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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Exclusive: Eden Brew Gets US GRAS Clearance for Animal-Free Casein & Eyes Supplements Industry
Australian precision fermentation startup Eden Brew has been cleared to sell its cow-free casein protein in the US, and pivoted its immediate focus to health and supplements.
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US Army Pumps $9M Into Biosphere to Produce Gas Protein for Military Rations
Californian startup Biosphere has received a Department of Defense grant worth $9M to build portable bioreactors and produce gas-fermented proteins for the US Army.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Beyond Meat x Taco Bell, Crowdfunding Galore & Marigold Protein
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Taco Bell's Beyond Meat partnership, Sproud's sales and emissions records, and a wave of crowdfunding campaigns.
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Breaking: US Judge Dismisses Onego Bio’s Lawsuit Against The Every Company in Wisconsin
A court in Wisconsin has thrown out Onego Bio's lawsuit against The Every Company in the state for lack of personal jurisdiction. But a parallel lawsuit between the animal-free egg startups will continue in Delaware.
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Germany’s MicroHarvest to Deploy Microbial Protein in 15 Low-Carbon Pet Food Products
German food tech startup MicroHarvest will roll out 15 new products with partners across Europe by the end of June, all fuelled by its waste-upcycled microbial protein.
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Japan’s Organoid Farm Scales Up Cultivated Meat Production & Teases New Facility
As future food regulation progresses in Japan, local startup Organoid Farm has completed a 200-litre demo run for its cultivated beef, ahead of opening a new production plant in 2028.
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EU Confirms 2026 Deadline for Deforestation Regulation Amid US Pressure
The EU expects no further delays to the December 2026 deadline for the deforestation regulation; it suggested this a week after US policymakers urged the Commission to implement the rule in its current form.
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Maple Leaf Foods Revives Yves Veggie Cuisine’s Plant Proteins in Canada
Legacy plant protein player Yves Veggie Cuisine is set to return to Canadian shelves a year after it was discontinued, following its acquisition by meat giant Maple Leaf Foods.
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Beef-Backed Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Ban ‘Meat’ from Cultivated & Plant-Based Protein Labels
A group of bipartisan Congress members have reintroduced a bill that would ban the sale of plant-based and cultivated proteins in the US if they use meat-like terms on their product labels.
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US Army Issues Call to Manufacture Plant-Based Meat for Military Meals in Combat Zones
The US Army has issued a bid to companies and researchers to develop technologies to manufacture alternative proteins for soldiers on the front lines.
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Climate-Smart & Cocoa-Free: Mars Makes Moves to Decarbonise Chocolate Portfolio
Wise to the climate-damaged realities of the cocoa industry, Mars is taking major steps to decarbonise its offerings, from climate-smart farming to bean-free chocolates.
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In Amsterdam, Meat & Fossil Fuel Ads Are Now Officially Banned
Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban advertisements promoting meat or fossil fuels, in light of the city's targets to increase plant-based consumption and lower emissions.
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Beans & Pulses Set to Outpace Meat Sales Globally As Protein Boom Continues
Volume sales of legumes like beans and pulses are predicted to outpace meat in all but one region through to 2030, with the demand for protein showing no signs of tapering off.
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Just One Extra Fava Bean A Day Could Save Europeans €42M in Healthcare Costs
A new report suggests that doubling fava bean production in Europe could save tens of millions in healthcare costs and elevate farmer incomes by 20%.
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Fudi Protein Bags Funding to Make Egg & Dairy Alternatives from Rubisco
US food tech startup Fudi Protein has secured early-stage funding to commercialise its alfalfa-based Rubisco protein as an alternative to egg whites, dairy and other "subpar plant-based proteins".
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Pinnacle Food Group Eyes Open-Source Precision Fermentation Hub in Hong Kong
Canada's Pinnacle Food Group has signed an MoU to explore establishing an Open Yeast Platform hub for precision fermentation in Hong Kong.
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Yeastup Secures Distribution Deal for Dietary Fibre Ingredient Made from Beer Waste
Swiss food tech startup Yeastup has signed a distribution agreement with DKSH to sell its beer-waste-derived UpFiber Beta-Glucan ingredient in the DACH region.
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KKR Explores $10B Sale of Flora Food Group After Ditching Plant-Based Promise
US investment firm KKR is exploring a $10B sale of Flora Food Group, the spreads business it acquired from Unilever in 2018, after abandoning a plan to make its entire offering plant-based.
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