Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Anyone whose recently been on the streets of Santiago, Chile, might have noticed posters plastered around the city that read, “If we are what we eat . . . That’s not what I want to be.” The message came courtesy of The Live Green…
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HEMAMI, the flagship food tech solution from Boston-based Motif FoodWorks has been granted Generally Recognised as Safe (GRAS) status from the U.S. FDA and is now being released commercially. The product is designed to add authentic meaty…
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Dutch food tech and ingredient developer Fooditive has revealed another success story. Following on from upcycled natural sweetener, it has launched a vegan-friendly casein protein made from peas. The animal-free casein powder has numerous…
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A recent £4.5 million seed plus round brings alternative dairy startup Mighty’s total funding to £8 million. Funds are being earmarked for international expansion, alongside bringing a new precision fermentation-based plant milk to market…
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Boulder-based startup Meati has announced the appointment of former General Mills Chief Customer Officer, Scott Tassani, is joining the company as its new President. The move comes ahead of 2022 consumer launch plans, with Tassani pegged…
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Geltor has announced the upcoming release of a product range developed in collaboration with collagen aficionado and K-Beauty influencer Sally Olivia Kim. Kim was appointed Geltor’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence in October. As yet, little is…
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Belgian food tech startup Paleo has announced that it has raised €2 million in seed funding round. A specialist precision fermentation protein developer, Paleo has earmarked the funds for further product R&D and future facilities…
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South Africa's De Novo Dairy, the continent's first precision fermentation dairy startup, has announced the close of a successful round of pre-seed funding that will enable to company to push forward on R&D. One of a growing number of…
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Helaina, the startup developing immune-equivalent proteins in breast milk through precision fermentation, has raised $20 million. Helaina has closed its Series A funding round with $20 million, co-led by early-stage tech investors Spark…
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Michroma is developing natural vegan-friendly food colourants powered by fungi to overhaul synthetic and animal-based, non-vegan food dyes. The food colourant market is dominated by synthetics and animal-derived products, but…
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New Culture secures $25 million in an oversubscribed Series A to fuel the launch of its animal-free mozzarella cheese. New Culture, the San Francisco startup developing animal-free cheese, has closed its Series A round with $25…
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This new whey protein powder is unlike any other currently on the market. It's completely animal-free, thanks to Perfect Day's precision fermentation technology. You can now get your hands on real whey protein powder, made without any…
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Swiss retail giant Migros is making a bet on Aqua Cultured Foods’ microbial fermentation seafood alternatives. Aqua Cultured Foods, the startup developing whole muscle cuts of seafood through microbial fermentation, is now teaming…
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General Mills has become the first major food brand to dive into precision fermentation dairy. This week, it announced the launch of Bold Cultr—animal-free cheese made from Perfect Day's whey. "Bold Cultr is one of the world’s first…
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The plant-based and cultivated meat sectors are widely recognised in the alternative protein world, but there’s now a third category emerging – fermentation. Food scientists and companies are now innovating new ways to apply…
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Coffee giant Starbucks is testing Perfect Day's fungi-based dairy-identical milk in select Seattle locations, the company announced earlier this week. Perfect Day, the Bay Area food-tech startup, has been on a roll. The brand, which is…
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The world’s first smoothie containing animal-free egg white protein has arrived. Launched by California juice brand Pressed, the new Pineapple Greens Protein smoothie features The Every Company’s bioidentical egg white protein made without…
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Shiru, the startup using machine learning and biofermentation to develop a suite of functional vegan ingredients, has raised $17 million.
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Mylkcubator, the world's first incubator dedicated to alternative dairy, has just chosen its first batch of four startups.
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Cocoa-free fermented chocolate maker QOA has raised $6 million in seed funding to build out a pilot production facility.
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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 foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments in the…
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