Alt Protein

Food tech investor Big Idea Ventures has launched a new vegan seafood company that utilises intellectual property from New Wave Foods, which shut down last year. Big Idea Ventures (BIV) has incorporated Bayou Best Foods, a new…
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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 Aldi's zero-waste pineapples, a Charli XCX-inspired marketing drive, and…
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NatWest has scaled back its dietary recommendations to users of its banking app after months of lobbying pressure from livestock farmers. UK bank NatWest has made changes to the carbon footprint tracker on its app, which previously…
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Singapore's Umami Bioworks has partnered with two Indian entities as it aims to advance R&D and reach commercial-scale production for its cultivated seafood. Months after its merger with Shiok Meats, Umami Bioworks is looking to…
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Nestlé has introduced Maggi Rindecarne, a plant-based meat product meant to be blended with conventional beef, in Chile. The blended meat category continues to expand, with the world's largest food company now jumping onto the trend…
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German discount retailer Lidl has partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to conserve biodiversity, promote planet-friendly diets, and reduce food waste across 31 countries. One of the world's largest retailers, Lidl, has entered a…
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Redefine Meat has released its 3D-printed vegan flank steak in retail stores in the UK and Switzerland, with the Netherlands soon to follow. Israeli food tech startup Redefine Meat has brought its 3D-printed flank steak to retail…
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Panda Express has brought back the vegan version of its flagship orange chicken with Beyond Meat, a welcome move for the latter's foodservice struggles. It took over 7,200 signatures on a 16-month-long petition for Panda Express to…
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Andy Jarvis, director of the Bezos Earth Fund's Future of Food programme, talks alternative protein, Asian centre, government bans, VC investments, and stepping away from the us-versus-them mentality. Since announcing the $1B Future of…
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Meatly CEO Owen Ensor and CSO Helder Cruz take us behind the scenes of the UK's regulatory process for cultivated meat, and reveal that it will start with dog food first. As the UK speeds up its novel foods regulation process, Meatly is…
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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 7Up's new vegan sauces, a bunch of plant-based milk facilities, and…
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Californian cultivated chicken maker Upside Foods has conducted a round of layoffs as it looks to overcome financial and legislative obstacles. Leading cultivated meat company Upside Foods – one of only two to be approved for sale in…
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Crowdfunding backers of UK plant-based meat maker THIS have reacted furiously to a significant drop in the business's valuation, following its £20M Series C round last month. In 2022, when THIS closed its Series B fundraise, it was…
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An often insurmountable price barrier is keeping many people from buying plant-based alternatives to beef, pork, and chicken. By Ayurella Horn-Muller Isobelle McClements was 13 when she came home from school and told her parents she…
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In three days, selling cultivated meat will be a felony in Florida – to celebrate food freedom, though, Upside Foods served its chicken at a pre-ban party in Miami. On Thursday evening, at a rooftop in Miami, Upside Foods served…
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A group of lawmakers have reintroduced the REAL Meat Act, this time targeting federal investment in the cultivated meat industry. In the House Representatives, a group of politicians have co-sponsored a bill that would prohibit the US…
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Quorn Foods is entering the blended meat category as part of foodservice and hospital offerings – its CEO Marco Bertacca explains why the mycoprotein giant is doing so. British meat-free leader Quorn Foods' mycoprotein will be mixed…
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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 Little Spoon's partnership with Oatly, a spate of government investments…
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A month after it unveiled the first Center for Sustainable Protein in North Carolina, the Bezos Earth Fund has opened its second alternative protein hub at Imperial College London. It plans to open a third centre in Asia soon. The Bezos…
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Most plant-based meats underperform on the taste front for omnivores, and blended meat could be a potential game-changer, detailed sensory analysis has found. Vegan meat analogues need to be spicier, smokier, sweeter, darker, juicier,…
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Dutch alternative protein startup Revyve is launching a powdered egg substitute made from spent brewer's yeast to enhance plant-based meat formulations. Revyve will debut its latest microbial protein innovation at next month's IFT First…
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