64% of Americans Have Never Been Asked To Eat More Plant-Based, Despite the Climate Benefits: Yale Study
A new report by Yale University's Program On Climate Change Communication shows that many Americans find it difficult to commit to buying and eating plant-based foods, and 20% are not aware of the connection between plant-based foods and!-->…
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Growthwell Foods Opens New Innovation Centre to Scale Up Vegan Meat And Seafood Production
Singapore-based vegan meat maker Growthwell Foods has announced the successful completion of its new innovation and R&D centre. Located within the JTC Food Hub in Senoko, the facility will act as a preliminary production plant, with!-->…
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Tiamat Sciences To Create New Proteins For Cheaper Cultivated Meat Production
Biotech startup Tiamat Sciences has announced that it is developing a new cellular agriculture growth medium. The move is intended to significantly reduce the cost of producing cultivated meat and allow for faster progression to!-->…
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South Korean Vegan Beef Maker to Build One of the Largest Plant-Based Meat Factories In Asia
Zikooin, the company behind South Korea’s leading vegan beef brand Unlimeat, is set to build one of Asia’s largest plant-based meat factories after raising fresh funding.
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Canada’s Vegan Fast Food Chain Odd Burger Opens to Public Investments From U.S. And Europe
Odd Burger Corporation, a vegan meat maker and fast food chain based in Canada, has announced it is now able to receive public investment from US investors, after confirming its receipt of eligibility from the Depository Trust Company!-->…
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Study Finds Link Between Eating Mushrooms And A Lower Risk Of Depression
A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders has revealed that eating mushrooms could lower the risk of depression. Sampling data from more than 24,000 adults in the US, between 2005 and 2016, researchers from Penn State!-->…
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Electric Cars Alone Won’t Save The Planet. We’ll Need to Design Cities So People Can Walk and Cycle Safely
By Timothy Welch
At the COP26 climate summit, world politicians patted themselves on their backs for coming to a last-minute agreement. Humanity now waits with bated breath to see if countries implement the commitments they made,!-->!-->!-->…
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Cruel Captive Dolphin Shows Now Off the Itinerary for Expedia
After years of campaigning by animal rights campaigners, Expedia has moved to remove sales of trips and activities involving cruel captive dolphin shows.
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This Google-Powered Tool Will Change How Fashion Brands Source Textiles
The new Global Fibre Impact Explorer developed by Google and WWF is being expanded under NGO Textile Exchange to transform the way the fashion industry sources raw materials.
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London, Los Angeles, Barcelona Top List of World’s Most Vegan-Friendly Cities
London, Los Angeles, and Barcelona have been named the top most vegan-friendly cities in the world in a new report.
Releasing its report on the world’s most plant-forward and sustainable cities, abillion has revealed London, Los!-->!-->!-->…
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Advertising Adds 28% to Each Person’s Carbon Footprint in the UK – Report
A new report on the role of advertising in driving climate change finds that the industry adds an extra 28% to each individual’s carbon footprint in the UK.
New research finds that the advertising industry in the UK could be!-->!-->!-->…
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Slovenia’s Juicy Marbles Secures $4.5 Million To Develop Premium Vegan Steaks
Slovenian startup Juicy Marbles has successfully completed a $4.5 seed round to scale its whole-cut vegan steak. Self-described as “fancy plant meat”, the Ljublijana-based company is zeroing in on the alt protein market to offer meat!-->…
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Shipping Emissions Must Fall By a Third by 2030 and Reach Zero Before 2050 – New Research
By Simon Bullock, Alice Larkin and James Mason
International shipping is a crucial part of the global economy – 90% of the world’s trade is transported by sea. But almost all ships use fossil fuels, and so the sector is also a!-->!-->!-->…
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Precision Fermentation Breast Milk Startup Helaina Bags $20M Series A
Helaina, the startup developing immune-equivalent proteins in breast milk through precision fermentation, has raised $20 million.
Helaina has closed its Series A funding round with $20 million, co-led by early-stage tech investors Spark!-->!-->!-->…
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Miyoko’s Creamery Launches the World’s First Vegan Butter Cooking Channel
Vegan dairy pioneer Miyoko’s Creamery has announced it is launching a YouTube cooking channel designed to showcase the versatility of its flagship dairy-free butter product. The channel will feature a variety of shows with hosts ranging!-->…
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Mycorena Unveils Fungi Fat Ingredient That Makes Vegan Steaks Juicy
Swedish startup Mycorena broadens its fungi-powered portfolio with a “breakthrough” fat ingredient that can help producers make juicy vegan steaks.
Mycorena has “cracked the code” to fungi-powered fats, which will help plant-based!-->!-->!-->…
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Nestlé Backs Ultra-Realistic Vegan Chicken Wing Startup Sundial Foods
Sundial Foods, the startup behind the vegan chicken wing alternative that bears “skin and bone”, has attracted funding from Nestlé.
Sundial Foods has announced the closing of a $4 million seed funding round, which saw!-->!-->!-->…
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Impossible Foods Raises $500M, Bringing the Vegan Meat Brand’s Total to a Record $2B
Impossible Foods has secured $500 million in its latest funding round, bringing its total to nearly $2 billion since its inception in 2011.
Impossible Foods has announced a $500 million funding round on Tuesday (November 23), led!-->!-->!-->…
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The Week In Food Tech: MEAT ZERO Heads to Singapore, Peas of Heaven Raises €2.7M, and Billie Eilish Unveils Vegan Chocolate
Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt and/or vegan foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments!-->…
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10 Stats That Prove That Plant-Based Is The Future Of Food
Driven by growing environmental awareness, ethical concerns, and health reasons, consumers are choosing plant-based more than ever before—and this shift in appetite is quickly reflecting on industry market data.
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Impossible Foods Allegedly Suing Fitness Firm Over Trademark Dispute
A fitness and nutrition firm in the US is claiming that Impossible Foods is attempting to “bully us into submission” in a trademark dispute.
Impossible Foods is caught up in another legal case, this time involving US fitness and!-->!-->!-->…
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