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50% of Food Delivery Orders Contain Vegan Milk, Meat, or Eggs, Platforms Reveal
As many as half of food delivery platform users are now purchasing vegan products, trend experts from Deliveroo and Instacart say.
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Over 70% of Consumers Want Animal-Free Dairy Cheese, Study Shows
More than 7 in 10 consumers are willing to try and buy novel animal-free cheese products, a new consumer acceptance study has found. These products are made from precision fermentation, which allows the replication of real dairy proteins…
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The ‘Ministry of Mylk’ Program Helps Nondairy Brands Grow By Mimicking the Dairy Industry’s Success
Ministry of Mylk, a new global marketing community for alternative dairy products and brands just launched.
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Dairy-Free Cashew & Oat Milk Maker Plant Veda Unveils Vegan Probiotic Lassi
Alternative dairy company Plant Veda has created vegan lassi (an Indian yogurt drink) from cashews and real fruits without cane sugar that contains gut-healthy probiotics in order to encourage more people to transition to a healthy…
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Israeli Precision Fermentation Startup Imagindairy Is ‘Milking New Technology To Leave Cows Out’
Imagindairy is the latest to join the animal-free dairy movement, tapping into precision fermentation technology to create “true milk proteins that are indistinguishable from the real thing”. Based out of Tel Aviv, the food tech says…
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Oatmilk Skyr: Icelandic Provisions Unveils Plant-Based Twist On The Heritage Dairy Product
Thanks to a collaboration with Iceland's oldest farmer-owned dairy, Icelandic Provisions has unveiled the world's first Oatmilk Skyr, a plant-based version of the traditional Icelandic dairy product that has been a traditional food for at…
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Biomilq Says It Has Successfully Produced World’s First Cell-Cultured Human Breast Milk
Mammalian milk food tech startup Biomilq has announced that it has moved from the proof-of-concept stage into proof-of-complexity, producing what it says is the “world’s first cell-cultured human milk outside of the breast”. This puts the…
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These 8 Brinc Startups Are Disrupting Food From Algae Milk To Mycelium Pet Food
Brinc, the Hong Kong-headquartered accelerator and venture capital dedicated to investing in over 1,000 climate-conscious firms within five years, has recently welcomed a new batch of startups joining its Spring 2021 Food Technology…
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Indian Plant-Based Milk Industry Dealt Blow After Petitions Against Dairy Giant Amul Dismissed
Plant-based milk brands in India have been dealt a blow, after the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) struck down three petitions filed against the Indian dairy giant Amul. The complaints regarded an advertisement launched by…
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Indian Plant-Based Dairy Startups Goodmylk & MilkinOats Launch Personal Care Ranges
Two Indian food techs have made the leap into the personal care category, as the plant-based trend takes hold even in non-food sectors. While vegan dairy brand Goodmylk is working with The Switch Fix to launch new sustainable shampoo bars,…
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Is Nestlé Gearing Up To Enter The Cell-Based Infant Milk Space?
Swiss food giant Nestlé has posted a new opening for a specialist in mammary gland development and lactation biology, signalling that it could be preparing its entry into the cell-cultured infant milk sector. While still in its early…
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Pea Protein Milk Startup Vly Raises US$7.4M Series A To Drive Growth Across Europe
Alternative dairy foodtech startup Vly, which creates milk from pea protein, has raised EUR€6.1M(approx. US$7.4M) in a Series A round led by Five Seasons Ventures. The capital raised will help the company scale its R&D and drive…
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U.S. Scientists Detect Toxic PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In 100% Breast Milk Samples
Scientists in the U.S. have found PFAS compounds in all samples of breast milk from mothers in a new study. The findings provide further evidence that these toxins do build up in human bodies, contrary to claims made by chemical giants.…
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Miyoko’s Creamery Tells Dairy Lovers ‘Milk Plants, Hug Cows’ With Giant Times Square Billboards
Vegan dairy brand Miyoko’s Creamery recently unveiled giant billboards all over Times Square featuring the slogan ‘Milk Plants, Hug Cows’ as the alt cheese & butter category leader aims to raise awareness amongst New Yorkers about…
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Milkman 2.0: Milkadamia Launches Plant-Based Drink Delivery Service Across U.S.
Milkadamia has launched a new “Milkman 2.0” service to deliver its plant-based macadamia milks to customers’ doorsteps. Available in the U.S. nationwide, the service replicates old-school dairy deliveries to make it convenient for…
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Nestlé Launches ‘Wunda’ Pea-Based Milk To Join Plant-Based Dairy Race
Swiss food conglomerate Nestlé has launched a new pea-based milk, as the plant-based dairy alternative scene continues to heat up. The new brand, Wunda, is set to launch in several European countries before rolling out across the…
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Dairy-Free Kit-Kat & Twix: Trupo Treats Unveils Vegan Milk Alternatives To Iconic Chocolate Bars
Colorado-based Trupo Treats unveiled a range of vegan milk chocolate alternatives of childhood favourite bar including Kit-Kat's, Twix, Nestle Crunch and Hershey's with the focus to not only help people transition to plant-based sweets…
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Berlin-Based Blue Farm Is Making Oat Milk Even More Sustainable
Blue Farm, a Berlin-based food tech, has set its sights on stirring up the oat milk market with its even more sustainable product. Its first product, an Oat Base, allows consumers and foodservice to mix their own oat milk right before they…
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Brits Endorse Dairy-Free As Cadbury Heir’s Oat Milk Chocolate Sells 100,000+ Bars In 6 Weeks
Oat milk chocolate brand Happiness in Plants (HiP) is the brainchild of James Cadbury, founder of Love Cocoa, and the great-great-great-grandson of Cadbury founder John Cadbury. In just six weeks of its launch, the company has sold over…
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Sophie’s Bionutrients Unveils World’s First Microalgae-Based Allergen-Free Milk Alternative
Singapore-based Sophie’s Bionutrients has debuted what it claims to be the world’s first plant-based milk alternative made out of microalgae. Made from a neutral microalgae flour derived from the food tech’s proprietary strain using its…
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Coca-Cola Launches ‘Simply Oat’ As Oat Milk Records Triple-Digit Sales Growth
The Coca-Cola Company is expanding its plant-based portfolio with a new oat milk product launched under its Simply brand. The move comes as the entire oat milk category surges to become the second most popular plant-based dairy alternative…
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