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A judge in Massachusetts has reduced Beyond Meat's financial liability in a trademark lawsuit over a Dunkin' ad, axing $23.4M of the overall $38.9M awarded by a jury last year. Months after a jury found Beyond Meat liable to pay nearly…
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Californian plant-based meat pioneer Impossible Foods is making its long-anticipated debut in UK supermarkets, launching a reformulated burger, a beef kofta, whole-muscle chicken pieces, and chicken fries at Tesco. The Impossible Burger…
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French plant-based startup La Vie has expanded its tofu lineup to the UK, launching teriyaki cubes and vegan nuggets at a time when minimally processed, whole-food proteins are all the rage. La Vie has become the latest plant-based meat…
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Chinese synbio firm Bestzyme, owned by GenScript Biotech, has installed what it says is the world's first dedicated automated sweet protein production line at its Jinan facility. The rapidly growing sweet protein market has just…
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Scientists have developed a way to grow self-organising bovine tissues from cultured embryonic stem cells to recreate the texture of animal muscle fibres in cultivated meat. Cultivated meat companies are currently focused on scaling up…
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst has kicked off a $120M Future of Food Initiative to establish R&D hubs focused on novel proteins, sustainable food production, precision nutrition, and more. The state of Massachusetts has…
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Spanish agrifood firm Elian has secured €40M ($45.9M) in funding from state-owned fund Cofides to turn Barcelona into a plant-based production hub and boost the EU's food security. Spain's government has made a big bet on plant proteins…
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React Foods has spun out of Aarhus University to commercialise a fermentation technology that turns CO2 and hydrogen into a protein-rich yeast biomass, backed by a loan of 4.2 million kroner ($645,000). The gas protein sector's newest…
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US-based Association for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation and UK company Cultigen Group have teamed up to accelerate progress for the cultivated meat sector. A new cross-Atlantic collaboration aims to help companies boost their…
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UK food producer Heck, best known for its sausages, has launched a range of blended meat products combining 70% animal proteins with 30% vegetables and legumes, months after taking its plant-based chipolatas off the market. The blended…
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Food tech startup High Time Foods is taking on India's protein mania with a new plant-based snacking range that boosts the macros in familiar favourites like samosas, kebabs and momos. Why put protein into a bar when you can use it to…
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Consumer research suggests that most consumers find Sun Bear Biofuture's yeast-derived cocoa butter substitute equivalent to or better than the conventional fat. In a major validation of the burgeoning microbial fat industry, a majority…
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German agrifood giant Cremer Group's recently launched FermBase platform has rolled out a new line of trace element blends to simplify yeast fermentation processes. Extending its solutions for the next-gen fermentation industry,…
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Dutch startup Greencovery has raised €1M in funding to scale its cocoa waste upcycling technology. It's now targeting a follow-on financing round of up to €3M. With cocoa prices maintaining their premium, one startup is looking to…
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Swiss startup Planted is growing over four times faster than the entire plant-based meat category in Germany. Its co-founder gets to the meat of the matter. Planted, one of Europe’s leading meat alternative makers, is outperforming the…
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US startup Ayana Bio and Indian specialty chemicals company Zenfold Sustainable Technologies have jointly acquired fermentation equipment from Meati Foods, which recently ceased operations. The fermentation assets of US startup Meati…
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A new study allays concerns that plant-based eating is linked to lower iron absorption and protein metabolism, finding that the body adapts to sustained dietary changes through natural processes. Even plant-based foods that are high in…
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UK food tech startup MicroLub has raised £7.5M ($10M) to fuel its US and Asia expansion with a technology that replaces fats with microgels made from proteins and water. Can water solve the obesity epidemic? As Brits take to GLP-1…
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Discount retailer Lidl has extended its blended meat portfolio with the launch of a new High-Protein Meat range in the UK, combining beef and pork with pea protein in a first for the country. Lidl has taken yet another step in its…
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Hindustan Unilever, the Indian subsidiary of the CPG giant, has launched a line of yeast protein powders under the Horlicks brand, joining the country's fast-growing microbial protein market. Horlicks, the Unilever-owned brand known…
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Swedish oat milk giant Oatly is urging the food industry to address the biggest hurdles that prevent consumers from making more sustainable choices, outlining five clear areas of action. Oatly is bolstering its climate leadership with a…
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