Nestlé Bets on AI to Develop Foods for GLP-1 Users & Tackle Side Effects
Nestlé, the world's largest food company, is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and nutritional science to create products tailored for GLP-1 users, a fast-growing demographic often experiencing side effects such as muscle loss.
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World Economic Forum Pushes to Integrate Alternative Proteins in Space Food Systems
The World Economic Forum has namechecked alternative proteins and cellular agriculture as solutions that must be incorporated into food for long space missions.
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Carbon Labels & Taxes on Food Could Cut the UK’s National Emissions by 5%
A new study reveals that a combination of carbon labels and taxes on highly polluting foods would reduce emissions by the equivalent of 4.7% of the UK's overall emissions.
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NNB, Axiom Foods Target Whey Woes with ‘Advanced’ Plant-Based Protein Line
US companies NNB Nutrition and Axiom Foods have debuted PeptiClear, a line of premium hydrolysed plant proteins, to help manufacturers meet consumer demand amid the global whey shortage.
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Wacker Wins EU Approval for Fermentation-Derived Plant-Based Flavourings for Pet Food
German specialty chemicals company Wacker has secured EU approval for its fermentation-derived amino acids, which can be used as plant-based additives to boost the palatability of pet food.
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UK Plant-Based Meat Brand This Unveils Fact-Led Knowledge Hub to Fight Misinformation
British plant-based meat maker This has launched an evidence-led online knowledge hub for consumers to navigate misinformation about protein, processing, nutrition and sustainability.
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Dyadic Expands Animal-Free Dairy Protein Pipeline with European Partnership
US biotech player Dyadic International has signed a development and commercial license deal with a European partner to add more precision-fermented dairy proteins to its lineup.
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Teens Have the Most Polluting Diets, But Seniors Fuel Global Rise in Food-Related Emissions
A new study reveals the impact of age-related dietary patterns on climate change, with teens responsible for the highest greenhouse gas emissions and older populations the fastest-growing contributors. Meat is the biggest culprit.
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Prefer’s Bean-Free Coffee Reaches Shell Convenience Stores Across Singapore
Singaporean beanless coffee startup Prefer has entered retail stores through a listing with Shell, which will stock its ready-to-drink hybrid coffee cans across all 56 service station stores on the island.
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Millow Bags $2.3M to Launch Clean-Label Meat Alternative from Oats & Mycelium
Swedish food tech startup Millow has secured €2M ($2.3M) in funding to expand production of its low-water oat and mycelium protein, which it will initially launch in the Nordic foodservice channel.
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Beyond Meat Shares Hit Record Low Following Reverse Stock Split to Keep Nasdaq Listing
Beyond Meat has initiated a one-for-30 reverse stock split to boost its share price and hold onto its Nasdaq listing, a move that has initially sent its stock tumbling to an all-time low.
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Ginga Foods Expands Japan’s Blended Meat Space with ‘Half-and-Half’ Sausages
The blended meat wave is encroaching upon East Asia, with Ginga Foods launching a pork sausage product with 50% plant-based meat from Mama Foods in Japan.
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Malk Debuts High-Protein Plant-Based Whole Milk After Sales Surged by 46% in 2025
US plant-based milk brand Malk Organics has launched what it calls its "biggest innovation yet": a high-protein, additive-free whole milk, following a year in which its sales neared $100M.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Fitgreenmind at Dean&David, Lidl x Olio & Plant-Based China
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Fitgreenmind's partnership with Dean&David, Plantstrong's packaging refresh, and Lidl's extended food waste!-->…
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German Cultivated Meat Fat Startup Cultimate Foods Winds Down
Berlin-based Cultimate Foods has closed down nearly four months after filing for bankruptcy, unable to secure enough funding to stay afloat.
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India Seeks Stricter Regulation of Ultra-Processed Foods to Overhaul Product Labelling
Public health scientists in India have proposed a "dual-axis" framework to classify foods based on nutritional content and processing levels, just as the government faces questions about its regulation of ultra-processed foods.
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MilkLab Brings Plant-Based Milks to New Zealand Retail to Fuel Its Home Baristas
Australia's MilkLab has entered New Zealand supermarkets with barista oat and almond milks to tap into the country's at-home specialty coffee culture, just as its parent company, Noumi, undergoes a takeover.
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Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund Invests in Animal-Free Dairy Startup All G
Australian precision fermentation startup All G has welcomed Xeraya Capital, owned by Malaysia's state-owned Khazanah Nasional fund, to its list of pre-Series B investors, a month after launching its bovine lactoferrin in the US.
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FDA Proposes Rule to End Self-Affirmed GRAS Pathway, Delays Ultra-Processed Food Definition
The Trump administration has published its long-awaited proposal to scrap a rule that allows companies to self-determine which ingredients are GRAS, but it has postponed its promised definition of ultra-processed foods.
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Scoular Expands Dehulled Soybean Capacity to Meet Rising Demand for Plant-Based Milk
US agriculture company Scoular is adding a second soybean dehuller at its Ohio facility amid growing demand for plant-based food and milk products.
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Australians View Plant-Based Meat As Riskier & Less Valuable – Can Tailored Marketing Fix That?
A new study reveals that meat-eaters in Australia perceive plant-based alternatives as riskier and less valuable, regardless of how they're marketed, and calls on manufacturers to tailor their messaging to different consumer groups.
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