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Fermentation Sector Needs $500B Investment to Unlock Biotech’s True Potential: Report
The advanced biotech sector can cut global emissions by 5% and create $1T in annual economic value, but only with major investments to derisk scale-up and ensure cost competitiveness.
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Scientists Call on Australian Government to Develop National Bioeconomy Strategy
Australia must develop a national bioeconomy strategy and invest in new infrastructure to unlock key economic growth opportunities, scientists say in a new report.
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EU Spotlights Fermentation in Latest Strategy with €350M Funding for Biotech
The EU Commission has set aside €350M in funding opportunities to boost food and biotech innovation, highlighting the "significant potential" of fermentation in its life sciences strategy.
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Governments Spreading Misinformation to Fuel Climate Denial & Inaction: Study
Governments and corporations have intentionally spread climate misinformation to block environmental action and diminish public trust, with Donald Trump identified as a key influencer.
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Is Denmark’s EU Presidency A New Dawn for the Plant-Based Transition?
As Denmark kicks off its EU Council presidency, it is spearheading efforts to shift the bloc towards a plant-based food system.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Protein Coffee, Beyond Meat x Lacrosse & Plant-Based Pakistan
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Chike Nutrition's plant protein coffees, a sunflower seed meat alternative, and US physicians' letter to the government.
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Global Banks Cut Factory Farming Investments By Half in 2024, But Sustainability Funding Lags
While the world's leading finance institutions significantly divested from industrial animal agriculture last year, factory farming still received five times more funding than sustainable systems.
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Could the EU’s Biotech Act Finally Break the Novel Food Approval Deadlock?
In a potentially big win for cultivated meat and precision fermentation, the EU is set to publish a document outlining its push to overhaul and fast-track novel food approval.
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Social Media Mixed Bag in Food Waste Fight: Influencers Educate Against It While Promoting Impulse Buys
The use of social media can help reduce individuals' food waste, but it also drives impulse purchases, presenting a conundrum for businesses looking to shrink their climate footprint.
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Make American Biotech Accelerate: Is RFK Jr’s Latest Promise Good News for Food Tech?
US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has pledged to cut red tape and maintain the country's biotech leadership, despite the rollback of a Biden-era biomanufacturing mandate.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Supreme Cheddarton, Vegan Dog Food & Nestlé Layoffs
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Violife's protein-packed Cheddar alternative, Petaluma's plant-based dehydrated dog food, and the EU's vegan labelling war.
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Texas, America’s Largest Beef Producer, Becomes Seventh State to Ban Cultivated Meat
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has made the state the seventh in the US to ban the sale of cultivated meat. He has also ordered an investigation into ultra-processed foods.
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Vow Makes History As First Startup to Serve Cultivated Meat at Australian Restaurants
Sydney-based Vow received regulatory approval to sell cultivated meat in Australia and New Zealand, which will begin appearing on restaurant menus in the coming weeks.
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Belém Declaration: UN Members Urged to Develop Plant-Based Action Plans by COP32
Regional government leaders, activists and stakeholders have signed a declaration calling on UN member states to create national plans to promote healthy and sustainable diets.
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EU Backs 16 Future Food Startups Tackling Climate Crisis
The EU has extended its track record of investing in climate-smart food tech startups amid rising inflation and environmental threats in the region.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Protein Lattes, Food Tech Hubs & Tempeh Innovation
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a host of protein lattes, Better Nature's tempeh rollouts, and Meatable's presentation at a Wall Street Journal forum.
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Opinion: Why Are Cultivated Meat Bans Getting So Much Attention?
Owen Ensor, co-founder and CEO of British cultivated pet food startup Meatly, on why political bans shouldn't deter investors from the alternative protein ecosystem.
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US FDA to Develop Definition of Ultra-Processed Foods
The regulation of ultra-processed foods has been the talk of US food policy ever since Robert F Kennedy Jr took office – the FDA will soon weigh in.
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Everyone Who Tasted Cultivated Meat Opposed A Ban, Finds Tufts Study
A study of Upside Foods' cultivated meat tasting shows what consumers want from these proteins and what they don't want from their lawmakers.
On June 27, 2024, a California company took a stand against the state of Florida.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly Lookbook, Kraft Heinz NotCo & McDonald’s Jackfruit Burger
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's recipe lookbook, Villareal CF's tofu seminar, and People Magazine's plant-based awards.
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The 20 Things Plant-Based Brands Should Know About Ultra-Processed Foods
UPFs have become public enemy number one, and the plant-based meat sector has been caught in the media crossfire. Here's everything CPG brands and founders need to know.
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