June 2024

Californian biotech startup Prolific Machines has closed a $55M Series B1 round for its photomolecular platform, which leverages light to create novel proteins at significantly lower costs. The $55M investment represents the first close…
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Nadia Schilling, director and chief marketing officer of Australian infant nutrition brand Sprout Organic, talks the lack of vegan formula, seed oils, policy barriers, carbon neutrality, and its UK launch. As plant-based infant formula…
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Israeli cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has let go of 30% of its domestic workforce, reportedly due to difficulties in securing capital amid its scale-up process. Aleph Farms, one of only four companies cleared to sell cultivated…
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Finnish researchers have come up with a way to make cultivated meat without expensive growth factors, relying on stem cell metabolism instead. As the race to produce cost-effective cuts of cultivated meat continues, researchers at the…
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Global plant-based food leader Wicked Kitchen has been acquired by the newly formed Ahimsa Companies, which seeks to lead an "industry-wide consolidation effort". Ahimsa Companies, a newly formed holding company by the Ahimsa…
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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 Starbucks' upcoming Oatly collaboration, a vegan certification for…
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Israeli alternative protein startup Forsea Foods held an intimate tasting event for its cultivated unagi in Tel Aviv, with plans to launch the eel meat in Japan by 2026. Investors, journalists, food manufacturers, opinion leaders and…
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The University of Essex has built a new facility to develop crops that can adapt to a hotter and drier planet, which features a vertical farm and is backed by AI-assisted research. Researchers at the University of Essex will leverage…
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Israeli startup Kokomodo has emerged from stealth with a $750,000 investment to produce cocoa and chocolate products via cellular agriculture. As the future of chocolate becomes increasingly uncertain, Kokomodo is the latest startup…
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Californian alternative protein leader Eat Just has debuted the fifth iteration of its vegan Just Egg, made from mung beans, which further closes the gap in taste and functionality with conventional eggs. It's five years, five versions…
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Israeli startup Brevel's first commercial-scale facility will churn out hundreds of tons of microalgae protein powder to supply the plant-based dairy industry. Biomass fermentation player Brevel has opened a 27,000 sq ft commercial…
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Lobbying from the meat and dairy sector has helped weaken and delay crucial climate policies in the EU, a new report shows. Six key climate policies in the EU have been the target of intense lobbying by the meat and dairy industry,…
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Rich countries have been sending climate funds to developing nations via programmes that financially benefit themselves, a new investigation shows. In 2009, at COP15 in Copenhagen, developed nations pledged to send $100B a year to help…
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Hellmann's has made a big splash by rebranding its vegan mayo to appeal to flexitarians, in a sign of the influence of labels on sustainable food purchases. In the UK, Hellmann's egg-free mayonnaise is no longer labelled 'vegan', with…
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A new consumer survey highlights the three key barriers to plant-based food purchases in the US, and the opportunities for brands to overcome them. Alternative protein finds itself at a bit of a crossroads in the US, where sales and…
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The annual HackSummit is fast approaching. As one of Europe's best climate events, it must deliver a sustainable catering menu – and it has. We speak to the team who designed it. Later this month, food tech community FoodHack will…
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By Kévin Jean, assistant professor in epidemiology, CNAM; Aubrey de Nazella, senior lecturer at Imperial College London; Marion Leroutier, postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Philippe Quirion, research director, CNRS; and …
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