Is Marbling the ‘Holy Grail’ for Plant-Based Steak?
As more and more companies focus on whole-cut plant-based meats, some are relying on fat to produce highly desired marbled textures for consumers – could it be the new 'holy grail' for vegan steak?
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L’Oréal Launches Animal-Free Collagen Skincare in China, As Recombinant Technology Gains Steam
With leading beauty conglomerates announcing new beauty lines featuring recombinant collagen, the potential for China to be a leader in the synthetic biotechnology ingredient industry.
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California Cultured Joins Forces with Japanese Chocolate Giant Meiji for Cell-Based Cocoa Products
US startup California Cultured will see its cell-based cocoa incorporated in products by Japanese chocolate giant Meiji, with a 10-year commercial partnership for the former's Flavanol Cocoa Powder.
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Nestlé Debuts Orgain Better Whey, Its First Animal-Free Protein Powder
Swiss multinational Nestlé SA has debuted its first precision fermentation dairy protein powder, an animal-free and lactose-free whey isolate product dubbed Better Whey under the Orgain brand, which it acquired a majority stake in back in!-->…
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5 Traditional Vegan Treats To Fill Up Your Chinese New Year Candy Box
The Year of the Rat is quickly approaching, which means it’s time to take out your Chinese candy boxes out from your cupboards and fill them up with delicious goodies. While we are big fans of the tradition, many of the sweet treats that!-->…
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New Zealand: Huge Climate Win for Maōri Leader in Case Against Dairy & Fossil Fuel Polluters
New Zealand's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Māori leader Mike Smith's climate case versus fossil fuel and dairy companies, which include Fonterra.
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Cultured Cheddar Slices: Stockeld Dreamery Bets on Fermentation for ‘Third Wave’ of Vegan Cheese
Swedish vegan dairy startup Stockeld Dreamery has launched fermented Cheddar slices called Melt, which it describes as part of the 'third wave' of plant-based cheese.
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One Planet Pizza’s Joe Hill: ‘Selling A Million Vegan Pizzas Took Me By Surprise’
One Planet Pizza co-founder Joe Hill tells Green Queen about the company's uphill battle in the face of Brexit, war and a pandemic; going on The Apprentice; his trouble with misinformation about veganism, and selling a million pizzas.
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Can Microalgae Change the Way You Use Fat Forever? This Michelin-Starred Chef Thinks So
With seed oils on the back burner and olive oil questioned for its climate impact, one company is banking on microalgae, and to convince you, it has sought the help of a three-Michelin-starred chef.
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Meat Misinformation: How Big Beef is Funding Education Schemes to Influence Kids
Today's kids are more vulnerable to climate change than any generation, and thus more inclined to have consumption behaviours that are kinder to the planet – the meat industry is trying to derail that by influencing the education system.
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‘Crossing the Divide’: The Four Worldviews for the Future of Agriculture, and How to Combine Them
With agriculture's impact on the climate becoming clearer than ever, there are distinct views on how best to tackle the problem and enable a healthy, affordable and sustainable food system. A new report looks at the most ideal approach.
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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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Unstuck: What Veganuary Can Learn From Dry January
Veganuary has been a great success, but after a decade of expansion, growth has plateaued. Dissecting the playbook of Dry January, the other global January phenomenon, gives us important marketing lessons we can apply to break into the!-->…
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Mission Impossible: Alt-Meat Giant Now Serves the US Army, Marking a New Avenue for Plant-Based Food
Military culture has always been a dominant driver of our food and cooking habits – by partnering with the US Army, can Impossible Foods bring about a new dawn for plant-based meat?
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Unilever Targets €1.5B in GLP-1 Boosting Plant-Based Food Sales by 2025 to Help Consumers Boost Gut Health
Can our bodies help us create a natural Ozempic effect through vegan food consumption? Unilever is banking on plant-based diets to enhance the gut microbiome and boost consumers' health.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Valentine’s Specials, Scotch Eggs & Greek Dragons’ Den
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Fortnum and Mason's cultivated scotch egg tasting, a Dragons' Den deal!-->…
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Yali Bio Announces ‘World’s First’ Yeast-Derived Breast Milk Fat from Precision Fermentation
Californian startup Yali Bio has created what it claims is the world's first breast milk fat made from yeast, using precision fermentation to allow infant formulas to more closely match the nutrition provided by human milk.
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Dunkin’ Lawsuit: Is It Discriminatory to Have a Non-Dairy Milk Surcharge?
Dunkin' is being sued for $5M under the Americans with Disabilities Act, with plaintiffs alleging that the surcharge on plant-based milk discriminates against people with lactose intolerance. Do their claims stack up?
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Heura Raises €40M Series B as Startup Promises Profitability in Boost to Plant-Based Industry
Spanish plant-based meat startup Heura has raised €40M ($43M) in a Series B round, in what is one of the largest investments in a vegan company in 2023. The company is now on the path to profitability and will look to license its tech and!-->…
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What the US FDA Reorganisation Means for Alternative Protein Regulation
Sparked by the infant formula crisis, the FDA is about to undergo a major overhaul that will transform its human foods programme and regulatory affairs teams – what does this mean for alternative proteins?
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As GOOD Meat & UPSIDE Foods End Restaurant Collabs, What’s Next for Cultivated Meat Tastings?
The restaurants serving cultivated meat in Singapore and the US have stopped doing so – as the industry enters a crucial year for regulation and commercialisation, what's next for consumers hoping to taste cultured meat?
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