US Think Tank Bets On Japan’s Protein Transition with New Tokyo Office
To meet Japan's alternative protein potential, the Good Food Institute has opened an office in the country just as a new prime minister is sworn in.
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Sweden, the Origin of ‘Flight Shame’, Scraps Aviation Tax – Despite Rise in Emissions
The Swedish government has announced that it is abolishing the flight tax it introduced in 2018 to combat aviation emissions, in a move welcomed by the industry and heavily criticised by climate activists.
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How Food Companies Should Report & Reduce Their Emissions with Better Progress Markers for Investors
Are corporate climate actions on par with their emissions targets and disclosures? A new report explores this very question.
Food companies are making some progress on reducing their greenhouse gas footprints, but they’re slow to!-->!-->!-->…
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The Raging Pig Co Attracts Investment to Expand Vegan Pork Products & Launch Mycelium Meat
German meat analogue maker The Raging Pig Company has closed a seed funding round ahead of its move into mycelium protein.
As it gears up to enter the mycelium market, vegan pork startup The Raging Pig Company has secured an undisclosed!-->!-->!-->…
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Ahead of Opening World’s Largest Cultivated Meat Factory, Believer Meats Taps GEA to Drive Down Costs
Israel's Believer Meats has joined forces with German engineering firm GEA to help scale up production of cultivated meat, ahead of opening the industry's largest facility next year.
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Jane Fonda on US Election: ‘Do We Vote For the Future or For Burning Up the Planet?’
Republican nominee Donald Trump "wants to do away with all regulations and open up the floodgates for the fossil fuel industry and the nuclear industry," she said. "So the choice is very clear."
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Despite Declines, Plant-Based Meat is Selling Better Than It Did Pre-Pandemic
Retail sales of plant-based meat have been shrinking, but they're still higher than pre-pandemic levels. Opportunities lie in price cuts and bundling these analogues with fresh produce.
In 2023, sales of vegan meat and seafood fell by!-->!-->!-->…
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Estonia’s Äio Secures €6.1M for Demo Facility to Turn Sawdust Into Palm Oil & Animal Fat Alternatives
Estonian startup Äio has closed a €6.1M ($6.8M) funding round to build a facility for its fermentation-derived alternatives to palm oil and animal fats.
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Amid NHS Blended Meat Deal, Sales Hit 6-Year Low for Quorn Maker Marlow Foods
Marlow Foods, the parent company of Quorn and Cauldron Foods, saw pre-tax losses surpass £60M in 2023, four times higher than the year before.
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Researchers Are Using Baker’s Yeast to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Protein & Folate
Scientists have discovered a way to turn gases into yeast that contains more protein than beef and enough folate to meet your daily requirements.
What if acetate and carbon dioxide could help you meet your daily nutritional needs?
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Big Oil Has Spent $5.6B in Global ‘Sportswashing’ Sponsorship Deals: Report
Fossil fuel companies are spending billions on sponsorship deals with some of the world's biggest sports entities in an attempt to 'sportswash' their role in climate change.
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Qarbotech Gains $1.5M to Expand Photosynthesis Enhancing Tech Across Southeast Asia
Malaysian climate tech startup Qarbotech has secured $1.5M in a seed extension round to help plants absorb carbon dioxide and increase yields by 60%.
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Tyson Foods Faces Greenwashing Lawsuit Over ‘Climate-Smart’ Brazen Beef
US meat giant Tyson Foods has been sued by an environmental group for misleading consumers about the sustainability credentials of its "climate-smart" Brazen Beef.
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How Rebellyous Foods’s New Mock 2 Platform Makes Cost-Competitive Plant-Based Meat
Seattle startup Rebellyous Foods has unveiled its Mock 2 Production System, which reduces the cost of manufacturing plant-based meat to reach parity with animal proteins.
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Helaina Raises $45M to Launch Effera Human Lactoferrin with Kroma Wellness, Mitsubishi & More
US startup Helaina has closed a $45M Series B round to commercialise Effera Human Lactoferrin, its breast milk equivalent protein, in the US later this year.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Slutty Vegas, Impossible Chicken Salads & A Vegan Cream Liqueur
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 Upside Foods' tasting event at a taqueria, Japan Airlines' sweet protein!-->…
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Israel’s DairyX Foods Unveils ‘Self-Assembling’ Animal-Free Casein Micelles, Eyes 2027 US Launch
Israeli startup DairyX Foods has developed a method to make precision-fermented casein proteins that self-assemble into micelles.
To deliver stretchy, melty cheese and firmer, creamier yoghurt free from cows, DairyX Foods has come upon!-->!-->!-->…
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Seaweed Packaging: Notpla Closes £20M Series A Extension to Fuel US Expansion & Sell 100 Million Plastic-Free Units
UK seaweed packaging startup Notpla has closed a £20M ($26.8M) Series A extension to expand to the US and replace 100 million single-use plastic items by 2026.
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Mushroom Innovator Fable Foods Opens Its Spores to Blended Meat – Here’s Why
Fable Foods co-founder and CEO Michael Fox explains why the company has decided to work with meat producers on blended applications.
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Plant-Based Food Offers Far Better Returns on Climate Investment Than EVs or Green Energy: Study
Investing in a plant-based food system offers much greater emissions cuts per dollar than renewable energy or electric vehicles, shows a new report.
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Americans Like Blended Meat Burgers & Nuggets More Than Their Bestselling 100% Animal Counterparts
In a comprehensive survey about blended meat, Americans were found to prefer half-meat, half-plant burgers and nuggets more than the market-leading, fully animal-derived products.
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