Industry Leaders Team Up to Fuel South Korea’s Protein Transition Ahead of Cultivated Meat Arrival
Food tech organisations have signed a deal to advance the alternative protein industry in South Korea, where cultivated meat is set to make its entry soon.
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Shifting Away From Meat is Crucial for the EU’s Food Security & Climate Goals
Experts at Wageningen University argue that livestock numbers need to be reduced while a transition to plant-based diets should be welcomed by the EU.
Every year, academics from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the EU's top!-->!-->!-->…
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California Judge Likely to Dismiss Investors’ Class-Action Lawsuit Against Beyond Meat
A judge in Los Angeles is poised to dismiss investors' class-action lawsuit against plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat for good.
The class-action lawsuit by investors of plant-based leader Beyond Meat is heading towards dismissal for!-->!-->!-->…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Coconut Latte Pods, Vegan Lakers & Iowa SNAP Decision
In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Coconut Cloud's coffee pods, Better Balance's Crypto.com Arena link-up,!-->…
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Unilever to Offload Plant-Based Meat Brand The Vegetarian Butcher: Report
Unilever is in talks with investment bank Piper Sandler to host an auction of The Vegetarian Butcher, the vegan business it bought six years ago.
As it continues to shake up its global food portfolio, Unilever has reportedly put its!-->!-->!-->…
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Bel Group Embarks on €9M Project Backed by French Govt to Develop ‘Next-Generation’ Vegan Cheese
Dairy behemoth Bel Group has partnered with other French food companies on a three-year project to develop better-tasting vegan cheese products.
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Plant-Based Meat & Dairy On Par or Better for Health Than Animal Protein, Finds Analysis
When it comes to health, plant-based analogues to meat and dairy have similar or better nutritional profiles, an 11-country study reveals.
Vegan burgers, sausages and bacon are better for health than conventional meat, while dairy!-->!-->!-->…
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Australia’s All G Gains Regulatory Approval for Animal-Free Lactoferrin in China
Sydney-based All G has secured the regulatory greenlight to sell its precision-fermented lactoferrin protein in China. It expects to receive approval in yet another market imminently.
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Israeli Regulator Clears Imagindairy’s Animal-Free Whey Protein for Sale
Precision fermentation startup Imagindairy has received regulatory approval for its animal-free whey protein in Israel, as it closes in on its latest fundraising round.
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Succession Star Invites Fans to Brunch in New Ad Campaign for Nature’s Fynd’s Fungi Protein Yogurts
Fermentation startup Nature's Fynd has teamed up with actor Justine Lupe in a marketing campaign for its dairy-free Fy yogurts.
How often do you get to break bread with a cast member of one of TV's most popular shows ever?
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Faircraft: Cultivated Leather Startup Coats Budget with $16M Investment
Already working with major luxury brands, French cultivated leather startup Faircraft has raised $15.8M in funding to scale up operations.
France may be the second largest exporter of leather in Europe, but a company based in its!-->!-->!-->…
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APAC Agrifood Tech Funding Up by 38%, With India Reclaiming the Top Spot
Funding for alternative proteins has grown by 85% this year in Asia-Pacific, mirroring a larger sector-wide recovery, a new AgFunder report shows.
Asia-Pacific's agrifood tech sector is showing "remarkable" signs of recovery after two!-->!-->!-->…
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Good & Humble: New Zealand Oat Milk Startups Otis & All Good Merge
New Zealand-based oat milk makers Otis and All Good have joined forces to form a new entity to champion local growers and expand globally.
Otis and All Good, two of New Zealand's best-known oat milk producers, have merged under a new!-->!-->!-->…
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Alternative Protein Innovation Has Lost Some Momentum, A New Patent Analysis Shows
Patents for plant-based meat declined for the first time in a decade in 2022, while innovation in cultivated meat slowed too.
In the US, sales of plant-based meat alternatives dipped by 26% between 2021 and 2023, reflecting a wider!-->!-->!-->…
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COP29 Digest, Vol 4: Everything You Need to Know in Food and Climate News Today
Welcome to the final edition of Green Queen’s #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’.
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A Sweet Transition: How Cutting Out Sugar Could Save the Planet
A new study explores how we can transfer sugar intake from our diets into making products beneficial to the climate.
In the last 30 years, the number of people with diabetes has doubled (making up 12% of the adult population), and 95%!-->!-->!-->…
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Vegan Ready Meal Leader Allplants Seeks Buyer to Rescue Business After Mounting Losses
British plant-based ready meal maker Allplants has moved to appoint administrators after recording continued losses, though one potential buyer is lined up.
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UK Retailers Set Up Food Waste Redistribution Project to Feed Millions
In a bid to boost food security and cut waste, some of the UK's biggest supermarkets and charities have joined forces to form a surplus food distribution body.
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Culture & Collaboration: How Italy Can Become A Plant-Based Food Leader
Italy's plant-based market is bucking the global decline, but there are several missed opportunities for companies and the industry as a whole.
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Wendy’s Partners with Beyond Meat to Launch Plant Burger in Georgia
Beyond Meat and Wendy's Georgia have announced a new menu item, the Plant Burger, a marker of the vegan giant's European focus this year.
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UK Startup Develops AI Software to Help Alt-Protein Industry Scale Up Faster & Lower Costs
London-based New Wave Biotech has launched an AI bioprocess simulation software to help alternative protein companies expand production faster and cheaper.
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