Exclusive: Fork & Good Acquires Orbillion to Take Cultivated Red Meat Platform Global
US startup Fork & Good has acquired fellow cultivated meat producer Orbillion Bio to combine their global operations and fast-track the launch of their proteins.
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In Australia, You Can Now Cook Cultivated Meat at Home
Australian food tech leader Vow has made its cultivated meat products available for at-home use, including foie gras, a smoked spread, and croquettes.
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Oatly Records First Profitable Quarter Since IPO, As European Growth Offsets US Slump
Swedish oat milk pioneer Oatly delivered profitable growth for the first time in its four years as a public company in Q3 2025, thanks to its "Gen Z-driven flavour bonanza" strategy.
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Americans Aren’t Unaware of Food Waste – They’re Just Too Busy
A new study reveals that losing track of food and being too busy are among the key drivers of household food waste in the US. Retailers, manufacturers, and policymakers are all part of the solution.
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Plant-Based Alternatives Are Now Cheaper Than Meat & Dairy Across German Supermarkets
In Germany, a vegan shopping basket is now 5% more affordable than one with meat, dairy and seafood, reversing a trend that has long plagued the adoption of plant-based alternatives.
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Climate Change Kills A Person Every Minute, But Bill Gates Says It Won’t Cause ‘Humanity’s Demise’
Bill Gates has warned against climate alarmism, calling for policies that shift focus from temperature and emission reductions to improving lives ahead of COP30.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Cultured Quail At Home, Beyond Meat Packaging & Zero-Sugar Oat Milk
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Vow's retail debut of cultivated meat, Beyond Meat's new European packaging, and India's plant-based dairy launches.
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Plant-Based Meat is Struggling – This Mycelium Bacon Maker is Not
While sales of meat alternatives fell by 7% in the US in 2024, MyForest Foods's clean-label mycelium bacon grew fourfold, both in terms of sales and retail presence.
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Latte of the Future: Ajinomoto Unveils Beanless Coffee with Protein Creamer Made from CO2
Japanese food conglomerate Ajinomoto has introduced beverages using Prefer's beanless coffee and Solar Foods's Solein gas protein in Singapore.
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The World’s Largest Food Companies Are Missing the Future Protein Opportunity
By failing to invest and innovate in plant-based foods, global food giants including Nestlé, Unilever and Walmart risk losing out on the protein race.
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Exclusive: Parima Earns Singapore Approval for Cultivated Chicken After Vital Meat Merger
France's Parima, formed this month after Gourmey's acquisition of Vital Meat, has received regulatory approval to sell cultivated chicken in Singapore, a first for a European startup.
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Shanghai’s JSBio Expands Into Cultivated Meat to Tap China’s Future Food Opportunity
JS Biosciences Co, a Shanghai-based culture media supplier, has expanded from biopharma to the cellular agriculture field to join China's booming alternative protein industry.
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Bezos Earth Fund Pumps $2M in Project to Use AI for Better-Tasting Sustainable Proteins
Protein transition platform Food System Innovations has received a $2M grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to create an open-source AI model for sustainable food products with Stanford University.
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Abu Dhabi to Launch Framework for Regulatory Approval of Cultivated Meat & Novel Proteins
The UAE's capital has begun work on establishing a framework for novel food approvals aligned with best practices from international regulators.
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Dutch Food Regulator Bans Use of ‘Plant-Based Mince’ on Product Labels, Citing A 1998 Law
Plant-based companies are no longer allowed to label ground meat products as 'mince' in the Netherlands, according to a new ruling by the government's food regulator.
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Study Claims Plant-Based Diets Aren’t Nutritious If They’re Ultra-Processed – Experts Disagree
A new study from France suggests that nutritious plant-based diets high in UPFs don't lower the risk of heart disease more than minimally processed, meat-rich diets. But experts warn it is highly misleading.
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Funding for Alternative Proteins Rebounds in Q3, with Europe Leading the Charge
Following a dismal first half of 2025, funding for alternative protein startups bounced back in Q3 as investors rallied around differentiated tech and financial credibility.
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Mission Barns’ Cultivated Pork to Make Supermarket Debut at Berkeley Bowl
Californian startup Mission Barns will hold the US's first retail sale of cultivated meat on November 1, selling pork meatballs at Berkeley Bowl West.
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Vivici, The Every Co to Set Up Large Animal-Free Protein Factory in Abu Dhabi
Precision fermentation startups Vivici and The Every Company have partnered with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office to establish an industrial-scale facility for their novel proteins.
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Meme Stocks & Walmart: What’s Going On with Beyond Meat’s Share Price?
Plant-based company Beyond Meat's share price has been on a rollercoaster ride over the last week – short sellers, meme stocks, and a Walmart deal are all at play.
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Burger King Austria Ditches Dairy for Oatly’s Oat Milk in All Hot Drinks
Burger King Austria has announced that all hot drinks will now be made exclusively with Oatly's Baristamatic oat milk, phasing out cow's milk while retaining the price.
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