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The Transfarmation Project has opened a demonstration hub in Iowa, turning a former pig factory farm into a space for growing specialty mushrooms. At America's "ground zero" for factory farming, one former hog operation has replaced…
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Ferments du Futur, a public-private research initiative to industrialise fermentation technologies for future food production in France, has received a €19.1M ($21.8M) funding boost from a government agency. France is bolstering its…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Daiya's protein mac and cheese, Nueva Pescanova's aborted octopus farm plan, and Wildtype's crowdfunding success. New…
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US agrifood tech startup SCO2 has secured $2.65M in seed funding to advance its supercritical carbon dioxide extraction tech, which can recover valuable compounds from food waste for use in various industries. SCO2, a Minnesota-based…
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Singaporean food tech startup ImpacFat has teamed up with M3triq to use AI-powered ingredient discovery to fast-track the commercialisation of its cultivated omega-3 fish fat. The convergence of food tech and artificial intelligence…
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Californian startup BMC Ingredients (formerly The Better Meat Co) has secured a letter of no objection from Health Canada, enabling it to sell its Rhiza mycoprotein in the country. US mycoprotein player BMC Ingredients is expanding its…
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The multinational Salina project has kicked off with €7M in funding from the EU to create scalable macroalgae cultivation systems and develop high-value products for the food, cosmetics, and biomaterial sectors. A new project aims to…
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As sales expand, Danone’s Kate Farms has launched a new flavour of its plant-based nutrition shake and broadened its distribution to reach more GLP-1 users across the US. A year after being acquired by Danone, Kate Farms is aggressively…
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The true climate impact of cow-derived leather is 70% higher than previously estimated, and more than 12 times that of vegan alternatives (including plastic-derived materials). Leather is notorious for its environmental impact,…
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Canadian plant-based meat startup No Meat Factory has shuttered its $19M facility in Stanwood, US, laying off 123 employees and leaving its British Columbia site as its only production hub. The contraction of the North American…
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US biotech startup Kuehnle AgroSystems has closed a Series B funding round to expand the sustainable production of its algal astaxanthin via dark fermentation for applications including human nutrition. Hawaiian algal biotech company…
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Estonian state-owned national metrology institute Metrosert and its Applied Research Centre are constructing a €2M ($2.3M) pilot plant to help biotech companies validate alternative protein and material production. The Estonian…
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A global transition towards healthy diets rich in plant-based foods could bring significant benefits, with scientists calling on governments to "rise to the challenge" and "make difficult decisions" for public and planetary health. …
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Germany's Bauer Group has opened a production and innovation hub for plant-based dairy products in Bavaria to bring its manufacturing in-house. Bauer Group is betting on the strength of Germany's local infrastructure and raw material…
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The Global Sustainable Tourism Council has released a new food and beverage standard that directs certified hotels and restaurants to make at least 30% of their menus plant-based. With hospitality and tourism seen as a key lever for…
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Canadian firm Phytokana Ingredients has secured C$25M ($17.8M) in equity funding to construct a dry fractionation facility for the production of plant-based proteins. Having already obtained hundreds of millions worth of offtake…
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Californian agtech startup NuCicer has introduced Nuchi, a new class of chickpeas with 50% more protein and 25% less fat than conventional varieties. The protein craze has birthed its newest tech-led innovation: ultra-high-protein…
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The Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and Imperial College London have launched a future food accelerator to help startups reach commercial scale, connecting them with Danone, Mars, Cargill and Kerry. Bezos Earth Fund is extending…
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Australian startup All G has launched its precision-fermented bovine lactoferrin in the US, just as it plans a second facility and expects to bring its human lactoferrin ingredient to market within six months. Months after securing…
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Oatly recorded a 15.2% hike in year-on-year sales during Q2 2026, boosting its yearly forecast as the oat milk leader moves to become a "full-on" beverage company. Swedish oat milk maker Oatly is building on its recent growth by…
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Australian dairy and plant-based food major Noumi, known for its Milklab brand, is going private after agreeing to sell all its shares for A$737M ($518M) to Arrovest, which is owned by the billionaire Perich family. After a year-long…
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