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Australian Plant Proteins, which went into insolvency last year, has been acquired by investment firm My Co and will resume operations next month. My Co, the investment vehicle of the Paule Family Office, has taken over Melbourne-based…
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Whey is the dairy industry's largest byproduct – but it has enormous potential to reduce food waste and develop sustainable microbial proteins. Thousands of swimming pools' worth of whey are discarded every year, polluting aquatic…
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Califia Farms has launched a line of summer-coded fruity drinks using coconut cream, tapping into the growing trend for flavoured plant-based milk. Los Angeles-based Califia Farms is going back to its juice roots with its latest product…
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British vegan food brand Deliciously Ella's latest campaign attacks ultra-processing, which is now among plant-based meat's biggest pain points. "Consumers en masse aren’t just asking: ‘Is it plant-based?’ but: ‘What’s actually in it?'”…
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The EU Commission has answered calls to create a protein diversification strategy; parliamentarians say more definitive action is needed. After see-sawing on its commitments to a greener protein ecosystem, the EU has finally agreed to…
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We may be overconsuming protein, but the global appetite for the nutrient continues to grow – and future food brands are listening. Protein-enhanced coffee may have been around for a few years, but how often do you find protein in your…
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Colgate-Palmolive has teamed up with NoPalm Ingredients to make a sustainable soap bar from a fermentation-derived palm oil alternative. Soon, you could be using soap made from food waste and fermentation. The climate kicker? It's made…
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Jeff Tripician is the CEO of Meatable, a Dutch food tech startup working on cultivated pork. A former meat industry exec, he argues that a collaborative approach is the only recipe for success. As global demand for meat rises, one thing…
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French precision fermentation startup Bon Vivant has rebranded to Verley and rolled out a range of functional animal-free whey proteins. Bon Vivant, the animal-free dairy company hailing from Lyon, has introduced a new brand identity…
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New York firm Ecovative has secured $11M to supercharge the expansion of its mycelium-based MyBacon, which it claims is the fastest-selling plant-based breakfast item in the natural channel. Mycelium innovator Ecovative has raised $11M…
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Chinese government officials have called for a boost to the national biotech capacity and the introduction of a novel food framework at its Two Sessions summit. Chinese lawmakers have issued calls to speed up the development of its…
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British cultivated meat player Hoxton Farms has partnered with Japan's Sumitomo Corporation to bring its pork fat ingredient to Asia. For cultivated meat, fat is all the rage right now. In Europe, Mosa Meat has filed for regulatory…
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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. Erika Hombert is a Senior Investment…
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France's food safety agency has recommended a ban on soy-based products in mass catering, raising concerns that have been long debunked and go against scientific consensus. After attempting to ban cultivated meat, France could be coming…
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Canada's Odd Burger has halted its US expansion plan amid "increased political tensions", just days after it announced a plan to course through the tariff war between the two neighbours. Heightened political tension between Canada and…
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Grass-fed beef is as bad for the planet as the industrial version, and significantly more carbon-intensive than plant proteins, a new study has found. You may be eating grass-fed beef because you've been told it's better for the…
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Food tech firm BioCraft Pet Nutrition has received registration from Austrian authorities to sell its cultivated meat ingredient in pet food applications across the EU. After a string of developments last year, 2025 is shaping up to be…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Impossible Foods's beef slider rollout, the New York Mets's new vegan sandwich, and Grubby's vegan meal kits for B Corp…
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New Zealand-based cauliflower ice cream startup EatKinda is moving operations away from its home country to focus on the US amid scaling challenges. EatKinda, the New Zealand startup making dairy-free ice cream from cauliflower, is…
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Chile's NotCo pioneered the use of AI in food. Its co-founders explain why they're doubling down on the B2B business, which is growing by triple digits. Karim Pichara has been working with artificial intelligence (AI) his whole life. “I…
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One of the loudest opponents of cultivated meat, Coldiretti rallied thousands of farmers to demand the EU assess novel foods like new drugs. It cited concerns from scientists, but half of them are members of the organisation. It was…
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