alternative protein industry

The plant-based and cultivated meat sectors are widely recognised in the alternative protein world, but there’s now a third category emerging – fermentation. Food scientists and companies are now innovating new ways to apply fermentation…
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Eat Just, Inc., the food tech behind the famous plant-based JUST Egg, has just announced the opening of its first-ever Future Food Studio in Shanghai. It will be the first 100% plant-based culinary studio to land in China where visitors…
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Hello Friend Foods, the first food tech in Australia to offer vegan halloumi cheese, has launched a crowdfunding campaign. The dairy-free cheese startup says that the money raised will be used to scale-up its distribution, grow its new…
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We recently tuned into an invite-only virtual media conference featuring Impossible Foods’ most senior executives including CEO & Founder Pat Brown, CFO David Lee, CCO Rachel Konrad and Senior VP of International Nick Halla, where they…
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Launched by Singapore-based plant-based food startup Float Foods in partnership with Ultra Indonesia, a food incubator, the NEW FOOD Startup 2020 will target plant-based food innovators and entrepreneurs in Indonesia. The initiative aims…
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Wildtype, a cell-based food tech, is starting to take pre-orders from chefs as it looks for partners to feature their cultivated sushi-grade salmon on menus. While the San Francisco-based startup is still a while away from fully launching…
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Shin-Etsu Chemical, one of the world's largest suppliers of plastics and chip-making materials and the biggest chemical company in Japan, has just made its first entry into the plant-based meat supply chain. It has developed a new binding…
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Vivera, the largest producer of plant-based meat alternatives in the Netherlands, is planning to invest at least €30 million (US$35.5 million) over the next three years to expand its product line, machinery and workforce as demand…
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Fenn Foods, an Australian plant-based meat brand, is set to launch its first carbon-neutral beef alternative before the end of this year. Its product, dubbed “veef”, aims to be the most delicious and sustainable plant-based meat product on…
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Brazilian vegan startup Fazenda Futuro recently secured US$21.5 million in investment, which the company says it will use to expand its line of plant-based meats and accelerate the launch of its burgers, meatballs and sausages to more…
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) in the U.S. has just awarded UC Davis a US$3.5 million five-year grant for cultivated meat research, marking the first major government grant in the country for research into cellular agriculture for…
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Founded this year, South Africa-based Mzansi Meat Co. is the first cell-based food tech to arrive in the continent. Using cellular agriculture technology, the company hopes to produce cruelty-free cell-cultured protein products, including…
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Meat-Tech 3D, an Israeli cultivated meat food tech, has just signed a letter of intent to acquire a company developing cultured fat products. The company to be purchased by Meat-Tech has come up with a proprietary stem-cell-based…
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A new poll has found that nearly 60% of the American public are now transitioning to a flexitarian or plant-based diet. The research, conducted by market research firm OnePoll and commissioned by Eat Just, the makers of the famous…
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Much like the rest of the world, Thailand’s plant-based movement is picking up pace. From the number of restaurants rolling out meatless dishes to the emergence of homegrown food techs developing accessible and affordable plant-based…
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Japanese food tech IntegriCulture Inc. has been awarded a ¥240 million (US$2.2 million) grant from the government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to build its commercial cellular agriculture facility. Constructing its commercial…
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Sydney-based food tech Vow has recently served up its cell-based exotic meats in a trial with famed Australian chef Neil Perry. Six different animal species were selected for the trial, from kangaroo to alpaca, representing the first…
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Hey Maet, a new plant-based meat startup that just entered the Chinese alternative meat industry, has recently announced significant investment as well as a partnership with Shuangta Food, a pea protein company that supplies Beyond Meat.…
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Sol Cuisine Inc., long-time plant-based brand headquartered in Ontario, has recently secured C$10 million (US$7.6 million) in a funding round led by BDC Capital’s Industrial Innovation Fund, the venture arm of Canada’s national development…
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THIS, a London-based plant-based meat company, has recently closed its crowdfunding campaign, which was publicly live for just 2.5 days before hitting its £4 million (US$5.24 million) overfunding target. The campaign, which was launched on…
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New Zealand alternative protein food tech Sustainable Foods, better known by its retail brand The Craft Meat Co, is gearing up to launch a new hemp plant-based meat that is high in protein and fibre and minimally processed by early 2021.…
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