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Meatable's Jeff Tripician gets practical. In an exclusive interview, he tells Green Queen about his journey from meat industry veteran to cultivated meat CEO, why these proteins should be more expensive, the company's upcoming Series C…
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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 a new oat milk dessert brand, Next Level Burger's holiday feast, and…
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Californian startups Friends & Family Pet Food Company and Novel Farms are co-developing cultivated meat for pets, and are already engaging with regulators. Friends & Family Pet Food Company, the newly launched startup focused…
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French cultivated chicken startup Vital Meat showcased its ingredient in a public tasting in Singapore, where it expects regulatory approval "very soon". With a market launch on the horizon, Vital Meat organised a cultivated meat event…
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Prague-based Bene Meat Technologies has produced its first cultivated burger, which it says will be at price parity with premium beef. It has also hinted at an update on its pet food venture. Bene Meat Technologies, the Czech producer…
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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 Vital Meat's cultivated chicken tasting in Singapore, Oatly's new…
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A federal judge has refused Upside Foods' request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against Florida's ban on cultivated meat, throwing its Art Basel plans into doubt. Upside Foods has had its request to halt the enforcement of…
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New analysis lays out the widespread benefits of cultivated meat to the EU and the environment, but not without significant support from parliamentarians. In late July, French startup Gourmey announced it had officially filed an…
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Singaporean cultivated seafood producer Umami Bioworks has expanded operations to the UK, and is in talks with the country's regulator as it maps a path to market. Umami Bioworks's international expansion rages on, with the cultivated…
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Devising a national action strategy for alternative proteins is crucial for countries' climate targets and global food security – a new report shows how. In the next 25 years, the world will need 56% more food to feed its expanding…
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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 a coconut-based infant formula, Marriott Hotels's food waste driven, and…
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The UK government has awarded £1.6M to the Food Standards Agency to create a 'sandbox' to fast-track cultivated meat approval, alongside a new regulatory office. Nearly five years after breaking away from the EU, the UK is rapidly…
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Singaporean cultivated seafood pioneer Umami Bioworks has teamed up with two biotech firms to set up a production line and path to market entry in South Korea. With cultivated meat progressing rapidly in South Korea – thanks to the…
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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 Sunday Supper's plant-based mozzarella sticks, M&S's new vegan…
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China's potential biotech dominance – especially its progress with cultivated meat – has spurred Republicans to call for US action to ensure "continued leadership". What would it take for a Republican to support cultivated meat? …
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Israel's Believer Meats has joined forces with German engineering firm GEA to help scale up production of cultivated meat, ahead of opening the industry's largest facility next year. Early next year, the world's largest manufacturing…
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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 Upside Foods' tasting event at a taqueria, Japan Airlines' sweet protein…
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At a food safety summit in New Delhi, India's health minister JP Nadda underscored the importance of building a regulatory framework for novel foods like cultivated meat. The Indian government's support for alternative proteins…
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has announced it will implement changes to speed up and 'modernise' the authorisation process for novel foods. But experts say more needs to be done. Next year, the UK's food safety regulator will…
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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 Alpro's new flavoured barista milk, vegan footwear wins, and Violife's…
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In New Zealand, the government has poured NZ$9.6M ($5.95M) into a five-year programme to develop cultivated fish products. A five-year, government-backed scheme is aiming to develop new fish cell production systems for cultivated…
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