With 700% Rise, Lidl GB Exceeds Plant-Based Meat & Dairy Sales Target
Lidl GB has blown past its target of increasing private-label plant-based sales by 400% by 2025, recording a rise of 694% in the last five years.
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Yali Bio’s Yeast-Derived Fat Matches Breast Milk Purity Ahead of FDA GRAS Filing
Californian firm Yali Bio has successfully produced a high-purity breast milk fat using precision fermentation, in a potential breakthrough for the baby formula market.
US food tech startup Yali Bio has hit a critical milestone in its!-->!-->!-->…
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Vegan Finest Foods: Dutch Plant-Based Meat Brand Goes Bankrupt, Eyes Rescue Deal
Dutch startup Vegan Finest Foods, which makes plant-based seafood, meat and sauces, has declared bankruptcy, citing softening demand and post-Covid difficulties.
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Taiwanese Legislators Call for Inclusion of Plant-Based Meat in School Meals
Legislators and civil society groups in Taiwan are calling on the government to reform its school lunch programme, which they say stigmatises plant-based meat as processed food.
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NYC to Remove Processed Meats, Increase Plant-Based Proteins in Meal Programmes
New York City has updated its food standards for public meal initiatives, clamping down on processed meats and requiring more plant-based proteins.
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UK Cultivated Meat Tech Firm CellRev Calls It Quits, Citing Funding Woes
CellRev, a Newcastle-based bioprocessor of cell culture technologies, has ceased trading and appointed administrators to sell its assets.
UK biotech firm CellulaREvolution (CellRev), an enzyme technology specialist for the cultivated!-->!-->!-->…
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Legacy Plant Protein Brand Yves Veggie Cuisine is Being Discontinued – and People are Mad
Yves Veggie Cuisine, a 40-year-old Canadian meat-free brand, is being taken off shelves by owner Hain Celestial, sparking furore on social media.
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As Philippines Embraces Plant-Based Food, Its Hotel Industry Follows Suit
With interest in plant-based eating heightening in the Philippines, a wave of hospitality groups has committed to increasing meat-free options.
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Panther M*lk: Dairy-Free Liqueur Maker From Dragons’ Den Shuts Down
Scottish startup Beastly Brews, which produced the oat milk liqueur Panther M*lk, has ceased trading after two supermarket listings fell through.
Three years after appearing on Dragons' Den, the Glasgow-based producer of Panther M*lk, a!-->!-->!-->…
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Novameat Leans Into Clean-Label Demand with Plant-Based Pulled Pork & Lamb
Spanish firm Novameat has expanded its line of pulled plant-based meats with clean-label pork and lamb alternatives for foodservice.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Greggs Steak Bake, Coco Gauff Smoothie & Vegan Dog Treats
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Greggs's vegan steak bake return, Savor's carbon-based butter launch, and Coco Gauff's Naked Smoothie collab.
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German Plant-Based Meat Like Returns to the UK with Eye on ‘Gen Z Flexitarians’
Like, the plant protein brand owned by Livekindly Collective, is returning to UK shelves with three SKUs across all major supermarkets.
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Inside India’s First Cultivated Chicken Competition for Chefs
Biokraft Foods held a Great Indian Cultivated Chicken Cook-Off last week, with young chefs showcasing the future of food in the Navi Mumbai event.
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Weight-Loss Boba: Could Plant-Based Microbeads Be A Natural Alternative to Ozempic?
As Ozempic pushes food companies to reformulate their products, scientists have developed fat-trapping plant-based microbeads that could rival weight-loss drugs.
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Cultivated Meat Can Usher In A Just Transition of Protein Systems
Cultivated meat, plant-based proteins and regenerative agriculture can facilitate a "just transition" of the protein industry, but factory farming needs to stop, a new study shows.
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Accellta Bets on Cultivated Dairy to Solve the Alternative Fat Puzzle
Animal fats are terrible for the planet, but most plant-based alternatives fall short. For Israeli startup Accellta, the key lies with cell-cultured dairy.
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Women’s Health Enters A New, Planet-Friendly Era, From Cycle-Syncing Proteins to Cow-Free Colustrum
Women now comprise half of all newly launched clinical trials, and brands are meeting the moment, from vegan protein powders that sync with women's menstrual cycles to dairy-free colustrum.
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How A Viral Podcast Helped Raise Millions in the Fight to End Factory Farming
Just $1 can help avert a decade of animal suffering in factory farms. One podcast episode helped raise over $2M for some of the world's leading non-profits advocating for better diets.
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UK Food Companies Must Cut Back on Meat to Avoid ‘Catastrophic’ Biodiversity Loss
Food companies in the UK must accelerate a switch to plant-based diets to fight climate change and lower the risk of biodiversity extinction, according to a new report.
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As Climate Change Bites, Nestlé Invents New Technique to Boost Cocoa Yields
With global cocoa stocks at record lows this year, the world's largest food company, Nestlé, has developed a novel method to utilise 30% more of the cacao plant.
As the planet melts, so does the chocolate industry.
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16 Brands Join Pilot Scheme to Test Verification Label for Non-Ultra-Processed Foods
The Non-GMO Project has kicked off its pilot programme to develop a standard for non-UPF labels on food and drink products, with 16 brands participating.
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