‘Deeply Unfair’: Beef & Dairy Receive 500 Times More EU Subsidies Than Plant-Based Proteins
Driven by intense lobbying and the rise of the far-right, the EU spends over 500 times more money via CAP subsidies on beef and dairy than plant-based foods like legumes and nuts.
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Breakthrough Moment for Joyn Foods As Blended Meat Comes to School Lunches
US startup Joyn Foods has earned K-12 approval in South Carolina, enabling it to sell its mycelium-enhanced blended meat to schools across the state.
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How India’s Alternative Protein Job Market Can Solve Its Talent Shortage
India produces nearly 250,000 biotech, food tech and engineering graduates a year, but the alternative protein industry still struggles with job-ready talent. Here's how to plug the gap.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Beyond Bareburger, Oatly Barista & Hybrid Salmon
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Beyond Meat's Bareburger expansion, Crafty Counter's Whole Foods ramen collab, and One Planet Pizza's sales milestone.
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‘Big Moment’: New Programme Looks to Usher in New Era for Plant Molecular Farming
The Global Stewardship Group has launched a programme dedicated to plant molecular farming, with five startups joining as inaugural members to help bring the technology to market.
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Cargill Takes A Bite Out of Cell-Based Chocolate with EU-Backed Collaboration
Food industry giant Cargill has teamed up with Kokomodo to advance cell-based chocolate solutions, with financial support from the EU.
In the face of the climate emergency, Big Chocolate continues to embrace alt-cocoa.
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Plant-Based Proteins ‘Back in Growth’ in UK, Says Tesco Amid Whole-Food Wave
Vegan food is returning to growth for the first time in years in the UK, whose largest retailer credits the expanding demand for protein, fibre and whole foods behind the sales rally.
Plant-based isn't dead after all.
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Legume Lattes: Koppie Brews Up New Funding to Launch Beanless Coffee By Year-End
Belgian food tech startup Koppie has secured additional funding and completed an industrial-scale production run of its beanless coffee products, ahead of a planned launch later this year.
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Alternative Protein Funding Down by 20% in 2025, Falling Below $1B for First Time in 7 Years
The investment downturn in alternative proteins continued in 2025, falling by 20% and totalling under $1B for the first time since 2018. The gap between well-capitalised and struggling startups is set to continue this year.
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60 Minutes: RFK Jr Says FDA ‘Will Act’ on Ultra-Processed Foods GRAS Petition
The US FDA "will act" on a petition by its former chief, which would see the GRAS status of some ultra-processed foods revoked, health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has said. But he stopped short of promising regulation on these products.
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Let Them Eat Steak: Food Companies Urge EU Not to Ban Meaty Names on Plant-Based Labels
A group of 20 food companies are imploring the EU to reject a proposal that would prohibit plant-based products from using meat-like terms on their packaging, ahead of a vote next month.
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UK Startup Cracks $2.7M in Funding to Turn Food Waste Into Egg-Replacing Proteins
British startup The Bland Company has raised $2.7M in pre-seed funding to build functional plant proteins from agricultural sidestreams, starting with egg replacers.
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Mycoprotein Can Be Digested Just As Well As Meat, But It Needs to Be Maximised: Study
Mycoprotein can deliver significant nutritional benefits with high protein digestibility and mineral accessibility; however, its true potential depends on the fungal strain and how it's cultivated.
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Allbirds’s New Animal-Free Leather Shoes Are Made from Plant Proteins & Recycled Tyres
Footwear giant Allbirds has launched what it claims is an "industry-first" collection of shoes made from Modern Meadow's cow-free leather alternative.
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After Years of Infighting, France Urges Its Citizens to Eat Less Meat
The French government has updated its national dietary guidelines, which recommend limiting meat and increasing plant-based protein consumption to improve public and planetary health.
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Eat Foundation, Creator of the Eat Lancet Planetary Health Diet, to Wind Down Operations
Norwegian food systems non-profit Eat Foundation will discontinue operations in its current format amid a significant shift in the global donor landscape.
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‘Confusing & Harmful’: 200+ Health Experts Slam US Dietary Guidelines in Letter to RFK Jr
In an open letter to the US health and agriculture secretaries, 210 doctors and researchers have highlighted serious concerns about the new dietary guidelines and called for a science-based approach instead.
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German Govt Awards $6.5M to MicroHarvest to Open Large-Scale Microbial Protein Factory
Fermentation startup MicroHarvest has received a €5.5M ($6.5M) grant from the German government to open an industrial-scale microbial protein plant in Leuna.
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Amai Proteins Gets FDA Approval to Sell Sweet Proteins Inspired by Serendipity Berries
Israeli food tech startup Amai Proteins has secured a 'no questions' letter from the US FDA, clearing the way for the market entry of its sweet protein in food and beverage applications.
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Oatly Hits First Full Year of Profitability After Losing UK ‘Milk’ Labelling Case
Oatly announced its first full year of profitable growth, with revenue increased by nearly 5% in 2025, the same day it lost a UK court battle with the dairy industry over the labelling of oat milk.
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Beyond Meat Faces Yet Another Lawsuit, Alleging That It Defrauded Investors
Plant-based giant Beyond Meat is facing a class-action lawsuit from investors who allege that it concealed its need for a big asset writedown.
Beyond Meat just can't catch a break.
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