South African Startup Scales Up Growth Factor for Low-Cost Cultivated Meat
South Africa's Immobazyme has successfully scaled production of a critical growth factor to lower the cost of cultivated meat, in collaboration with a government-owned research organisation.
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Oatly Returns to Growth in North America As It Navigates Iran War Headwinds
Swedish oat milk giant Oatly built on a successful 2025 with 15.6% hike in revenues in Q1 2026, recording its first period of growth in North America in more than a year.
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Primogene Bags $4.8M to Launch Enzymatic Breast Milk Biomolecules for Infant Formula
German biotech startup Primogene has raised €4.1M ($4.8M) to commercialise its bioactive molecules, which can replace functional ingredients in infant and elderly nutrition and personal care.
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China Convenes Future Food Leaders at the 2026 Global Forum on Cultured Meat
China's Nanjing Agricultural University and Joes Future Food hosted the 2026 Global Forum on Cultured Meat last week, bringing together future food experts from across the world.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Tempeh Protein Bites, Dairy-Free Cold Foam & Garden Gourmet
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Tiba Tempeh's protein bites, Prefer's Brazilian bean-free coffee collab, and Garden Gourmet's vegan tilt.
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How China is Deploying Its Green Energy & EV Playbook to Lead the Protein Transition
A new report explores how China is aligning policy, capital and technology to become the world's alternative protein capital, following its lead from the green energy and mobility sectors.
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Kite Hill’s New Vegan Cream Cheese Has Double the Protein of Dairy
Californian dairy-free brand Kite Hill has introduced a first-of-its-kind cream cheese alternative with twice the protein of its dairy counterparts.
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Opalia Lands $2.3M in Funding to Scale Up & Seek Regulatory Approval for Cell-Based Milk
Canadian startup Opalia has secured C$3.2M ($2.3M) in the first close of a funding round to expand production of its cell-based dairy and pursue regulatory clearance in North America.
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UK Supermarkets Could Earn Billions By Investing in Plant-Based Proteins, Shows Analysis
Private-label brands make up 82% of processed meat sales in the UK, but only 15% of plant-based alternatives – and retailers risk losing out on billions if they don't promote protein diversification.
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57% of UK Coffee Shops Open to Making Oat Milk the Default Option, If Demand & Costs Align
A majority of cafés in the UK would consider offering oat milk as the default option in milk-based beverages, if consumer demand exists and wholesale prices are lowered.
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Friends & Family Pet Food Launches Cultivated Meat for Cats & Dogs in Singapore
US startup Friends & Family Pet Food is rolling out 12 cultivated meat products for cats and dogs in Singapore retail, ahead of a fresh $1.1M funding drive.
Singaporeans can now buy cultivated meat for their furry friends.
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Plant-Based Proteins Have A Taste Problem – This New Startup Has A Fix
Swiss startup SentiaNova has emerged from stealth with a pre-processing technology that removes off-flavours from plant proteins in a bid to tackle one of the industry's most common complaints.
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India’s Newest Entrant to the Plant Protein Category is Dubbed Its ‘Lightest’ Powder Yet
Indian supplements brand Immunosciences has introduced a plant-based protein powder that it claims is the category's "lightest" product, thanks to an enzyme blend that boosts digestibility.
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Exclusive: One of China’s Top Hotels to Turn Half Its Menu Plant-Based by 2029
eLong Hotel Technology, which operates over 3,000 hotels and has 35 million loyalty members in China, has pledged to make 50% of its menu items plant-based within three years.
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Plant-Based Proteins Now Cheaper in Germany As ‘Climateflation’ Drives Up Meat Prices
Meat prices in Germany have risen by 25% since 2021, even as vegan alternatives have become 8% cheaper, according to a new analysis.
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Pentasweet Breaks Ground on $76M Factory for Precision-Fermented Sweet Proteins
Lithuanian food tech startup Pentasweet has begun construction of its €65M ($76M) precision fermentation facility to produce the sweet protein brazzein.
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Opinion: The ‘Vegan’ Label is Losing Power – That’s A Good Thing for Plant-Based Foods
Annamari Jukkola, co-founder and CEO of Finnish dairy-free company Mö Foods, explains why the plant-based movement must embrace the "post-vegan" era.
For more than a decade, 'vegan' was one of the most potent words in food.
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Exclusive: Australian Plant Proteins Enters Retail with ‘Nothing Else’ to Meet Clean-Label Demand
Australian Plant Proteins has launched Nothing Else, a D2C brand of clean-label protein isolate powders, citing consumers' growing appetite for protein among the GLP-1 boom.
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India’s Praj Industries Opens AI-Enabled Precision Fermentation Lab, Signs Government MoU
Indian biotech company Praj Industries has established a new precision fermentation lab in Pune and signed an MoU with a government body to accelerate the technology's industrial scale-up.
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Plant-Rich Europe: Supermarkets Urged to Shift Sales Away from Meat & Dairy
WWF, WRI and other civil society groups are calling on Europe's supermarkets to accelerate the protein transition by increasing the ratio of plant-based food sales.
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Banks Are Failing on Methane Action, with $159B Provided to the Food Industry’s Largest Emitters
The world's largest banks provide lending and bond financing totaling $159B to 15 of the largest methane-emitting food companies, according to a new analysis.
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