2023

Remilk, the Israel-based precision fermentation startup, has announced a partnership with U.S. food giant General Mills. General Mills has already begun using Remilk in its Bold Cultr cream cheese, which it first launched in 2021 made…
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Good Meat, the cultivated meat division of San Francisco's Eat Just, has secured the world's first regulatory approval for a serum-free media. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has granted Eat Just approval for its new media used for its…
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With China's U-turn on its “zero-Covid” policy and the Lunar New Year just around the corner, a boom in carbon-intensive meat consumption is highly likely. For the rest of the world, 2022 was marked by a return to the pre-pandemic…
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Vegan entrepreneur Noah Hyams shares his top 3 future of food finds at CES 2023, from fermented plant-based soy protein to bioengineered microbe-based soft serve.  CES never used to be a food-forward show. But in 2019, plant-based meat…
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China-based cultivated meat company Jimi Biotech has closed an angel funding round of ¥20 million ($3 million USD) led by Plum Ventures and Fanqie Capital with funding from Green Leaf Ventures and Joyvio Capital. Jimi Biotech, which…
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The VegTech plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, EATV, is now certified carbon neutral — a feat it achieved without buying offsets. EATV (NYSE: EATV) says its carbon-neutral status comes by way of avoiding animal products in food…
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Thai Union, food giant and leading producer of Thai seafood, has invested in France's Algama algae innovation platform. Thai Union's Corporate Venture Capital Fund joined Algama's recent €13 million Series A funding round to help…
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With more than $10,000 in prize money on the table, young Asian tech teams competed in the ProVeg Food Innovation Challenge APAC. China, Korea, India, Indonesia, and Thailand were all victorious in the 2022 ProVeg Food Innovation…
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Canada's No Meat Factory has announced the closing of a $42 million Series B funding round to help accelerate its plant-based meat production. The new financing was led by new investor Tengelmann Growth Partners. Existing investor Emil…
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In the fight against climate change, a new approach to cement is key. Brimstone says its concrete is carbon-negative. Concrete's carbon footprint is not insignificant. Every year, more than four billion tonnes of cement are used to make…
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Multiple studies from around the world agree: sustainability messaging on menus is successful in getting more diners to order plant-based meals. Scientists have warned that global meat and dairy intake must fall if we are to combat the…
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By Christopher Boone, Professor of Sustainability, Arizona State University and Karen C. Seto, Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science, Yale University To meet today’s global sustainability challenges, the corporate world needs…
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Editor's Note: This piece came about because Dan commented on a Linkedin post about our original article. We appreciated his insights so we invited him to write this piece to share his thoughts. I am writing this rebuttal in response…
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A new online designed tool backed by A Plastic Planet aims to help designers and business leaders eradicate one trillion pieces of plastic waste from the global economy by 2025. Following two years of development, the PlasticFree site…
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German food-tech startup Project Eaden has announced a €10.1 million seed funding round for its novel fiber technology used to create plant-based steak. Creandum, Atlantic Food Labs, Shio Capital, Trellis Road, and several angels…
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Allegations made against a Wisconsin cleaning company say it employed more than two dozen minors to clean dangerous meatpacking plants for JBS, the world's largest meat company. Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), a specialized…
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What does the alt protein industry have in store for us amidst a very turbulent 2023 ahead? A lot, actually. Below, I share my 12 crystal ball takes (in no particular order).  I sat down to write these trends and ended up writing a…
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Philippines-based plant-based meat manufacturer WTH Foods has launched Umani, a new range of frozen plant-based products drawing on Filipino culture. The mission-driven WTH Foods says its new range of frozen meals is part of its goal of…
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Lotteria Co. Ltd., the South Korean quick-service restaurant chain with more than 1,300 locations, has added a new version of its Ria Miracle plant-based burger to the menu. The Ria Miracle Burger II, which follows its Ria Miracle…
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The idea that plant-based meat is over is ridiculous. Sure, too many mediocre brands launched too fast and too early. But amidst a burning planet and worsening climate crisis, the category is just getting started. Over the past few…
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Smita J asks some tough questions. The activist questions our global food systems and their reliance on Big Food's over-processed, industrially farmed commodities, shares her learnings from a visit to a sustainable farming community in…
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