Malak Al Tawouk Taps UAE’s Healthy Food Boom with Plant-Based Chicken Launch
Lebanese fast-casual chain Malak Al Tawouk has partnered with plant-based meat brand Switch Foods to add vegan chicken items to its UAE menu.
Malak Al Tawouk, a 30-year-old fast-casual chain with dozens of restaurants globally, is now!-->!-->!-->…
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80% of America’s Most Popular Media Shows Have Spread Climate Misinformation, Shows Analysis
From Joe Rogan to Jordan Peterson, most of the US's most popular 'new media' figures have spread false or misleading information about climate change.
A third of Americans now listen to a podcast at least once a week, and about one in!-->!-->!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Massive Attack, Blonde Chocolate & A Price Freeze
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Massive Attack's vegan concert, Beleaf's plant-based meat price freeze, and the FDA's labelling guidelines.
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Plant-Based Restaurants Are Shutting Down – This ‘Vegan McDonald’s’ Wants to Be the Exception
Backed by the likes of Mike Tyson and Future, vegan fast-food chain Mr Charlie's is opening 18 locations in Arizona, despite widespread restaurant closures in the US. Here's why.
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Brazil Beef Intake Must Reduce by Up to 94% to Meet Emissions Target, Says Study
Home to some of the world's largest meat companies, COP30 host Brazil's beef industry is emitting more than twice the greenhouse gas limit outlined by the Paris Agreement.
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Brits & Germans Look to Cut Back on Meat & Eat More Plants
More than two in five consumers in Europe's two largest plant-based markets want to eat less meat or are already doing so, a new poll has found.
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Swedish Farmers Take 10% Stake in Pea Milk Startup Sproud
Swedish agrifood company Lantmännen has become a part-owner of Malmö-based pea milk maker Sproud, as part of its larger pea protein push.
On the back of another year of sales growth, Swedish plant-based milk startup Sproud has gained!-->!-->!-->…
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Spain’s Plant-Based Meat Leader Bags €20M EU Bank Investment & Promises Q4 Profitability
Spanish food tech startup Heura Foods has received a €20M ($22.2M) loan from the European Investment Bank to move beyond plant-based meat, and expects to become profitable by the end of this year.
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More Plants, Less Meat Key to Longer Lives, Show Major Harvard & Sydney U. Studies
Yet more evidence has emerged that diets rich in plant-based whole foods and low in meat are the key to longevity.
Plant-rich diets will help you age better and live longer, according to two major studies that spotlight the ill health!-->!-->!-->…
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This NZ Startup’s Animal-Free Bovine Lactoferrin Has A Higher Yield Than Cow’s Milk
Auckland-based food tech startup Daisy Lab has achieved a high-yielding recombinant bovine lactoferrin that surpasses the protein's concentration in cow's milk.
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Danone Acquires Plant-Based Infant Formula Maker Kate Farms
French dairy giant Danone is expanding its infant formula empire after agreeing to buy a majority stake in US plant-based company Kate Farms.
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Animal-Free Whey Startup ‘Sidesteps’ Potential Tariff Concerns with US Manufacturing Deal
To avoid any potential blowback from the tariff war, Dutch startup Vivici has struck a co-manufacturing deal to produce its precision-fermented whey proteins at Liberation Labs's upcoming facility.
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Scientists Create ‘Game-Changing’ Cultivated Meat Tech That Could Feed Astronauts in Space
University of Edinburgh scientists have developed a pig fat cell line that promises efficient, scalable and consistent cultivated meat production, with the potential of going past the exosphere.
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Meat, Masculinity & the Manosphere: How Misinformation is Driving Young Men Towards Beef
The social media manosphere is driving young men towards meat, with 40% of 16- to 24-year-olds eating more animal protein than they did last year, according to environmental charity Hubbub.
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Tesco Admits Plant-Based Meat Target Is ‘Highly Unlikely’ Amid Changing UK Diets
The UK's largest retailer is not on track to meet its goal of increasing plant-based meat sales by 300% by this year, as consumers show an appetite for vegetables, beans, and tofu instead.
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Plant-Based Meals Offer Triple Win for Health, Planet & Wallet, Shows Study
A comparison of like-for-like meat-based, vegetarian and whole-food plant-based meals shows that the latter can improve micronutrient intake, reduce climate impact, and lower costs.
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UK Startup Raises $6.7M to Scale AI-Designed Microbial Protein Fibres for Next-Gen Textiles
London-based Solena Materials has secured $6.7M in seed funding for its microbial protein fibres, which are created using AI and provide a plastic-free alternative for the fashion industry.
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Opinion: To Win in AI, We Need to Win in Alternative Proteins
Robert Dupree, general partner at VC firm Alwyn Capital, argues that future foods and alternative proteins are key to winning the AI race.
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Flora Ventures’s Gil Horsky
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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As Sales Slide Again in ‘Disappointing’ Q1, Beyond Meat Nets $100M in Debt Funding
Beyond Meat saw year-on-year revenue drop by 9% in what it termed "clearly a disappointing" Q1 2025, and announced a $100M debt financing deal to shore up its liquidity.
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Despite Misinformation, 50% of Americans Still Find Plant-Based Diets Healthy
Half of Americans recognise the health benefits of a vegan diet, but they need reassurance from their primary care doctors to eat more plants.
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