Australia

Harvest Road has invested a rumoured $5 million in return for a minority stake in ProForm Foods. The Agri-food enterprise has been increasing its portfolio of sustainable protein interests throughout 2021. Global demand for plant-based…
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Australian startup Provectus Algae has secured funding to commercialise its high-value marine ingredients. The pre-Series A round was led by Hitachi Ventures and Vectr Ventures. Supplementary support came from Possible Ventures, Acequia…
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Stuart Cook, former CEO of Australian Mexican fast food chain Zambrero, has launched a 100 percent plant-based venue. Flave will be the first of 1,000 planned locations to be opened over the next 10 years. Stuart Cook and his wife…
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Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt and/or vegan foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments…
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Australia’s Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) announced it has raised $20 million to support a move to domestic plant-based production for its low carbon oat milk. Funding was raised through share purchases, both institutional and individual,…
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Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt and/or vegan foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments…
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Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt and/or vegan foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments…
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This week, in food tech news: TiNDLE partners with a football star, the Raging Pig Co. announces a spin on vegan bacon, and more.
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This week, Ashton Kutcher invests in 3D meat, Hormel Foods partners with The Better Meat Co. and Oatly's new vegan ice cream.
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This week in food tech news, a new plant-based player raises Series A, MILKLAB launches oat milk, and a vegan tradeshow comes to the UK.
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Australian startup All G Foods just bagged $16 million in seed funding ahead of its vegan meat launch. Now, it's developing animal-free dairy.
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Aussie food techs Vow and Nourish are teaming up to merge cell-based meat and precision fermentation fat—a new type of hybrid alt-protein.
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A new meat industry-funded survey claims that Australian consumers are being “duped” by plant-based meat products. How true is this?
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Australian mushroom meat startup Fable Food Co has announced an AU$6.5 million (US$4.8 million) seed funding round led by Australian VC Blackbird Ventures, who famously backed no-code design sensation Canva as well as alt protein pioneers…
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Grill'd has added four new plant-based burgers to its menu, one of them the Heston Fable Burger made by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.
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Australian plant-based food tech v2food will now accelerate its global expansion, after closing AU$72 million (US$54 million) in a Series B Plus round. The round, led by European VC Astanor Ventures, attracted a number of Asian investors,…
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UNESCO has decided to keep Australia’s Great Barrier Reef off the “in danger” list, despite environmentalists and scientists urging otherwise.
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Hello Fresh, one of the largest meal-kit brands in Australia has added carbon-neutral vegan 'Veef' mince from homegrown company Fenn Foods.
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Australian startup Harvest B has raised $4.5 million to scale its "smart ingredient system" for healthy vegan meat alternatives.
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Australian vegan protein startup Harvest B secured US$3.5 million, along with a US$1 million grant from the government.
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An Australian court stated that the government has a duty of care for young people and protect them from climate change.
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