Vegan

The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a pledge to ”make hospital food healthier”, encouraging healthcare facilities to limit processed meat and prioritise non-UPF options like plant proteins. In March, the US…
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Chipotle Mexican Grill's food tech venture fund, Cultivate Next, has made investments in six agrifood tech companies, including regenerative farming company Simpli. Regenerative agriculture has been in sharp focus under the Trump…
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More than 80 alternative protein startups have experienced M&As, insolvency, or closures over the last two years – and investors and founders don’t expect this consolidation trend to stop. ”I think the next generation of food…
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German ingredient giant Crespel & Deiters has teamed up with Finland’s Happy Plant Protein to deploy its one-step dry extrusion technology at commercial scale. Happy Plant Protein, a Finnish company that produces plant proteins via…
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The EU has published its long-awaited Protein Plan, acknowledging the importance of plant-based proteins but failing to set concrete targets to increase production for human use. Europe’s policymakers have embraced plant proteins as a…
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A coalition of over 100 food, farming and nutrition groups is calling on the USDA to expand access to pulse-based ingredients to help schools meet its new protein-rich dietary guidelines. Amid the furore around the meat-promoting update…
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Spanish manufacturer Alimentos Sanygran has acquired the plant-based and organic business assets of Nutrition & Santé’s Iberia arm, including a factory and 60-odd employees. Alimentos Sanygran, a Navarra-based manufacturer of…
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The sustainability non-profit Lever Foundation is expanding its policy initiative to increase plant-based food availability in restaurants, hotels, and retailers in India and Thailand. Lever Foundation, a sustainability non-profit…
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US holding company Livekindly Collective has signed its latest acquisition deal with the purchase of German plant-based foods startup Greenforce. "This category will keep consolidating, which – given our strong position in the market –…
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Spanish plant-based leader Heura has debuted its first non-meat-mimicking products: legume-based veggie burgers that contain twice the protein as the category average. On the back of its first profitable quarter, Barcelona-based Heura…
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In a convergence of cross-Atlantic vegan seafood brands, US startup Bayou Best Foods has taken over Germany's BettaF!sh to bring its shrimp, tuna and salmon alternatives to more consumers. Two years after its establishment, Bayou Best…
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Germany's Planethic Group (formerly Veganz Group) has kickstarted self-administration proceedings to secure its "long-term competitiveness", a year after restructuring the business. Planethic Group, the German holding company formerly…
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Europe's farmers are calling for more support to accelerate a shift towards plant-based farming and diversify their incomes, something the agricultural commissioner has promised as part of the protein plan. The EU has vowed to help…
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US non-profit Food System Innovations has launched a Sustainable Protein Action Lab to bridge the research funding gap and help future food companies accelerate product development. To make the protein transition a success, companies…
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A new study found that plant-based alternatives contained twice as many additives as meat and dairy, but its authors – and a range of experts – say this doesn't necessarily increase health risks. Mainstream media outlets often…
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Beyond Meat is finally bringing its whole-cut mycelium steak to retail shelves in the US, starting with Wegmans and H-E-B. A year after introducing its whole-cut steak in US restaurants, alternative protein pioneer Beyond Meat is…
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Non-dairy milk outperformed its conventional counterpart in the US foodservice sector last year, but sales of plant-based proteins fell despite a narrower price gap with meat. Plant-based alternatives are encroaching upon the market…
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New Zealand startup Andfoods will bring its lentil-based whipped cream to Singapore in the coming weeks, shortly after its black gram protein was mentioned in a Mars patent filing. In March, confectionery giant Mars filed a patent…
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Dutch plant protein player Schouten Europe has acquired Bobeldijk Food Group, which makes a wide range of meat and seafood alternatives. In yet another instance of consolidation in the alternative protein sector, Dutch pioneer Schouten…
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South Korean food giant Pulmuone's US subsidiary has recorded 17% year-on-year growth in tofu sales, outpacing the overall category to meet Americans' appetite for minimally processed proteins. With high-protein, high-fibre and…
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French dairy giant Danone has made its latest functional health acquisition, signing an agreement to buy Australia's Made Group, maker of plant-based yoghurt brand Cocobella. Danone has agreed to acquire Made Group, the Australian owner…
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