Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Europeans are more trusting of precision fermentation than other forms, prefer cost-competitiveness over lower prices for plant-based food, and are divided over the sustainability aspects of alternative proteins, a new survey has found. …
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French dairy giant Danone is part of a consortium that aims to scale up precision fermentation via a new open platform – in an interview, the company explains its thinking behind the move. Danone aims to ramp up its innovation cycle and…
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Kansas-based Strive Nutrition has partnered with Singapore's TurtleTree to announce an immunity beverage and protein powder made from the latter's precision-fermented lactoferrin. As part of a multi-year partnership, Strive Nutrition…
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Climate-focused food tech companies in Europe raised $2B last year, making up 58% of global investment in the sector and surpassing the US for the first time. European food tech startups focused on climate change solutions attracted $2B…
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Canadian vegan wellness company Landish Foods has partnered with animal-free egg protein startup The Every Company to launch a new line of beverage mixes. Landish Foods and The Every Co have unveiled a new line of ready-to-mix protein…
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The IP case between mycelium meat makers Meati and The Better Meat Co has drawn to a close, after a judge ruled largely in favour of the latter, reports AgFunderNews. California's The Better Meat Co and Colorado-based Meati have ended…
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US biotech startup Pureture has developed an innovation that cuts the production time for its yeast-derived casein protein by 30%, and enables clean-label alt-dairy formulations. As part of a rapidly expanding market for animal-free…
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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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Germany's Kynda has broken ground on a 6,200 sq m commercial facility that will allow it to produce 2,000 tonnes of mycelium meat each year. Hamburg-based biotech startup Kynda, which makes plug-and-play bioreactors, starter…
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Finnish biotech startup Enifer has received €24M in new investments to support the construction of a commercial-scale facility for its Pekilo mycoprotein. It expects to receive EU novel food approval by 2026. The latest set of funding…
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The Singapore Food Agency has granted a food production licence to ScaleUp Bio's commercial-scale facility for submerged- and precision-fermented ingredients. ScaleUp Bio has received a food manufacturing licence from Singapore's…
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Dutch plant-based meat startup The Vegetarian Butcher has teamed up with Californian precision fermentation pioneer The Every Company to use its animal-free egg whites in meat analogues. Unilever-owned The Vegetarian Butcher will make…
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San Francisco startup New Culture has partnered with South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang on a manufacturing deal to enable low-cost production of its precision-fermented casein. New Culture, the first precision-fermented casein…
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Singaporean food tech startup TurtleTree has partnered with a nutrition brand to debut its precision-fermented lactoferrin as part of an espresso shot for endurance athletes. Six months after obtaining self-affirmed GRAS (Generally…
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Colorado-based food tech startup Meati has closed a $100M Series C1 funding round, the largest investment in an alternative protein company since 2022. Mycelium meat innovator Meati has secured $100M in Series C1 funding, taking its…
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New Zealand startup Jooules has raised NZ$1M (about $600,000) in funding to advance its gaseous fermentation technology, which converts carbon emissions streams into protein for food ingredients. Wellington-based Jooules secured the…
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Singaporean sustainable food production platform Nurasa has opened a Food Tech Innovation Centre to help alternative protein companies scale up production and enhance flavour and nutrition. Nurasa, the sustainable food innovation…
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Australian food tech company Eighth Day Foods is in the process of finding buyers for its fermentation technology and the business itself, with the aim to focus on scaling up as part of a mature multinational company. Eighth Day Foods,…
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German startups VEGDOG and MicroHarvest have teamed up to release a microbial protein-based treat for dogs, which boasts environmental superiority and supports pets with allergies. Pet food brand VEGDOG will soon roll out Pure Bites, a…
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Researchers have come up with a way to extract useful proteins through leftovers from beer production, which could help reduce waste and produce a circular, more sustainable source of protein. Would you eat the beer industry's…
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Alternative protein think tank the Good Food Institute has released its annual State of the Industry series of reports, covering plant-based, cultivated and fermentation-derived proteins. Here are the key takeaways. Political resistance…
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