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US non-profit Food System Innovations has launched a Sustainable Protein Action Lab to bridge the research funding gap and help future food companies accelerate product development. To make the protein transition a success, companies…
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A new study found that plant-based alternatives contained twice as many additives as meat and dairy, but its authors – and a range of experts – say this doesn't necessarily increase health risks. Mainstream media outlets often…
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Beyond Meat is finally bringing its whole-cut mycelium steak to retail shelves in the US, starting with Wegmans and H-E-B. A year after introducing its whole-cut steak in US restaurants, alternative protein pioneer Beyond Meat is…
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Protein Industries Canada has funded a new project to create an AI platform that can make fermentation cheaper and more efficient, and "unlock new value" from agricultural byproducts. The Canadian government has announced its latest…
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US startup Wildtype has kicked off a crowdfunding drive to begin direct-to-consumer sales of its cultivated salmon lox and launch a marine complex supplement for skincare. Wildtype, which has been selling its cultivated salmon in a…
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Dutch food tech startup The Protein Brewery has closed an €18M ($20.5M) extension of its Series B round to expand production of its Fermotein mycoprotein and support its EU launch. Days after securing the first novel food approval for…
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Portuguese firm GRA Nutra has released a new fermentation-derived beta-carotene colour for food and beverages in the US, where clean-label dyes are all the rage. As food manufacturers race to get artificial dyes out of their supply…
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US startup Mushmycel has introduced a range of vegan leather accessories derived from waste materials like reclaimed mushrooms, coffee grounds and coconut fibres. As consumers look for sustainable alternatives to harmful fashion…
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US supplements corporation Herbalife and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have launched a plant cell fermentation hub to advance biomanufacturing and next-gen health products. India's bid to become a global biomanufacturing hub…
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US startup FerrinX, which makes precision-fermented lactoferrin, has signed a deal with Palmer Holland to distribute the ingredient to cosmetics and beauty brands in North America. Legacy ingredients distributor Palmer Holland has…
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Finnish food tech startup Perfat Technologies has launched Perfat Soft, a sunflower-oil-based oleogel that can replace butter and palm oil across a range of applications. Entering the flourishing fat-alternative space, Helsinki-based…
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Non-dairy milk outperformed its conventional counterpart in the US foodservice sector last year, but sales of plant-based proteins fell despite a narrower price gap with meat. Plant-based alternatives are encroaching upon the market…
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US non-profit Food System Innovations has launched an AI-led Food Intelligence Lab to create better-tasting alternative proteins with an open-source model, in an effort backed by the Bezos Earth Fund. The use of artificial intelligence…
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New Zealand startup Andfoods will bring its lentil-based whipped cream to Singapore in the coming weeks, shortly after its black gram protein was mentioned in a Mars patent filing. In March, confectionery giant Mars filed a patent…
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Germany's Planet A Foods has introduced a no-added-sugar version of its cocoa-free chocolate, ChoViva, to meet the demand for "healthier indulgence". Already selling to some of the world's biggest confectionery companies, Planet A Foods…
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A bipartisan bill from the US House of Representatives is aiming to restrict the labelling of a carbon-derived butter developed by Savor, which ascribes the measure partly to a "misunderstanding" of its technology. Congress members from…
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London-based startup Myota, which makes prebiotic fibre blends to enhance gut health, has secured $4.5M in Series A funding to scale its D2C sales and set up a B2B business in Europe and the US. UK gut health supplement brand Myota has…
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Dutch plant protein player Schouten Europe has acquired Bobeldijk Food Group, which makes a wide range of meat and seafood alternatives. In yet another instance of consolidation in the alternative protein sector, Dutch pioneer Schouten…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Kevin Bacon's Beansday campaign, Devious Foods's protein seasonings, and The Vegetarian Butcher Collective's new CEO. New…
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South Korean food giant Pulmuone's US subsidiary has recorded 17% year-on-year growth in tofu sales, outpacing the overall category to meet Americans' appetite for minimally processed proteins. With high-protein, high-fibre and…
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US biotech startup Jellatech has signed a deal with South Korea's Hugel to develop and commercialise its cell-based human collagen for medical aesthetics and cosmetic products. Jellatech is inching closer to bringing its recombinant…
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