alternative protein industry

ProForm Foods, an Australian plant-based protein supplier, has just opened its AU$11 million (US$8.1 million) manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Sydney, which will have the capacity to churn out 5,000 tonnes of plant-based meat…
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The world’s leading trade show for the meat industry, the International Trade Fair for the Meat Industry (IFFA), has announced that it will broaden its base to include alternative proteins in its coming edition planned for 2022. It marks…
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Did you know that 5% of Chileans now consider themselves vegetarian? This is huge news in a country where meaty family barbecues are an every-weekend occurrence. Meet Pow! Foods, Chile’s up-and-coming startup creating plant-based meat…
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Indian first cell-based meat startup ClearMeat is set to pilot its first product, cultivated chicken mince, and has already reached price parity with its animal-based counterpart, marking a major feat for any alternative protein food tech…
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Hong Kong-based cell-based food tech Avant Meats has just unveiled its cultivated fish fillet in a regional first. The cultured fish fillet grown by the startup has been showcased in a cooking demonstration led by the city’s renowned…
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MycoTechnology and BlueNalu have been named winner and runner-up of the Radicle Protein Challenge by Syngenta, bagging home US$1 million and US$250,000 in investment respectively. The challenge was launched by California-based VC Radicle…
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Agronomics, a U.K.-based investment company focused on cultivated meat and alternative proteins, has completed an oversubscribed equity fundraise of £10.0 million (US$13.2 million). The capital will go towards supporting the company’s…
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Plant-based food tech giant Beyond Meat has announced that it will be launching two new versions of the Beyond Burger in early 2021. The company says that one will represent the “meatiest” version to date, while the other will be the…
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Spanish plant-based meat brand Heura has just launched a new campaign to spotlight the enormous pollution driven by the animal meat industry. The advertisement, exhibited on a giant billboard in central Madrid, brandishes the words “one…
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Launched this month, Jellatech is a new biotech startup specialising in creating animal-free and slaughter-free collagen and gelatin by growing cells in a bioreactor. The company says that its ingredients will be purer, safer and more…
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San Francisco-based vegan dog food brand V-planet has announced that its 100% plant-based kibble products are now available in Japan for the first time. Partnering with Wholefoods, Inc., a Kyoto-based distributor of plant-based foods,…
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While there has been increasing talk about “hybrid” alternative proteins that harness both plant-based and cell-based technologies, there hasn’t yet been a startup that is dedicated to this emerging space – until now. Launched just this…
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According to recent research conducted in China, the country’s consumers will most likely be swayed by food security and safety concerns when it comes to cell-based meat. Presenting her findings at the recent Future Food Asia 2020…
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Israeli food tech Meat-Tech 3D, a developer of 3D bioprinted cultivated meat, has just announced a US$7 million funding round with participation from institutional and private investors. It comes shortly after the firm teased at becoming…
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Chilean food tech NotCo has just entered the U.S. market, launching its plant-based milk at Whole Foods locations nationwide. Unlike other plant-based milk alternatives on the market, the startup’s vegan-friendly milk alternatives in its…
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Eat Just, the food tech behind its famous plant-based JUST Egg, is slated to enter the European market in 2021. With its manufacturing, distribution and delivery infrastructure in place, the company is now waiting on regulatory approval…
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Daring, a Los Angeles-based startup known for its plant-based chicken, has announced the completion of its US$8 million Series A funding round. It plans to use the financing to accelerate its growth across the U.S. and comes ahead of its…
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You can now taste meat grown directly from chicken cells in Tel Aviv, thanks to Israeli startup SuperMeat who has opened their brand new restaurant test kitchen The Chicken. Offering their crispy cultured chicken fillet for customers to…
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Auriane Borremans was born into a family of butchers and she went on to start her career in the food industry, where she gained experience almost multiple aspects of the food industry, from working at a Michelin-starred restaurant to…
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This month, alternative protein event organiser KindEarth.Tech (KET) will be hosting the Kind Technology for Future Food, an international virtual event to discuss the future of food and the latest in the plant-based, cell-based and…
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Israeli food tech Aleph Farms has recently announced the launch of its new program to produce its cultivated meat in outer space. Called “Aleph Zero”, the project will see the company collaborate with space agencies to bring local…
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