Food & Nutrition

US-based Beyond Meat has announced a new partnership with Chinese agricultural technology platform Pinduoduo. The vegan meat manufacturer will open an online store on the egiant's grocery marketplace to give mainland consumers access to…
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2021 saw beyond Meat and PepsiCo announce a new collaboration. Planet Partnership, as the joint venture was dubbed, was founded to develop snacks and beverages using plant protein. The duo has now unveiled its first commercial product…
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Chile’s The Live Green Co (TLGC) has announced its acquisition of five individual Chilean food companies, a move designed to leverage TLGC’s widespread market presence while proving out its AI technology across a spectrum of product…
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Milked, a new feature documentary film debuting next month, is set to uncover the disturbing reality of New Zealand’s dairy farming industry.
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Vegan Māori activist Chris Huriwai and director Amy Taylor talk about the film 'Milked' and how it exposes New Zealand's multibillion-dollar dairy industry, the ongoing cover-up of its environmental and ethical track record. and where…
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A new report claims that Germany’s citizens are reducing meat and dairy intake in record numbers. The question is, what has spurred this change of heart? Germany has long been a country associated with meat-eating. Beer and brats,…
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Veganuary has revealed that the majority of those who took part this year will make permanent changes to their diet. This year’s event was the biggest on record, with more than 629,000 participants signing up, representing 228…
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Cross-contamination is a big concern for allergy sufferers, as well as vegans. With numerous companies producing ‘fully vegan’ products, EthiChain developed technology that could put such claims to the test. It has done so to heighten…
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Californian startup Eat Just has officially broken ground on its new production facility in Singapore. The mammoth site is located in the city's Pioneer area and sits atop a 2.7-hectare plot. Construction completion is anticipated within…
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Odd Burger, Canada’s first vegan fast-food chain, has signed an agreement with Saskatoon-based Sai-Ganesh Enterprises (SGE) to open 36 new locations. Restaurants will be split between Alberta and British Columbia. All 36 premises will be…
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Amazon’s private label line, Fresh, has added 15 new vegan products. The newly named Fresh Plant-Based is available online and from Fresh store locations. The new meat and dairy alternatives include almond milk, nuggets, patties, and…
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Israel’s More Foods is making a bold claim. The startup, founded in 2020 by Leonardo Marcovitz, says that realistic plant-based meats can be made from seeds. Specifically, upcycled pumpkin and sunflower seed solids that are used to create…
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Boston-founded plant-based meat startup Tender Food has closed a $12 million seed round. The round was led by Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital. Former investor Rhapsody Venture Partners participated alongside activist and actor Natalie…
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A new four-way industry collaboration has debuted a vegan chicken brand. Skinny Butcher, Golden West Food Group, Valor Siren Ventures, and Wow Bao are working together to make vegan chicken easier to buy than ever. The project involves…
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As Covid infection rates drop and indoor mask rules have eased in all 50 states, employees are heading back into Google's offices next month, and efforts to reduce food waste are increasing along with the return. One of the perks of…
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Fast-food giant Burger King U.K. is converting its Leicester Square branch into a 100% plant-based restaurant, from today, March 14 for an entire month. The entire 25-item menu, which includes the world famous Whopper, as well as a…
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Peeled, the first vegan-only culinary competition for U.S. broadcast is currently in production. The show will be ‘cooking up compassion’ instead of meat and is predicted to make its debut this summer. The production is spearheaded by…
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Berlin-based vegan egg maker Perfeggt has revealed that new investors have joined its pre-seed funding round and brought the total raised to $4 million. Urania Ventures, Atomico Angel Fund and Foodspring have been named, amongst numerous…
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Micro Meat, Mexico's first cultivated meat startup, Micro Meat, has launched to offer key foundational tech for the growing cellular agriculture industry. The startup, which is based in Monterrey and co-founded by a tissue engineer and a…
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Sunfed has added a new raw beef analogue to its growing portfolio of realistic plant-based meat products. The prime diced beef development is the latest unprocessed offering that the company claims sets the company apart from many other…
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Nestlé has revealed it will be opening a new production plant in Serbia. The $73 million facility is in progress, with the first phase of construction reportedly already complete. The new site will be 18,440 square metres and within easy…
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