2022

Shanghai-based mycelium protein company, 70/30, says it's ready to launch its vegan shredded chicken in China in a national first. The new vegan chicken shreds made from biomass fermented protein will be a first for China, which has…
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Hong Kong summers mean high temps, too much humidity and lots of dehydration (so make sure you are constantly downing water, from your reusable bottle natch). It's also that time of the year when your body naturally veers towards lighter…
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Rewilding polluted land can help to heal soil, promote biodiversity, and sequester carbon. Two plants stand out, according to new research. According to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem…
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Marking the largest single fundraising for food tech in Japan, vertical farming giant Spread has secured $30 million (¥4 billion) in its Series A. The Kyoto-based vertical farming operation is not new to the food space. It's been…
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In its flagship report on the state of the U.K.'s food system, The Food Foundation reveals struggles across the country in the wake of Brexit, covid, and the ongoing impact of climate change. "The Broken Plate" report from the Food…
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More than 500 Louisa Coffee shops across Taiwan now offer vegan burgers made with Lypid's proprietary vegan PhytoFat. And after months in stealth mode, Zero Acre Farms brings its cultured oil to market. With a taste and texture that…
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What's the healthiest diet for humans? And the healthiest diet for the planet? New research says they're one and the same: a plant-based diet. The Mediterranean Diet continues to top the best diet list put out by U.S. News and World…
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U.S. plant-based milk sales grew by 6.4 percent to nearly $2.3 billion in the 52 weeks ending June 12, 2022, with oat milk poised for continued dominance. While almond milk is still the plant-based milk category leader, with more than…
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Atlanta's seven-acre farm, where anyone can just enter and pick up fruits and vegetables, is fighting hunger and tackling food insecurity. Estimated to be the largest free food forest in the U.S., the city-owned Food Forest at Browns…
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By: Mary Retta Watching An Inconvenient Truth in your middle-school science class. Hearing Greta Thunberg’s calls to join weekly school strikes. Driving away from smouldering wildfires engulfing dry California hillsides. …
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New research on the impact of climate change finds rising ocean temperatures are leading to a decrease in omega-3 fatty acid production in plankton. According to the findings, published in the journal Science, essential fatty acids will…
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Gavan Technologies, an Israel-based food tech startup, says it has developed a "waste-free" extraction method for plant-based protein. “Our new, multistep technological platform enables us to take any plant source, isolate and extricate…
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New findings published by ProVeg Netherlands show pricing between meat and alternative protein is shrinking. ProVeg Netherlands Worked with Questionmark on the pricing analysis across Dutch grocery stores. The researchers looked at 36…
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Singapore's Shiok Meats and Vietnam's Minh Phu Seafood have signed a memo of understanding to develop a combined R&D facility to help bring cultivated seafood to Asia. The new R&D facility will be based in Vietnam in a move…
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By Mike Scott. The global pandemic continued to highlight society’s inequalities in 2021, while heat waves, wildfires and floods reminded us of the urgency of the climate crisis. It was a year when environmental, social and governance…
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Synthetic bio startup Huue has raised $14.6 million in a Series A funding round for what it says is the world's first clean and scalable indigo dye for denim. “The world can’t wait for sustainable solutions, and consumers are starting…
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No longer a guilty pleasure—vegan ice cream is now a way to combat food waste, according to Austrian food tech startup Wunderkern. The Vienna and Lower Austria-based Wunderkern, founded in 2019 by Michael Beitl, Luca Fichtinger, Fabian…
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Over the next three years, DayDayCook and Brinc will invest $10 million in 45 food tech companies working to address global food sustainability, specifically bringing game-changing tech to Asia's food systems. Applications are now being…
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Are lab-grown oysters coming to a plate near you? That's the hope for Nikita Michelsen and marine biologist Joey Peters, the co-founders behind the cultivated oyster meat seafood startup, Pearlita Foods. For now, though, they're starting…
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A lot’s been made of Mighty Drinks’ new series of dairy-free milk. Touted as the first in the UK to employ biomass fermentation technology, the brand has doubled down on its promise that the new line tastes just like conventional dairy. As…
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African nations are expected to embrace a shift away from conventional meat for more alternative options as alternative proteins become more widely available by mid-century. By 2050, a quarter of the world's population will be African.…
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