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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order to crack down on ultra-processed foods – will plant-based meat get caught in the crossfire? Despite health and nutrition being a top food concern for Americans, the…
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Sustained high meat prices on both sides of the pond are changing the burger business – for the benefit of people and the planet. But McDonald’s may be too centralised to adapt quickly enough to the changing times. The world’s largest…
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Health is a central focus for some of the UK's largest retailers this year, as nutrition and wellness become a priority for consumers. From gut health to brain food to '30 plants a week', health-forward eating is at the heart of new…
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Californian plant-based food maker Misha's Inc has acquired New York-based Vertage, a fellow vegan cheese producer, for an undisclosed sum. In a bicoastal deal, cashew cheese maker Misha's has extended its dairy-free portfolio to…
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A new project is using climate analogue mapping to send native seeds to regions that will have similar environments decades down the line. What do the dishes of the future look like? Will we be eating the same traditional dishes in 60…
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The Netherlands has launched two open-access facilities with a €25M injection – to scale up planet-friendly food production via cellular agriculture. Further cementing its position as a future food leader, the government of the…
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Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Burger King Germany's new vegan option, a cured root vegetable bagel at Deutsche Bahn, and the UK parliament's cultivated…
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Australian cultivated meat startup Vow has laid off 25 employees as it finalises its latest funding round, citing slower-than-expected regulatory processes. Sydney-based Vow, the only cultivated meat producer globally that has received…
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A carbon tax on highly emissive foods like meat could reflect their 'true cost' in Germany, cutting agricultural emissions by a quarter and netting €8.2B in annual revenue. In August 2023, Germany's largest supermarket raised its food…
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Singapore-based TurtleTree is operating with a skeleton staff as it hopes to secure further investment for its animal-free lactoferrin ingredient. TurtleTree, the Singaporean precision fermentation specialist working on lactoferrin, has…
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UK flag carrier British Airways will offer passengers free oat milk in Oatly's jigger format onboard its short-haul and EuroFlyer flights. Plant-based giant Oatly has announced its first partnership of 2025 – and it's a big one. …
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German fermentation specialist Formo has received €35M in venture debt from the EU's lending arm to scale up its dairy and egg alternatives and pursue regulatory approval for its animal-free casein protein. Four months after it raised…
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Portuguese startup CarboCode, which is producing human-identical breast milk molecules via biocatalysis and fermentation, has raised $15M from investors. Based in Cantanhede, Portugal, biotech player CarboCode has closed a €15M ($15.3M)…
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Ozempic, inflation and the Trump presidency will likely dictate how the US deals with food waste in 2025, according to ReFED, a leading non-profit. Last year was a big year for food waste policy in the US. The Biden White…
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British fast-food chain Clean Kitchen Club, a formerly vegan business that began serving meat last year, has reportedly ceased operations after closing its last remaining site. Influencer-owned former vegan restaurant chain Clean…
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A major survey by The Vegan Society shows that 3% of people in the UK now follow a plant-forward diet, and one in 10 are cutting back on meat and dairy. As the British government gears up to become a policy and research leader in the…
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Singapore's parliament just passed a Food Safety and Security Bill to adapt the country's agrifood systems to climate change and advance future foods. Already a leader in the world of future food, Singapore is strengthening its…
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Robert F Kennedy Jr could well be America's new health secretary, overseeing food safety under Donald Trump? What could it mean for cultivated meat? In just over a week, Joe Biden will leave the White House as a largely unpopular…
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Beef tallow is on a resurgent streak, thanks to the anti-seed oil brigade and a trending skincare routine on TikTok. But have we forgotten about the planet? If, like me, you grew up outside America and loved going to McDonald's as a…
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An observational study exploring the link between depression and different types of milk is being used to spread misinformation about plant-based milk. A new study about milk drinking is doing the rounds, with plant-based alternatives…
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Elin Roberts, co-founder and co-CEO of Better Nature Tempeh, believes the way people approach dietary change has shifted past vegan eating – and brands must too. In 2023, Better Nature Tempeh introduced three marinated versions of its…
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