June 2024

An often insurmountable price barrier is keeping many people from buying plant-based alternatives to beef, pork, and chicken. By Ayurella Horn-Muller Isobelle McClements was 13 when she came home from school and told her parents she…
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German flag carrier Lufthansa is passing on the added costs from EU-mandated sustainable aviation fuel use to passengers, with a green surcharge of up to €72 per ticket across Europe. Lufthansa passengers departing from Europe from…
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Economists are seeing a growing link between isolated climate shocks and supply chain disruptions that lead to higher food costs. By Ayurella Horn-Muller It’s no secret that a warming world will drive food prices higher, a phenomenon…
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The world's largest food company is responding to the most disruptive trend the industry has faced in years by offering products and services targeted to GLP-1 users. If you can't beat them, join them. Nestlé might be a $105B…
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In three days, selling cultivated meat will be a felony in Florida – to celebrate food freedom, though, Upside Foods served its chicken at a pre-ban party in Miami. On Thursday evening, at a rooftop in Miami, Upside Foods served…
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A group of lawmakers have reintroduced the REAL Meat Act, this time targeting federal investment in the cultivated meat industry. In the House Representatives, a group of politicians have co-sponsored a bill that would prohibit the US…
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A McDonald's executive has said that the McPlant hasn't been successful in the US, and the company will look to focus on chicken instead of bringing the plant-based burger back. McDonald's has no plans to bring back the McPlant in the…
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Quorn Foods is entering the blended meat category as part of foodservice and hospital offerings – its CEO Marco Bertacca explains why the mycoprotein giant is doing so. British meat-free leader Quorn Foods' mycoprotein will be mixed…
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French dairy giant Danone is part of a consortium that aims to scale up precision fermentation via a new open platform – in an interview, the company explains its thinking behind the move. Danone aims to ramp up its innovation cycle and…
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Kansas-based Strive Nutrition has partnered with Singapore's TurtleTree to announce an immunity beverage and protein powder made from the latter's precision-fermented lactoferrin. As part of a multi-year partnership, Strive Nutrition…
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Denmark will introduce a tax on carbon emissions from agriculture later this year to meet its climate goals, becoming the first country to do so. Farmers will need to shell out $100 per year for the greenhouse gas emissions from each of…
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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 Little Spoon's partnership with Oatly, a spate of government investments…
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Apple TV+ has announced Omnivore, an eight-part docuseries on the convergence of food and climate change created by the owner of the world's best restaurant. Crop failures, escalating prices, endangered trees – the effects of climate…
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A month after it unveiled the first Center for Sustainable Protein in North Carolina, the Bezos Earth Fund has opened its second alternative protein hub at Imperial College London. It plans to open a third centre in Asia soon. The Bezos…
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Most plant-based meats underperform on the taste front for omnivores, and blended meat could be a potential game-changer, detailed sensory analysis has found. Vegan meat analogues need to be spicier, smokier, sweeter, darker, juicer,…
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Dutch alternative protein startup Revyve is launching a powdered egg substitute made from spent brewer's yeast to enhance plant-based meat formulations. Revyve will debut its latest microbial protein innovation at next month's IFT First…
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Andre Menezes, founder and former CEO of plant-based meat maker Tindle Foods, explores the vegan industry's rollercoaster period post-pandemic, and where it's headed next. In the world of startups and innovation, few sectors have seen…
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Beyond Meat has extended its Beyond IV platform to include its sausage lineup, alongside an online recipe book in collaboration with the American Heart Association. Californian plant-based leader Beyond Meat has introduced the fourth…
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Damien Clarkson, co-founder and CEO of UK vegan dog food brand The Pack, explains why the company has launched a crowdfunding campaign, the lack of government support, and a possible move into cultivated meat. On the heels of…
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A group of athletes and climate scientists have warned that intense heat at the Paris Olympics – set to be the hottest games on record – could lead to competitors collapsing, or in worst-case scenarios, even dying. In 2021, with…
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As the climate crisis worsens, so does the security of those who report on it, leading many journalists to censor themselves or use sceptics for 'balance', a new survey finds. Nearly four in 10 journalists (39%) reporting on climate…
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