Future Food Quick Bites: Karen Carney Goes Beyond, Carbon Butter & Billie Eilish
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Beyond Meat's partnership with Karen Carney, a wave of British launches, and Savor's bakery debut.
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Bond Pet Foods Gets US FDA Nod for Yeast-Brewed Lamb Protein Created with Hill’s Pet Nutrition
US company Bond Pet Foods has obtained a 'no questions' letter from the FDA, enabling it to sell the precision-fermented lamb protein it developed with Hill's Pet Nutrition for use in dog food.
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SuperMeat Bags $6M in Funding & Eyes Switzerland Launch of Cultivated Chicken
Cultivated meat startup SuperMeat has raised $6M in fresh financing, as part of a targeted $10M Series A4 round, and filed for regulatory approval in Switzerland.
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As Asians Choose Dogs Over Babies, Mars & Big Food Players Hunt Next-Gen Pet Food Innovations
Mars Petcare has launched another edition of its global pet food innovation programme for sustainable proteins and fats, with an amplified focus on Asia-Pacific.
The market for sustainable pet food solutions has never been hotter.
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Chilean Court Lets NotMilk Keep Its Name, But Hands Big Dairy A Win Too
Chilean food tech unicorn NotCo can continue using the trademark 'NotMilk' on its plant-based milk, but can't use 'milk' and related imagery anywhere else on its packaging, the Supreme Court has ruled.
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Adamo Foods Gets €10M EU Grant to Bring Whole-Cut Mycelium Steak to UK in 2027
UK startup Adamo Foods has won a €10M ($11.7M) grant from the EU's Horizon Europe programme for a project to use industry sidestreams to scale up and launch its whole-cut mycelium meat.
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Enifer Brings Pekilo Mycoprotein to Dog Treats with Rovio Pet Foods
Finnish startups Enifer and Rovio Pet Foods have teamed up to launch a semi-moist dog treat made with Enifer's Pekilo mycoprotein ingredient.
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Impossible Foods Must Pay Lawyer Fees to Influencer for Forcing Trademark Trial, Rules Judge
A US federal judge has asked Impossible Foods to pay the attorneys' fees incurred by influencer Joel Runyon and his company Impossible HQ after his $3.25M trademark victory in March.
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The Every Company Asks Court to Sanction Onego Bio Over ‘Duplicative’ IP Lawsuits
The Every Company has filed a motion asking a Delaware court to sanction Onego Bio for "improper duplicative litigation". The latter, in turn, accuses The Every Co of contradicting statements made under oath.
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Moolec Science Advances GLA-Rich Safflower Oil for Use in Pet Food, Nutrition & Green Energy
Molecular farming pioneer Moolec Science has completed the first phase of the industrialisation of its GLA-rich safflower oil, and has kicked off a new sowing campaign and a move into renewable energy.
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Danone to Lay Off 114 Employees After Shutting Plant-Based Dairy Factory
Danone is closing its plant-based dairy facility in New Jersey, which made products for its Silk and So Delicious brands, laying off 114 employees amid a slowdown in its non-dairy business.
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LanzaTech & DTU to Open Biofoundry to Turn Carbon Emissions Into High-Value Products
US synbio firm LanzaTech has partnered with the Technical University of Denmark’s Bright hub to set up a biofoundry that can recycle waste CO2 emissions into biofuels, sustainable materials, and more.
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Ruby Bio Hits Fermentation Breakthrough for Clean-Label Emulsifiers
Californian food tech startup Ruby Bio has demonstrated fermentation titers above 100g per litre for its clean-label emulsifiers, paving the way for large-scale, cost-competitive production.
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Prodalim Acquires Better Juice to Drive Sugar Reduction in Better-For-You Beverages
Better Juice, a startup that uses microbial enzymes to turn fruit sugars into dietary fibre and non-digestible molecules, has been acquired by Dutch juice giant Prodalim.
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Oterra & Debut to Develop Precision-Fermented Alternative to Red 40 Food Dye
Oterra has teamed up with Debut Bio to develop and scale a natural alternative to Red 40, a petroleum-derived food dye linked to ill health in children.
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Phytokana Lands $330M in Sales Agreements to Support Fava Bean Protein Plant
Canada's Phytokana Ingredients has secured C$450M ($330M) in offtake agreements for its fava bean products, supporting its planned commercial-scale facility in Alberta.
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German Dairy Major Müller Scoops Up Legacy Plant-Based Milk Player Berief Food
German dairy giant Müller has agreed to acquire local plant-based milk pioneer Berief Food, which will continue to operate as a largely independent unit.
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Tasty Awards: Violife on Solving the ‘Tension Between Taste & Nutrition’ with Plant-Based Dairy
Violife won more honours than any other brand at the 2026 Tasty Awards. Its commercial lead, Meryem Leyoussi, explains how the company is balancing taste and nutrition.
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Meatly Raises $14M to Build Europe’s Largest Cultivated Meat Facility
UK startup Meatly has raised £10M ($14.1M) to establish Europe's largest cultivated meat facility in London, with pet food product launches slated for 2027.
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Naturbeads Gets €4.1M EU Funding to Replace Microplastics with Cellulose Materials
UK startup Naturbeads has received a €4.1M ($4.8M) EU grant to support the construction of a new factory in Italy to produce cellulose-based alternatives to microplastics.
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Beyond Meat Endures Another Poor Quarter As It Charts New York Rollout of Protein Drinks
Beyond Meat experienced a 15% decline in sales in Q1 2026, with hopes of a turnaround hinged on retail launches of its plant protein drinks and mycelium steak.
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