With Help From Jaguar Land Rover, Uncaged Innovations Raises $2 Million for Bio-Based Leather
Uncaged Innovations, a biomaterials startup focused on sustainable leather alternatives, has raised $2 million in a Pre-Seed funding round.
Uncaged's funding comes from investors, including InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR)!-->!-->!-->…
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An In-Depth Look At Soy Sauce, Asia’s Favourite Condiment
On a Twitter thread (where all intellectual conversations begin, naturellement) where fellow food writer Clarissa Wei lamented the fact that so little has been written in English about East Asian soybean-based sauces, I chimed in with!-->…
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Breaking: Upside Foods, Eat Just Earn USDA Label Approval for Cultivated Meat: ‘A Major Step Forward’
California's Upside Foods earns USDA label approval for its cultivated meat just days after Eat Just earned the same clearance for its cultivated chicken, bringing cell-based meat one step closer to American plates.
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7 Big Signals That Prove The End Of Fossil Fuels Is On The Horizon
Are fossil fuels really on the way out?
For years, climate scientists and environmental activists have been calling for the end of fossil fuels as the number one thing that must happen if we are to save the planet. They have fought!-->!-->!-->…
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Renewal Mill Secures Initial Series A Funding for Diverted Food Waste Flour Blends
The upcycled food innovator, Renewal Mill, has successfully secured the initial phase of its Series A funding round.
The undisclosed financing round was led by Beyond Impact Advisors and ICA Fund.
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Impossible Foods’ New Ads Will Make You Want to Switch Up Your Meat
It's the Summer of Impossible according to a stellar new ad campaign for Impossible Foods from Terry Crews' Super Serious creative agency.
No one wants summer to end and Impossible Foods is making that known even before the season is!-->!-->!-->…
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10 Myths About the Plant-Based Diet Debunked By a Cardiologist (Plus: All the Benefits!)
While veganism has become one of the hottest trends recently, there are still loads of myths about the meat and dairy-free diet. Now, Dr. Alberto García Guerrero, a cardiologist and expert in plant-based nutrition, has dispelled some of!-->…
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Organic Labeling and Logos – Get The Facts
What's in a label? Here's why organic labeling and logos matter—and what they actually mean.
We always need more facts as conscious consumers. We do not live in an ideal world. There is no choice you can make at the grocery store that!-->!-->!-->…
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Climax Foods Debuts ‘World’s First’ Plant Casein: ‘One of the Most Important Scientific Breakthroughs’
AI food tech startup, the Bay-Area-based Climax Foods Inc., has debuted what it says is the world's first plant-based ingredient that mimics the functionality, flavor, texture, melt, and stretch of the dairy protein casein.
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Vegan Seafood Startup Plantish Rebrands as Oshi As It Eyes Global Market
Plantish, the innovative Israeli company acclaimed for its cutting-edge plant-based salmon produced via unique, patent-pending additive manufacturing technology, has announced a rebrand to Oshi.
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Greenwashing: A Guide To Spotting All Kinds of Green Sheen From Greencrowding to Greenhushing
From greenlabelling to greenlighting: here's a guide to greenwashing vocabulary in all its shapes and forms, as well as examples to help you spot them.
So you’ve heard of greenwashing. But there’s a whole host of ways companies are!-->!-->!-->…
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The 7 Best Plant-Based Sources For Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for health and wellbeing. Many people believe that omega-3s can only be found in non-plant-based sources such as fatty fish. However, there are many plant-based foods that do contain omega-3s, and!-->…
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UK’s Meatless Farm Makes Team Redundant As It Prepares For Bankruptcy
Meatless Farm, the UK-based plant-based meat company founded in 2016 by Danish entrepreneur Morten Toft Bech, may be facing bankruptcy after being unable to secure additional funding.
As first reported by The Grocer today, a notice of!-->!-->!-->…
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Can JBS Distance Itself From the ‘Deforestation Beef’ Label With Cultivated Meat and Methane Biogas?
Brazilian meat processing giant JBS has announced that its first large-scale cultivated meat production plant is in development by its subsidiary, BioTech Foods, located in Spain as it adds methane biodigesters in nine Brazilian cities.
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Alt Protein’s Design Language: Creating Mainstream Desire To Drive Food System Change
Alt protein brands are out there to save the world. But without creating mainstream desire they won’t win the hearts and stomachs crucial to making their visions a reality. Three emerging design patterns show us the way to cross the alt!-->…
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Oatly Launches Vegan Oat Cream Cheese Nationwide: ‘We’re Extremely Excited’
Oatly, the world's largest oat milk manufacturer, has announced its vegan cream cheese is now available nationwide in the US.
Sweden-based Oatly says its new oat cream cheese innovation was spearheaded by the company's!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Foods You Eat Everyday Could Disappear Because Of Climate Change, From Coffee To Potatoes
Climate events will not just be felt through more frequent natural disasters and extreme temperatures, but they will soon have a daily impact on our lives in the way of food.
Believe it or not, we may no longer be able to enjoy many of!-->!-->!-->…
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These 3 Pollution-Fighting House Plants to Upgrade Your Indoor Air
Decorating your home with plants won’t just brighten up your home, it will literally make you healthier. Plants offer numerous benefits for our well-being, the most notable of which are that they literally clean the air around them, a must!-->…
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OpEd: Company Breastfeeding Policies Help Build A Better, More Equitable World
Feeding your child should not be a barrier to success, argues our special columnist Australian entrepreneur Glen Hare, and that means companies need explicit, comprehensive breastfeeding policies for working mothers.
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ChatGPT Founder-Backed Uncommon Raises $30M In A Series A For RNA-Driven Cultivated Pork
Uncommon, the Cambridge-based biotech start-up that's turning cellular innovation into appetizing, environmentally friendly meat products, has secured $30 million in Series A funding.
Uncommon's Series A was led by Balderton Capital!-->!-->!-->…
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Meati Foods Scores A Home Run With MLB Hall of Famer Derek Jeter Investment
Derek Jeter, the former New York Yankee shortstop and Major League Baseball hall of famer, has joined a number of high-profile celebrities backing Colorado's Meati Foods.
Meati Foods isn't short on capital; the company has raised more!-->!-->!-->…
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