Ayana Bio, Brevel Get Govt Funding to Scale Cell-Cultured Bioactives with Illuminated Fermentation
US startup Ayana Bio and Israeli fermentation specialist Brevel have received $1.25M from a binational fund to scale plant cell culture tech using illuminated fermentation to produce bioactive ingredients.
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60% of US Households Buy Plant-Based Products – Here’s How Each Region Performs
A new report shows that three in five homes in the US bought plant-based food in 2025, with the South spending the most money and the West leading in household penetration.
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Netherlands Inaugurates World’s First Cultivated Meat Farm
RespectFarms is officially inaugurating the world's first cultivated meat farm this week, which is built on an existing dairy operation and features an experience centre.
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New Dawn Bio Nabs $2.4M to Grow Cell-Cultured Wood, Minus the Deforestation
Dutch deep-tech startup New Dawn Bio has raised €2.1M ($2.4M) in pre-seed funding for its cell-culture technology to grow deforestation-free wood.
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Huel Unveils Protein Ramen As First New Product Category After Danone Acquisition
Danone-owned plant-based nutrition brand Huel has unveiled a line of instant ramen that delivers 25g of protein and solves the texture problems of its Hot and Savoury range.
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Sweden’s Livoo is Making Protein By Upcycling Oat Milk Waste
Swedish food tech startup Livoo has unveiled Eco-Oatup, a new protein- and fibre-rich ingredient derived from the pulp left over from oat milk production.
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‘Protein from Thin Air’: Solar Foods’s Solein Makes US Debut with Ambrosia Collective
Finnish gas fermentation startup Solar Foods's Solein protein has entered the US with the launch of a new protein powder by Ambrosia Collective's Planta brand.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Rafael Nadal, Guinness World Records & Matthew Kenney
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Rafael Nadal's Alpro shoutout, Matthew Kenney's new plant-based eatery, and an LCA for Prefer's bean-free coffee.
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Nestlé Partners with Helaina to Develop Baby Formula with Recombinant Breast Milk Protein
Nestlé has teamed up with US startup Helaina to advance research on bioactive proteins and develop infant formula using the startup's precision-fermented human lactoferrin, effera.
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Ahead of NBA Finals, Beyond Meat Taps Knicks Star Josh Hart to Launch Protein Drinks in New York
Beyond Meat has begun rolling out its Beyond Immerse line of protein drinks in over 26,000 locations in New York, with NBA star Josh Hart joining as the product's brand ambassador.
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Allplants Owner Buys Factory Out of Administration to Shore Up Plant-Based Manufacturing
Matthew Mills, co-owner of UK startup Allplants, has bought Fairoak Foods out of administration to expand the plant-based meal brand's manufacturing capabilities, a move he made with his wife, Ella Mills.
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EU Pumps €7M in Microbial Fermentation Project to Scale Up Waste-Derived Proteins
The Proscale project has received €8.5M in funding, most of it from the EU, to scale up single-cell proteins using food industry waste and continuous fermentation.
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French Fermentation Project Looks to Turn Sprouted Grains Into Cocoa Alternatives
Malt producer Soufflet Malt has teamed up with research initiative Ferments du Futur to develop high-value ingredients through fermentation, starting with cocoa substitutes.
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White Castle Replaces Impossible Slider with Dr Praeger’s Veggie Patty
US fast-food chain White Castle has debuted a Southwest Veggie Slider made with Dr Praeger's meat-free patty, months after discontinuing the Impossible Foods version, citing consumer feedback.
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Book Excerpt: Agriculture Risks Erasing ‘Generations of Knowledge’ Across Central Asia
Ryan Huling is a senior writer at the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific and the author of the new book The Hidden Nations of Animals, from which this guest essay was adapted.
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Cultivated Meat Can Benefit Farmers – This New Dutch Symposium Explores How
RespectFarms has teamed up with the South Holland province to launch the first Cell Farmers Symposium, highlighting how the cultivated meat industry can help farmers.
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UK Startup Builds Low-Cost Yeast Oil Facility, Targets 2027 Launch of Cocoa Butter Substitute
UK biotech firm Sun Bear Biofuture has completed the first run of its yeast-derived cocoa butter alternative in a setup that costs less than 10% of the industry standard.
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Exclusive: Formo Cleared to Sell Cow-Free Casein in US After Ending Koji Protein Cheese Run
German food tech startup Formo has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented casein protein in the US and established a partnership to commercialise the ingredient.
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Canadian Govt Kicks Off Project to Turn Beer Waste Into Proteins, Cocoa Alternatives & More
Protein Industries Canada has invested in a new project to upcycle beer industry waste into high-value ingredients, including sustainable proteins, fibres, and cocoa extenders.
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Cats Like Conventional Chicken. They Prefer Cultivated Meat Even More
A feeding trial shows that BeneMeat's cultivated hamster meat is well-accepted and digested by cats, who leave significantly fewer scraps than when they eat conventional chicken.
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Sweden’s Kale Foods Snaps Up Plant-Based Meat Brand Färsodlarna
Swedish vegan food distributor Kale Foods has acquired the Färsodlarna brand of plant-based meat from investment company Novax.
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