with Singapore-based cultured seafood producer Umami Bioworks to unveil Marina Cat, a cultivated pet food brand. It will combine Umami's cultivated red ocean snapper and!-->…
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Because Animals Rebrands to BioCraft As It Doubles Down on Cultivated Pet Food
BioCraft Pet Nutrition, previously known as Because Animals, has unveiled its rebranded identity as part of its focus on revolutionizing the pet food industry through the development and commercialization of cultivated meat.
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Because Animals Sells Off “Discontinued” Products To Former Co-Founder To Accelerate Cultivated Pet Food Technology
Cultivated meat innovation company CULT Food Science says it has acquired consumer brand assets and product formulations from cultivated pet food startup Because Animals. Because CEO Shannon Falconer says the company sold "discontinued"!-->…
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Plant-Based Diets Provide Complete and Balanced Nutrition for Dogs, Study Finds
A new study provides evidence that plant-based diets can offer complete and balanced nutrition for adult dogs.
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Plant-Based Pet Food Brand The Pack Closes a Packed £835,000 Seed Round
Plant-based dog food brand The Pack has closed an £835,000 Seed funding round.
The Seed funding round for the U.K. based pet food brand was led by Scelta Mycofriends B.V., Veg Capital, Kale United, Akoleo and Silicon Valley VC Accel, as!-->!-->!-->…
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Hong Kong Exotic Pet Addiction Is A Travesty For Biodiversity Says New Report
Hong Kong’s penchant for keeping exotic animals as pets is putting species at risk of extinction, a new study claims. Between 2015-2019, four million animals were imported into the country to be kept domestically, heightening the risk of!-->…
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