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With a mere €1.4 billion in public funding, supportive policies for alternative proteins could add €111 billion a year to the EU economy by 2040. Plant-based, fermentation-derived and cell-cultured foods can meet 10% of the EU's meat…
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Bay Area chain Palmetto Superfoods has introduced a new Blade Smoothie, featuring Leaft Foods's alfalfa-derived Leaf Rubisco protein and an "unmatched" amino acid profile. Californians can now walk into a store and drink a protein…
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Indian CPG giant Marico has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Cosmix Wellness, a vegan protein and supplements brand that found national fame on Shark Tank, in a deal worth ₹226 crores ($25M). Protein continues to progress fast in…
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US startup Savor has launched a beauty and personal care division, expanding its carbon-based fats beyond food to address the climate issues caused by the use of tropical oils in cosmetics. The ubiquitous use of palm oil in cosmetics…
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UK startup Sparxell has raised €4.2M ($5M) in pre-Series A funding to replace fossil-fuel-derived pigments with plant-based colours in the fashion and packaging sectors. Fossil-free pigments are painting the VC town red, with British…
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Two food tech startups are working together to use mycoprotein and 3D printing to create scalable whole-cut cultivated seafood products. Mycelium could be the key to unlocking large-scale production of cultivated fish fillets, at least…
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US cultivated meat startup Omeat has rebranded to Evergreen Connect and secured $6M in new funding to launch blended beef products stateside and in Singapore. Nearly three years after emerging from stealth and enduring a rollercoaster…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Ikea's Tiny Chef collab, This's financial milestone, and Kynda's new mycelium facility. New products and launches Ikea…
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Singapore state-owned food innovation platform Nurasa has teamed up with New Wave Biotech to help alternative proteins escape the valley of death with AI-led bioprocess optimisation. In April, Singaporean future food platform Nurasa and…
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To mark the release of his book, Meat, the Good Food Institute founder Bruce Friedrich talks alternative proteins, political bans, investment struggles, blended meat, and parallels with cars and the internet. The seed that sparked Bruce…
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Italian food tech startup Foreverland has expanded the availability of its cocoa-free chocolate, Choruba, through partnerships with some of Europe's leading confectionery manufacturers. Months after opening its first production…
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UK tofu leader The Tofoo Co is set to acquire German seitan producer Topas, best known for its Wheaty brand, ahead of a planned launch in Europe's largest plant-based market this year. As it sets its sights on European expansion, The…
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As meat production shrinks in the UK, livestock farmers could be more profitable if they work on improving the environment and produce less meat. The best way for meat farmers to make more money could be to produce less meat, according…
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The National University of Singapore has introduced carbon-labelled meals on campus menus as part of a research initiative with carbon accounting firm Zevero. In its bid to identify the most effective ways to lower food-related…
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German food tech startup Planet A Foods is leading the cocoa-free alternative race to help the chocolate industry deal with the climate crisis. It has now gone global and will soon enter the US. As chocolate collaborations go, there's…
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A new Factory Farming Index suggests that industrial animal agriculture leads to a loss of 1.8 years of healthy life per person, thanks to antibiotic resistance and excessive meat consumption. Factory-farmed meat is threatening human…
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Hybrid dairy is looking to plug the gap between dairy's climate and health issues and plant-based alternatives' taste and price challenges – can it be the near-term solutions this industry sorely needs? Milk remains the most…
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Plant-based meat leader Impossible Foods has that CEO Peter McGuinness is stepping down after nearly four years, with the company’s executive team set to take over day-to-day operations. Impossible Foods announced that Chief Executive…
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Low-carbon beef is a fantasy, and the only way to guarantee a reduced impact of this meat is to buy less of it, according to a new study. Livestock producers may make claims of sustainability or even carbon neutrality, but beef can…
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The US led the world in the number of job opportunities in the alternative protein sector, as Europe and the cultivated meat category punched above their weight. Future food companies in the US posted more than 1,500 open roles in 2025,…
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As a category, blended meat matured in 2025, and supermarkets led the way. Can the climate crisis, inflation, and health concerns bring more consumers to this format this year? With meat prices and the demand for protein simultaneously…
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