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Orbillion Bio, the Silicon Valley food tech dedicated to culturing premium heritage meats, has joined the Alliance for Meat, Poultry & Seafood Innovation (AMPS Innovation). The coalition is made up of seven other U.S.-based members,…
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Indonesian plant-based meat startup Green Rebel has debuted two new products, a Beefless Steak and a Chick’n Steak, in what it calls the "first plant-based whole cut steak in Asia" at two of the leading steakhouse dining chains in the…
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Alternative meat company Hooray Foods, which has made headlines for its plant-based bacon, has raised US$2 million in a seed round that takes the company’s total funding to date around US$4 million. The funds will be used to expand its…
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The Better Meat Co. has finished building its huge fermentation plant that will churn out “thousands of pounds” of its new superfood mycoprotein ingredient called Rhiza. The new facility will also serve as its R&D and corporate…
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David MacLennan, the chief executive officer of agribusiness giant Cargill, the world's third-largest meat producer globally, said that the plant-based protein industry will eat into the market share of animal-based products in a few years…
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Cell-based meat industry experts are calling on the French government to step up their efforts to tap into the opportunities to be made in the fast-growing sector, or risk missing out on the global market. Co-founder of the nonprofit…
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SIMULATE, the startup responsible for the plant-based NUGGS brand which it produces from ghost kitchens, has raised US$50 million in a Series B funding round led by co-founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian's venture firm Seven Seven Six at an…
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Biodesign startup Geltor has unveiled PrimaColl, which the company claims is the world’s first real vegan collagen for the food and beverage industry, an exact match for the bioactive amino acid core of Type 21 collagen. Founded by…
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By: Priyanka Srinivas Priyanka Srinivas is the founder and CEO of Live Green Co, a Chilean Food Tech startup offering a range of plant-based foods that recently earned a spot on the Fortune 500 of Agri Food Tech. Those inside and…
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Vegan fried chicken brand VFC, which made its international debut in Spain this past March, has announced a new partnership with plant-based and organic brands distributor Brandplant to expand in Europe, with VFC products debuting retail…
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AI-driven alternative protein startup NotCo has received funding from Enlightened Hospitality Investments(EHI), the growth equity fund that includes U.S. burger restaurant Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer, and they will use the capital will…
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After recently closing its CHF 17 million (approx. US$18.1 million) Series A funding, in the latest announcement plant-based meat startup Planted has received an investment from food-tech investor Gullspång Re:food. Zürich-based Planted…
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Australian startup Magic Valley has launched as the first Australian food tech cultivating lamb meat. Based in Melbourne, it wants to be the leading provider of slaughter-free cultured lamb mince, chops, strips and even lamb steaks, grown…
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Ivy Farm Technologies, a spinout of Oxford University, wants to become the first British firm to commercialise cultured meat and says it will debut its cell-based pork sausages by 2023. Currently raising funds for its pilot R&D…
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Dutch traditional meat products manufacturer Van Loon Group will replace its 2019 brand The Blue Butcher with a new meat substitute brand called No Meat Today. Netherlands-based Van Loon Group, which consists of Van Loon Vlees,…
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Plant Power Fast Food has secured a US$7.5 millionSeries A, which the company claims is the largest funding round for a plant-based fast food chain globally, and which will enable the chain of 100%…
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According to new research conducted by carbon footprint analysts Thrust Carbon, compared to traditional meats and dairy products like beef, lamb, cheese and chicken, wheat gluten, also known as seitan and developed using gluten, the main…
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KBW Ventures, founded by Saudi royal and chief executive officer Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, made its first investment in French startup Furahaa Group, which focuses on addressing France's market needs for plant-based foods and alternative…
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In early 2020, alternative protein food tech Sustainable Foods acquired 100% of The Craft Meat Co and now via this retail brand, the company is set to launch a new product line called Plan*t that will offer consumers hemp-based burgers,…
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There’s a huge opportunity to be made in China, the world’s most populous country, whose consumers are increasingly keen on healthier, safer and more sustainable alternative proteins. But for plant-based producers to succeed in the Chinese…
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Tokyo-based food tech Next Meats is collaborating with home furnishing giant IKEA Japan to debut a brand new plant-based dish to customers. The dish, made from IKEA’s plant-based curry and Next Meat’s flagship soy-based beef alternative,…
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