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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. In a move intended to encourage the uptake of sustainable options,…
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Swedish-American startup Stockled Dreamery, known for its fermented vegan cheese, has shut up shop, after deciding against raising capital amid the slowing momentum for plant-based products. Stockled Dreamery, a company that sought to…
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French precision fermentation startup Nutropy has raised €7M ($8.1M) to scale up its casein proteins, targeting a launch of its "cheeseable milk" powder in 2027. The demand for dairy is rising sharply just as the number of farmers is…
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The world's largest climate alliance of CEOs has called on governments and businesses to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy through ambitious environmental strategies. Current climate policies are putting the world at…
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In the Netherlands, individuals ate 74.4kg of meat on average in 2024, the lowest since records began two decades ago. But experts are calling for a faster transition. Meat consumption is at its lowest point in 20 years in the…
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Amid the slowdown in sales of plant-based meat and investment in alternative proteins, innovation is losing a little momentum too, according to a new patent analysis. Patent filings for plant-based and cultivated meat are mirroring the…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Eat Just's vegan chicken, Beyond Meat's Walmart expansion, and Tesco's collab with La Vie. New products and launches …
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French dairy giant Bel Group and precision fermentation firm Standing Ovation have completed an industrial-scale production run of casein by upcycling dairy industry waste. In a global first, two French companies have developed casein –…
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Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has formally accepted a dossier by French firm Parima to sell cultivated duck products, which is expected to be approved next year. Parima, a cultivated meat company formed last week, could be…
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Danish food tech startup Matr Foods has raised €20M ($23M) in Series A funding for its mycelium meat alternatives, adding to the €20M debt funding it received from the EU in 2024. Copenhagen-based Matr Foods has secured fresh funding to…
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Plant-based giant Beyond Meat has kicked off the Beyond Test Kitchen, releasing its clean-label Ground products and whole-cut mycelium steak to quick success. As it works to turn around its sales and eliminate its debt, US plant-based…
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Sanah Baig, who has years of experience working for the US government, explains why she chose to join the Plant Based Foods Institute, and her thoughts on the MAHA and livestock lobby. Few people know about agricultural policy in the US…
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Through its on-demand manufacturing platform, Knitup is helping clothing companies curb waste with data-driven design and rapid production timelines. The future of fashion is less. Or at least that's the promise of Knitup, a…
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Combined emissions from the world's top meat and dairy producers are on par with those of the biggest fossil fuel companies, and higher than those of Saudi Arabia. This year, experts have warned that the world's 1.5°C warming limit may…
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Spain's alternative protein ecosystem is thriving, with investments rising by nearly 550% in 2024. Now, experts are calling for public funding and a national plant-based action plan. Plant-based, microbial, and cell-cultured protein…
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GFI APAC and the World FoodTech Council have signed a new partnership to accelerate innovation in South Korea's alternative protein ecosystem. From dairy-free casein and cultivated meat powders to fermented proteins derived from grape…
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The Good Food Institute has acquired cell lines and growth media from defunct startup SciFi Foods and partnered with Tufts University to make them available for cultivated meat researchers. In a major move to save the future food…
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Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn has launched a blended yoghurt combining dairy with fava beans, just as Kerry has discontinued its hybrid Smug Dairy range in the UK. While blended meat is entering supermarkets in Europe and the US with…
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Fable Food Co has launched its omnivore-favourite blended meat range at Central Market stores in Texas, the US's largest beef-producing state, and to great success. Texas is the leading cattle producer in the US, with beef being its…
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British oat milk maker Minor Figures has partnered with Wildfarmed to launch its first barista-style product with regeneratively grown oats. Oat milk is already way more planet-friendly than dairy, generating 71% fewer greenhouse gases…
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A new report suggests that growing human-grade crops to feed animals in factory farms wastes more food than any other sector, threatening nutrition security and climate targets. Around a third of all food produced is wasted or lost, and…
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