Israeli Startup Unveils AI-Powered ‘Natural’ GLP-1 Peptide to Rival Ozempic
As Americans embrace Ozempic and food-as-medicine innovations, a new startup has created a bioactive peptide to activate the body's GLP-1 hormone.
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This Project is Helping Brazilian Ranchers Switch to Plant-Based Farming
Food awareness organisation ProVeg Brazil has kicked off the Cultiva Project, an initiative to help livestock farmers transition to plant-based farming.
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Vegetarians Tend to Be More Nonconformist, Less Benevolent Than Meat-Eaters: Study
A two-country study shows that people who don't eat meat place less emphasis on building personal relationships and independent thinking and success are key tenets of their social values.
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Pangaia Debuts Activewear Collection with Bio-Based Nylon & Mostly Fossil-Free Elastane
British material science company Pangaia has debuted 365 Seamless Activewear, a five-piece collection featuring bio-based nylon and an elastane alternative with 98% renewable resources.
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Opinion: Why Are Cultivated Meat Bans Getting So Much Attention?
Owen Ensor, co-founder and CEO of British cultivated pet food startup Meatly, on why political bans shouldn't deter investors from the alternative protein ecosystem.
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An Impossible Burger Blended with Beef? CEO Hints at Move Amid Category Struggles
Impossible Foods CEO Peter McGuinness has suggested that the plant-based giant could enter the blended meat space to entice more flexitarians.
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US FDA to Develop Definition of Ultra-Processed Foods
The regulation of ultra-processed foods has been the talk of US food policy ever since Robert F Kennedy Jr took office – the FDA will soon weigh in.
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Future Food Fund’s Silla Scheepens
In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders.
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V-March Interview: Meet the Team Behind the Campaign That Helps Chinese People Go Vegan
When it comes to plant-based diets, the V-March campaign says Chinese consumers are motivated primarily by health and food trends.
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Tastewise Raises $50M to Scale AI Platform That Helps Food Companies Cut Waste
Tastewise has secured $50M in a Series B round to scale its AI platform for food companies across the globe, part of which includes tackling food waste.
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Cheap Private-Label Products Drive 2% Growth of Plant-Based Sales in Europe
Retail sales of plant-based food in Europe grew by 2% in 2024, thanks in large part to inexpensive private-label offerings from supermarkets.
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Everyone Who Tasted Cultivated Meat Opposed A Ban, Finds Tufts Study
A study of Upside Foods' cultivated meat tasting shows what consumers want from these proteins and what they don't want from their lawmakers.
On June 27, 2024, a California company took a stand against the state of Florida.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly Lookbook, Kraft Heinz NotCo & McDonald’s Jackfruit Burger
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly's recipe lookbook, Villareal CF's tofu seminar, and People Magazine's plant-based awards.
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The 20 Things Plant-Based Brands Should Know About Ultra-Processed Foods
UPFs have become public enemy number one, and the plant-based meat sector has been caught in the media crossfire. Here's everything CPG brands and founders need to know.
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The Rise of Hybrid Dairy: Can It Follow in Blended Meat’s Footsteps?
From Kerry's Smug Dairy lineup to a new Dutch-Danish range of 'hybrid milks', could blending cow's milk with plant-based ingredients be a winning solution?
At Amsterdam's World of Private Label International Trade Show this week, two!-->!-->!-->…
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Regulatory Approvals for Cultivated Meat Will Bring Investors Back, Predicts Simple Planet CEO
Along with its upcoming fundraise, Simple Planet is about to submit dossiers in South Korea and Singapore for regulatory approval – a feat its CEO says will make cultivated meat resurgent.
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Top Hong Kong Chefs Team Up with HKU, Food Waste App to Unveil Sustainable Cookbook
The University of Hong Kong, sustainability charity Green Hospitality, and food-saving app Chomp, have launched a cookbook to tackle food waste in the city.
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Cultivated Meat Study: Media Coverage Shapes Regulatory Progress, May Have Caused Approval ‘Slowdown’
Researchers have uncovered eight themes that prevailed in the media coverage of the USDA's first two approvals of cultivated meat in 2023, which had implications.
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Else Nutrition CEO Slams US FDA for ‘Unacceptable’ & ‘Outdated’ Regulation of Dairy-Free Baby Formula
In an op-ed published in the Washington Times, Else Nutrition CEO Hamutal Yitzhak urged the FDA to modernise its regulation of plant-based infant formula amid RFK Jr's Operation Stork Speed.
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Portugal’s PFx Biotech Raises €5M for Precision-Fermented Human Milk Proteins
Portuguese startup PFx Biotech has secured €2.5M in seed funding, matching a recent EU grant for its recombinant human milk proteins.
Making breast milk alternatives from yeast, Porto-based firm PFx Biotech has bagged €2.5M ($2.85M) in!-->!-->!-->…
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A Quarter of Americans Are Limiting Meat – But Plant Proteins Still Don’t Do It for Them
In the US, 24% of consumers are cutting back on meat this year, but enthusiasm for plant-based alternatives remains low – here's why.
While Americans may have spent more on meat last year than ever before, nearly a quarter (24%) of them!-->!-->!-->…
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