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Alternative protein has a naming problem. As a burgeoning global population gets hungrier and hungrier for meat, do we need to reframe the industry's identity? I've been covering the alternative protein industry for over 6 years. At…
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Environmentalist and writer George Monbiot joins climate activists on a new manifesto that lays out a sustainable future where all of the world's food can be grown in an area the size of London. According to the United Nations, the…
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California-based cultivated meat producer Upside Foods has received FDA GRAS status for its cell-based chicken, becoming the first company in the U.S. to have its products designated as safe to eat. The milestone announcement comes…
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Notes From the Frontlines of the Sustainable Food Movement – a new opinion column by Irina Gerry Images of happy cows on pasture hide the ugly truth the dairy industry doesn't want you to know: dairy production can never be sustainable.…
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Cultivated meat brand Meatable has announced a 'Future of Meat' innovation center in partnership with plant-based meat brand Love Handle in an effort to bring the two sectors together to co-create the future of food. Would you eat vegan…
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BioFluff, the San Francisco-based company producing plant-based fur, has closed a pre-seed funding round of $500,000, with funding from SOSV/IndieBio fund, Joyance partners, and Ataraxia Partners Limited, among others. Fur made from…
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Portland-based Thrilling Foods says it has earned a patent for its 'world's first' fat-streaked vegan 'bakon'. Patents are rare in the plant-based meat category, says Thrilling Foods, but the young company's "protein-bound fat" streaks…
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Vow says its Series A funding round comes as it expects approval from Singapore to begin selling its cultivated meat in restaurants later this year. Australian cultivated meat producer Vow has closed a record-setting $49.2 million…
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Juicy Marbles, the plant-based meat brand known for its whole-cut steak, says its newest product, a whole-cut loin, is the 'biggest, most insulting piece of plant muscle ever conceived.' The new Juicy Marbles loin was launched in…
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Beyond Meat scores a European win with retail placement in 1,600 German supermarket locations. Despite recent layoffs and cooling sales in the U.S. across the vegan sector, Europe's demand for plant-based food continues. It's good news…
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Born after 1996, Gen Z are eating vegan meat, ditching plastic and joining climate protests. Now, they are launching climate careers too.
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As climate change and environmental degradation intensify, our psychological health is at stake. Climate grief is a natural response to threats to our physical, cultural, and community well-being. The ice shelves are receding, sea…
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With backing from Big Idea Ventures, ProVeg International, and Realum.cloud, cultivated fat startup Cultimate has raised €700,000 in a pre-seed funding round. The German-based Cultimate Foods is working to upgrade meat alternatives…
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With fungi showing promise as a vegan protein alternative, category leaders have joined forces. Leaders in the fungi-based protein sector have formed their own trade group. The Fungi Protein Association has launched with eight founding…
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Notes From the Frontlines of the Sustainable Food Movement - a new opinion column by Irina Gerry There has been a lot of chatter lately about “Low Carbon Beef", but does the climate math hold up? The United States Department of…
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A new study finds a number of countries are failing to provide adequate dietary guidelines about the benefits of a plant-based diet for human health and the health of the planet. According to recent findings published in the…
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The Plant Based Seafood Company has partnered with foodservice giant Sysco for the distribution of its Mind Blown vegan crab cakes. The Virginia-based Plant Based Seafood Company says its vegan crab cakes will soon be available across…
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Sustainability is a hot topic in fashion right now, as the industry grapples with its reputation as one of the most polluting in the world. Consumers, in search for more eco-friendly ways to shop, are looking for alternatives that leave…
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Phyx44 is well on its way to disrupting India's dairy sector with its $1.2 million seed funding for its precision fermentation technology. The Bangalore-based Phyx44 says it's using precision fermentation to create whey and casein…
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A new survey from Israel-based food tech company SuperMeat, finds the vast majority of chefs, 86 percent, are interested in serving cultivated meat—an indicator of the potential for the category once countries grant regulatory approval. …
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Most mattresses are not vegan, full of toxins, and are a huge letdown to the planet. Meet Heveya, the ethical sleep pioneer. Most of us don’t think enough about one activity we do for almost a third of our lives: sleeping. And…
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