May 2024

This year's Met Gala featured vegan products from Impossible Foods, Neat, Stockeld Dreamery and Tindle Foods, showcasing plant-based indulgence to the world's most influential celebrities. The Garden of Time was this year's theme for…
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Taiwanese hospitality chain Silks Hotel Group has pledged to transition to cage-free eggs across all its sites by 2030, following a partnership with the Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan. Silks Hotel Group, the largest…
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Days after Florida enacted a ban on cultivated meat, Alabama has become the second US state to do so – just as food safety regulators announced plans to clarify the regulation of these foods. "Take your fake meat elsewhere. We're not…
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German food tech startup MyriaMeat has unveiled a cultivated pork fillet made from 100% pork cells, without any scaffolds or plant proteins. Months after emerging from stealth, German startup MyriaMeat has announced the successful…
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Flavour manufacturer Givaudan and food tech community FoodHack have announced the nine finalists of the FoodTech World Cup, which will pitch for the win at the HackSummit next month. Nine startups will pitch to jury members at the final…
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After a mixed start to the year, with both revenues and sales declining in Q1, Beyond Meat remains optimistic about the rest of 2024, pointing to the rollout of its healthier and costlier plant-based beef. As the fourth iterations of…
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Ethical pantry company Voyage Foods, famous for its cocoa-free chocolate and nut-free spreads, has secured $52M in a Series A+ funding round, weeks after signing a commercial deal with Cargill. Voyage Foods, which says it makes the…
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Meatless brand Tattooed Chef is back on retail shelves in the US under its new parent company Planted Ventures, 10 months after filing for bankruptcy. Nearly a year after its collapse, Californian meat-free producer Tattooed Chef has…
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Singaporean food tech startup TurtleTree has partnered with a nutrition brand to debut its precision-fermented lactoferrin as part of an espresso shot for endurance athletes. Six months after obtaining self-affirmed GRAS (Generally…
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Colorado-based food tech startup Meati has closed a $100M Series C1 funding round, the largest investment in an alternative protein company since 2022. Mycelium meat innovator Meati has secured $100M in Series C1 funding, taking its…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Mission Barns' newest cultivated meat, Waitrose's whole-food plant-based…
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The World Bank has asked countries to redirect their subsidies away from livestock farming and towards low-emission products, encouraging greater adoption of alternative proteins for a more secure planetary future. In a landmark report…
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Chinese plant protein company Baichuan Bio Tech is preparing for an IPO, having registered for consultation with the Zhejiang Securities Regulatory Bureau. Baichuan Bio Tech, a plant-based manufacturer specialising in soy fibre protein,…
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Despite a downturn in investment and economic contribution, sales of plant-based meat in Australia have grown from pre-pandemic levels, with a greater number of brands and a smaller price gap with conventional proteins. Food Frontier CEO…
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Geared towards meat-eaters, Impossible Foods' first ad campaign since its rebrand is all about flavour and health – the two things Americans care most about in their food. A hot-dog-eating contest, lusting over nuggets, and an overly…
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British cultivated meat company Meatly has created a first-of-its-kind protein-free culture medium that can significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing these proteins. Ahead of its impending regulatory approval in the UK, Meatly has…
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New Zealand startup Jooules has raised NZ$1M (about $600,000) in funding to advance its gaseous fermentation technology, which converts carbon emissions streams into protein for food ingredients. Wellington-based Jooules secured the…
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Israeli cultivated meat leader Aleph Farms has partnered with biotech startup BioRaptor to integrate AI into its production process, which will enable scalability and reduce costs. Ahead of launching into restaurants in its home…
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UK plant-based meat challenger brand THIS is launching the country's first nationally distributed vegan chicken thighs, starting with Tesco next week. THIS, the cult-favourite plant-based meat brand, is rolling out a first-to-market…
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Walmart has launched Bettergoods, a private-label brand that focuses on trend-forward, chef-inspired foods traversing better-for-you and free-from products that don't cost the earth. High culinary quality, chef-inspired, free-from and…
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Return-to-office mandates could be getting in the way of companies' climate goals. By Kate Yoder When office workers stopped working in offices in 2020, trading their cubicles for living room couches during COVID-19 lockdowns, many…
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