Beyond Meat: Why Alt-Meat Maker is Going Beyond Plant-Based to Embrace Mycelium for Clean-Label Steak
Beyond Meat will soon launch a fermentation-derived mycelium steak to address consumer demand for clean-label products, with a likely launch through a health-focused restaurant chain.
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Carbonaught Attracts Funding to Turn Rocks Into Carbon-Removing Fertiliser
Australian startup Carbonaught has received financing from Better Bite Ventures for its low-emission agriculture tech, which sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen and increases production through basalt.
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Inflation Reduction Act: US States Aren’t Using Enough of the Available Funds for Climate Action
Two years after the IRA passed, a new report found that states have only captured a tiny fraction of the funding available.
By Syris Valentine
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TiNDLE Foods CEO Timo Recker: There Isn’t A Lack of Interest – the Demand Just Wasn’t As Strong As Predicted
Timo Recker, CEO of plant-based startup TiNDLE Foods, talks evolving consumer attitudes, sales and funding declines, the importance of taste, and his admiration for Beyond Meat.
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St Gallen: Swiss Canton Bans Meat & Milk Sales After Finding High PFAS Levels
A Swiss canton has banned the sale of contaminated meat and dairy with high levels of 'forever chemicals', calling for intervention on a national level too.
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Impossible Foods Takes Motif Foodworks’ Heme Business in IP Lawsuit Settlement
Impossible Foods has settled its patent infringement dispute with Motif Foodworks, taking over the latter's heme business.
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Lab-Grown Cotton Startup Galy Closes $33M Series B Round Led by Bill Gates
Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures has led a $33M Series B investment for US startup Galy, which makes lab-grown cotton.
Boston-based Galy has secured $33M in an oversubscribed Series B investment round led by Bill Gates'!-->!-->!-->…
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Bezos Earth Fund Opens Third Alternative Protein Centre at National University of Singapore
The Bezos Earth Fund has inaugurated its third Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore, labelled as an "absolute powerhouse" of alternative proteins.
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Farmer Groups Say We Need to Eat Less Meat, Ask EU Commission to Create Plant-Based Action Plan
An EU-funded report by agrifood lobbies has recognised the need to eat less meat and shift towards more sustainable diets, asking the EU Commission to create a plant-based action plan by 2026.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Smoked Garlic Butter, Plant-Based Tikkas & A Mushroom Farm
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 a first-of-its-kind alt-butter, the popularity of Silk plant-based milk,!-->…
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21st.Bio Earns Self-Affirmed GRAS Status in US for Precision-Fermented Whey Protein
Danish bioproduction company 21st.Bio has secured self-determined GRAS status for its animal-free beta-lactoglobulin in the US, paving the way for market entry.
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Nutella Plant-Based: Everything You Need to Know As Ferrero Launches Vegan Version of Beloved Spread in Europe
Months after first announcing the move, Ferrero has at last launched a vegan version of Nutella, starting with Italy, Belgium and France.
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Shake Shack Debuts Veggie Shack Burger Made From 11 Vegetables in Hong Kong & Macau
US fast-food chain Shake Shack has added the Veggie Shack burger to the menu at all Hong Kong and Macau stores for a limited time.
The Veggie Shack is coming to Hong Kong and Macau, as Shake Shack continues to roll out the whole-food!-->!-->!-->…
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How An Ancient Mould Can Turn Food Waste Into Michelin-Starred Dishes
Researchers at UC Berkeley are betting on fungi strain Neurospora intermedia to turn food destined for the bins into haute cuisine.
Who knew mould could be the secret to saving food waste?
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Japan’s IntegriCulture Announces Five Collaborative Projects to Advance Cultivated Meat
Japanese startup IntergriCulture has announced five new projects under its CulNet Consortium, with its CEO emphasising the importance of knowledge-sharing.
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Solar Foods Earns Self-Affirmed GRAS Status in the US for Solein CO2 Protein
Finland's Solar Foods, which makes Solein protein from air, has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status in the US, taking it a step closer to commercialisation in the country.
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Illinois Representative Joins Growing List of Politicians Trying to Ban Cultivated Meat
The culture wars over cultivated meat continue, with a House Representative in Illinois introducing a bill to ban these foods in the state.
And it goes on.
Two months after Florida's ban on cultivated meat came into effect, and a!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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USDA Targets Greenwashing with ‘Misleading’ Environmental Claims on Meat Labels
The USDA has updated its labelling guidelines to ensure that claims like 'climate-friendly' and 'humanely-raised' on meat labels are backed up with evidence.
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Food Processing Facts: Big Food Defends UPFs with New Website
The Consumer Brands Association has launched a new website that aims to combat "consumer confusion" around ultra-processed foods – but context is crucial.
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Nosh.bio Partners with German Meat Giant to Debut Single-Ingredient Meat Analogue
German food tech startup Nosh.bio has collaborated with Zur Mühlen Group to introduce its fermentation-derived Koji Chunks, which are made from just one ingredient.
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Think Tank Lays Out Policy Recommendations for Australia’s Precision Fermentation Sector
Australia has a young but burgeoning precision fermentation sector, but to meet its potential, it needs a big helping hand from the government.
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