Biden’s Biotech Moonshot Lights the Way for Regulatory Approval of Cultivated Meat
Biotech is a priority for the Biden Administration, as the President signed an executive order earlier this week implementing support for the emergent category. Funding amounts were not disclosed but Biden says biotech holds the potential!-->…
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Novel Vegan Seafood Development From Revo Foods Signals a Sea Change
Austria’s Revo Foods is bringing three new vegan products to market this week: Graved Salmon, Salmon Spread, and Tuna Spread. It says the Graved Salmon and Salmon Spread are new to the plant-based seafood category.
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Australia’s Magic Valley Takes on the Growing Demand for Lamb With Novel Cultivated Meat Tech
Australian food-tech company Magic Valley says it has created a prototype for the country’s first cultivated lamb meat.
It’s a move the company says is aimed at meeting Australia’s changing dietary preferences. According to Magic!-->!-->!-->…
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What Is Nestlé Cooking Up With Perfect Day’s Precision Fermentation Whey?
Nestlé announced earlier this week that it is preparing to launch new dairy milk alternative using Perfect Day's animal-free precision fermentation whey. The announcement builds on the multinational food giant's recent investments into!-->…
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Compostable Seaweed-Coated Coffee Balls Are Coming for Your Nespresso
Your coffee habit is on notice. Swiss retail giant Migros says it is launching a proprietary coffeemaking system aimed at replacing single-use coffee pods.
Launching in Switzerland and France, Migros' CoffeeB Coffee Balls were five!-->!-->!-->…
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Selfridges’ Move to Increase Resale, Repair, Rental, and Refills
U.K. department store chain Selfridges is putting sustainability front and center. It says by 2030, nearly half of its customer interactions should be based on resale, repair, rental, or refills.
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6 Zero Waste Activities For Kids
Staying home with kids during the summer holidays can be really tough. You’ve probably tried dozens of activities during the first and second 'Rona waves and now you're scratching your head, especially if you are a conscious parent and!-->…
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Precision Fermentation Newcomer Nutropy Raises €2 Million for Sustainable French Cheese
Paris-based Nutropy announced it has raised €2 million in a pre-seed round for its novel precision fermented cheese expected to be market-ready within 24 months.
Developed by Nathalie Rolland and Dr. Maya Bendifallah as a means to bring!-->!-->!-->…
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PowerPlant Partners Raises $330 Million to Focus on Growth-Stage Eco Companies
With its recent $330 million raise, PowerPlant Partners' third fund, the PPV Fund III, will shift to focus solely on growth-stage vegan companies.
According to PPV founders Daniel Gluck and Mark Rampolla, this is the first "true growth!-->!-->!-->…
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4 Online Courses for a Better Planet: From Sustainability to Plant-Based Nutrition
Our world is facing many challenges, from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to climate change. But scientists and experts agree that our social, environmental and health issues are all interrelated, and it is now more important than ever!-->…
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Should We Name Heat Waves Like We Name Hurricanes?
By: Jeff Barardelli
If asked to recall a hurricane, odds are you'd immediately invoke memorable names like Sandy, Katrina or Harvey. You'd probably even remember something specific about the impact of the storm. But if asked to recall!-->!-->!-->…
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Forsea Foods Is Taking On the ‘Tremendous’ Eel Market With Novel Cell-Cultured Tech
Moving cell-cultured seafood "closer to nature," Israeli newcomer Forsea Foods says it's turning its attention to a bottleneck in the seafood industry by focusing on eel meat.
Ashdod, Israel-based Forsea Foods says its patented organoid!-->!-->!-->…
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Wicked Kitchen’s Good Catch Sends The Vegan Seafood Category Sailing
The vegan seafood industry, already experiencing a boom, gets a big push as vegan tuna category leader Good Catch joins the expansive Wicked Kitchen portfolio.
Founded by chef brothers Chad and Derek Sarno, vegan ready-meal brand Wicked!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Ways To Improve Your Relationship With Food
Just like with friendships and romantic relationships, our relationship with food is something we must nurture and continue to develop. After all, how you eat plays a huge role in your overall health and wellbeing. We all get so busy that!-->…
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Can the World’s First City-Wide Ban on Meat Ads Make Locals Give It Up?
In a move aimed at reducing its carbon footprint to help fight the global climate crisis, the Dutch city Haarlem has become the first in the world to ban advertisements in public spaces for meat—a leading producer of greenhouse gas!-->…
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With Its $10 Million Series A, Biobetter Brings Cultivated Meat Growth Media Down From $500,000 Per Gram to $1
Israel-based cultivated meat startup Biobetter says it has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners and additional investment from Milk and Honey Ventures, and the Israeli Innovation Authority.
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From Raising Chickens To Growing Mushrooms: Here’s How Livestock Farmers Can Make The Sustainable Leap
Scientists and climate activists have called for an urgent transition to a more sustainable food system. The future food system envisioned is one without animal agriculture, the industry that drives as much as 18% of global greenhouse gas!-->…
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Beyond Meat’s Asia Streak Continues As It Enters Japan
Beyond Meat is gearing up for a Japan launch in a new partnership with United Super Market Holdings. The partnership will include both product development and distribution.
United Super Market Holdings (USMH), one of Japan's largest!-->!-->!-->…
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Medieval Kings Didn’t Eat a Lot of Meat. You Probably Shouldn’t Either.
Here's a little trivia night fodder you didn't know you needed: medieval period royalty were mostly plant-based, a recent study discovered.
Kings in the Middle Ages (500 to 1400–1500 ce), also known as the medieval period, ate meat!-->!-->!-->…
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Impossible Foods Reworks Its Beef Nutrition to Capture the Growing Flexitarian Market
With its latest iteration, Impossible Foods' plant-based ground beef now contains less saturated fat and more protein than ever, putting it on par with conventional beef.
The new Impossible Foods labels read simply: Beef Made From!-->!-->!-->…
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Can Lizzo Get Us to Eat Healthier and Forget About Body Image at the Same Time?
Instacart has tapped the 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) singer Lizzo for its newest campaign, Carts—the in-app shopping experience that lets shoppers browse and shop collections curated by celebrities, retailers, and influencers. But the singer!-->…
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