2023

In a bid to meet the UN's second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG2) of zero hunger by 2030, one campaign is asking you to eat more beans. Its argument? Beans are cheap, long-lasting, nutritious, versatile, planet-friendly, and ubiquitous.…
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South Africa's Mzansi Meat is rebranding to Newform Foods, and has developed a cost-effective bioproduction platform to accelerate production of cultivated meat. Africa's first cell-cultured meat company, Newform Foods is in early-stage…
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A global initiative to boost the $2B carbon offsetting market has released guidance to help companies choose better carbon credits and introduce more transparency to the unregulated sector. With carbon offsetting demands growing to…
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Israeli alt-dairy maker Imagindairy has obtained self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognised as safe) status in the US, becoming only the third precision fermentation company to do so. Now, with its new headquarters, it aims to accelerate…
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Singaporean vegan egg startup Hegg – a subsidiary of Howw Foods – has entered into a distributorship agreement with the nation's largest egg distributor, Dasoon. The move is designed to expand the presence of Hegg's Eggless Egg in local…
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Young climate activists in Montana gained a landmark legal victory on Monday when a judge ruled that the state's fossil fuel policy was violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment. The victory in the…
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US animal-free cheese producer New Culture has announced that it has successfully scaled up its precision fermentation process to manufacturing levels, claiming it can now produce 25,000 pizzas' worth of cheese per batch. The San Francisco…
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Scientists at Texas A&M University have found a way to turn dead black soldier flies into biodegradable plastic. Adult flies, which are said to have no competing applications (black soldier fly larvae are used in pet food, for…
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In what is a burgeoning plant-based category, vegan seafood undergoes a whole-food twist with Canadian startup Seed to Surf, which uses vegetables as its primary ingredient. Founded in 2020, the brand makes tinned snow crab and smoked…
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Dutch business-to-business ingredients company Vivici has successfully closed its seed funding round to bring its animal-free precision fermented dairy proteins to market. Backed by founding investors DSM-Firmenich Venturing and Fonterra,…
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Mycoprotein – essentially mycelium created from microscopic fungi – has already been on plant-based radars for decades, with Quorn being the world's first producer of meat alternatives made from the ingredient. Now, a host of startups are…
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The global food supply is likely to face major disruption due to extreme temperatures, intense floods and droughts, and harmful agricultural practices, well before the temperatures rise by the 1.5°C target laid out in the 2015 Paris…
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In the US, 95% of foodservice operators expect increased or stable sales of vegan food and beverages in the next year, with 76% aiming to continue or increase the number of plant-based meat options, according to a new report by industry…
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It isn't your everyday sugar alternative – it's real sugar, just made from fibres. It's not just wholewheat pasta, it's one made from the whole wheat plant. It's food made from food waste, and it's better for you and the planet.…
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A UK survey of 200-plus marketing professionals has revealed that 76% have worked on sustainability-related campaigns for clients in the last five years, despite many feeling unqualified to do so. The research suggests a skills gap between…
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While it's a rapidly growing industry, cultivated meat is still a new concept to people, with regulators in only two countries across the world approving its sale so far. A new study has analysed the impact of food technology neophobia – a…
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South Korean plant-based meat company Unlimeat is expanding its portfolio with three vegan tuna products. The company makes alt-meat by using upcycled ingredients (like grains) that would otherwise go to waste. The new plant-based tuna…
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Months after Switch Foods inaugurated Abu Dhabi's first plant-based meat manufacturing facility, consumers can now find its vegan kebabs, minced meat and burgers at retailers across the capital. It comes in the UAE's Year of…
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Shanghai-based cellular agriculture company CellX has announced the completion of the first large-scale cultivated meat pilot factory. It follows the firm's strategic partnership with food manufacturing specialists Tofflon in February when…
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Sparked by a simple question by his daughter during a pizza-making bonding session, Pleese Foods co-founder Kobi Regev input the words 'cheese farm' in an artificial intelligence (AI) art app. The result was a series of whimsical images…
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Using New York-based climate tech startup C16 Biosciences' Palmless Torula oil, British material science firm Pangaia and skincare label Haeckels have together created the Rewild Body Block. The limited-edition soap bar is a sustainable…
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