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ProVeg Cohort: Women-Led Startups Take On Peanut Protein Chicken, Vegan Chorizo, Algae Milk & More
The ProVeg Incubator has announced its new batch of startups joining its accelerator programme as the fifth cohort, made up of six food techs working on sustainable solutions ranging from algae-based dairy to vegan chocolate. With 10 of!-->…
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Aussie Biotech Provectus Raises US$3.25M Seed For Its Algae Platform With Multi-Industry Applications
Australian startup Provectus Algae has secured US$3.25 million in a seed funding round led by Hong Kong-based early stage venture studio Vectr Ventures. Provectus Algae optimises algae growth and uses synthetic biology to create a platform!-->…
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Cell-Based Meat Maker Aleph Farms Launches Space Program To Grow Steaks On Mars
Israeli food tech Aleph Farms has recently announced the launch of its new program to produce its cultivated meat in outer space. Called “Aleph Zero”, the project will see the company collaborate with space agencies to bring local!-->…
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As Vegan Demand Surges, Leading Thai Food Company With Plant-Based Range Completes Successful IPO
Editor's Update: This article has been updated to reflect that while NR Instant Produce Pcl does indeed manufacture plant-based products including sauces, condiments and jackfruit-based products, the company is not exclusively plant-based-!-->…
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China’s First-Ever Fermentation & Cultivated Meat Seminar Unites Growing Industry
Held last month in Shanghai, the GFI Consultancy’s (GFIC) seminar session on fermentation and cultivated meat marked the first event of its kind to take place in mainland China. It saw over 80 scientists, investors, food companies and!-->…
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EU Votes To Keep Veggie Burger Labels But Deals A Blow For Plant-Based Dairy
The European Union has voted against proposals that would have banned plant-based products from being labelled with “meaty” terms such as burgers and sausages. While the decisive vote to keep veggie burgers on the menu was hailed a win for!-->…
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Disney’s Robert Iger Joins Board Of Animal-Free Dairy Startup Perfect Day
Animal-free dairy makers Perfect Day has recently announced that Robert Iger, former CEO and current executive chairman of The Walt Disney Company has joined the startup’s board of directors. Filling the first founder-designated board seat!-->…
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Alt Protein Expert & IndieBio CSO Says ‘Lab-Grown Meat Is Scaling Like The Internet’
Lab-grown meat is scaling like the internet, in the words of Ron Shigeta. He’s the co-founder of science accelerator IndieBio, former chief scientific officer of plant-based pet food brand Wild Earth, current resident scientist of!-->…
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Scramble To The Top: 7 Food Tech Pioneers Making Eggs From Plants
While meat alternatives tend to get the lion’s share of the spotlight when it comes to the food tech world, many have overlooked alternatives for one of the most convenient and affordable animal proteins in the world – eggs. Aside from!-->…
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Meat-Tech Invests US$1.2M In Cultured Fat Startup Peace Of Meat Ahead Of Acquisition
Following Israeli cultivated meat food tech Meat-Tech 3D’s earlier announcement that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase a cultured fat company, the startup has now revealed that the company in question is Peace of Meat. It has!-->…
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Did Spanish Food Tech Heura Just Launch The World’s Healthiest Plant-Based Burger?
Heura, the Barcelona-based vegan meat startup, has just launched a new burger dubbed as the healthiest on the market. Thanks to its innovative fat analogue that helps transform extra virgin olive oil into a solid form, Heura’s latest!-->…
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Q&A w/ Philippines Plant-Based Pioneer WTH Foods: “To Market To The Masses, Taste Is Number One”
Stephen Michael Co is the co-founder and CEO of WTH Foods – aka Worth The Health – the first homegrown plant-based meat startup in the Philippines. Having recently joined Big Idea Ventures’ (BIV) latest food tech accelerator programme, the!-->…
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Leaders Of Tomorrow: 2020 GEN T List Features 6 Asia Alt Protein Trailblazers For The First Time
Launched by Tatler Asia, the annual Generation T (Gen.T) list recognises 400 figures who are shaping the region’s future, from founders and entrepreneurs to tech gurus and creatives who are working to drive positive impact. Last year saw!-->…
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Latin America’s Alt Protein Scene Is Hot Right Now, Here’s What You Need To Know
The appetite for alternative proteins is reaching new heights all over the world, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has kicked off even greater consumer enthusiasm and investor interest in the fast-growing food tech!-->…
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Plant-Based Food Firm LIVEKINDLY Collective Raises US$135M For Portfolio Brands Launch & Expansion
The LIVEKINDLY Collective, a plant-based food company formerly known as Foods United that rebranded after the acquisition of the vegan media publisher of the same name earlier this year, has announced that it has secured US$135 million in!-->…
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Is Impossible Dairy Next? Plant-Based Giant To Double R&D Team & Expand Into Milk & Fish
Plant-based food tech Impossible Foods is making waves this week, announcing just shortly after launching retail in Asia for the first time that it is now planning to double the size of its Silicon Valley-based R&D team. Over the!-->…
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New Plant-Based Food Company Files For IPO To Raise US$250M & Top Beyond Meat Record
Natural Order Acquisition Corp., a blank check company founded this year and focused on sustainable plant-based food products, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise US$250 million in an initial public!-->…
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Eat Just To Build Singapore Plant Protein Facility To Meet Asia Demand With Up To US$120M Investment
Eat Just, the San Francisco-based food tech that pioneered the plant-based egg, has just announced a new partnership with a consortium led by investment management firm Proterra to build a new production facility in Singapore. It marks Eat!-->…
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Singapore’s TurtleTree Labs Wins Entrepreneurship World Cup US$500,000 Prize For Its Lab-Grown Milk From All Mammals
TurtleTree Labs, the world’s first startup to develop lab-grown milk with the same composition as real dairy milk without any cows, has just won the grand prize amongst the 175,000 companies competing at the Entrepreneurship World Cup!-->…
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Impossible Foods Launches Retail At 200 Stores In Hong Kong & Singapore
During an exclusive virtual media conference held today (October 20), which featured the food tech’s senior executives attended by Green Queen, Impossible Foods officially announced the first retail launch of its plant-based products in!-->…
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Australian Plant Meat Startup v2food Closes Record US$55M Series B To Gear Up For Asia Launch
Australian plant-based meat startup v2food has just announced a AU$77 million (US$55 million) Series B round, breaking records as the largest funding round in the category within the country. The financing was led by major institutional!-->…
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