Alt Protein

Diners joining Shiok Meats’ private testing event were treated to the world’s first-ever cell-based crab meat. Collaborating with Chef José Luis Del Amo, the Singapore food tech unveiled crab cakes and chilli crab, as well as lobster and…
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KFC has just made another move to expand its plant-based options, this time launching vegan fried chicken in Thailand. Partnering with Meat Zero, the Yum Brands-owned fast food chain will begin rolling out 100% plant-based fried chicken…
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The Red to Green Podcast features food startups and food industry leaders to cover game-changing breakthroughs in the future of food. In Season 3, Promoting Alternative Proteins, show host Marina Schmidt takes a deep dive into the world of…
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American plant-based dairy startup Good Planet Foods has just expanded its range with snack-sized vegan cheese wedges. The new Plant-Based Cheese Wedges come in three flavours, and are designed to be a convenient cruelty-free alternative…
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Aussie food techs Vow and Nourish are teaming up to merge cell-based meat and precision fermentation fat—a new type of hybrid alt-protein.
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Hong Kong-based OmniFoods is continuing its global expansion, with shoppers in the U.S. now able to purchase its famous vegan pork alternatives at Sprouts Farmers Market and Whole Foods. All three of the brand’s OmniPork products—Ground,…
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A new vegan meal delivery platform, Insane Meals, has launched in Singapore, with a focus on vegan meat from top-named brands.
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British plant-based brand Squeaky Bean is getting a second 48,000-square-foot factory to ramp up production of its vegan chicken.
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There’s a new cellular agriculture startup on the block, but unlike many others, it doesn’t want to make a name for itself as a brand of cultivated meat. Instead, it wants to help other companies that are using cell-ag to scale up and…
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This week in Alt Food, a Michelin-starred chef gets into cultured meat, Chipotle debuts plant-based chorizo, and a new vegan butter hits store shelves.
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Sonalie Figueiras talk to Larissa Zimberoff about her new book Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat.
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Crafty Counter, a Texan startup known for its plant-based Wunder Nuggets, has debuted what it claims to be the world’s first 100% plant-based hard-boiled egg. The alternative, WunderEggs, which cooks, looks and tastes like a real chicken…
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Jackfruit is all the rage right now, with herbivores and the plant-curious alike dubbing it the perfect natural vegan substitute for everything from pulled pork burgers to meaty stews. But one startup, based in Malaysia, believes…
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Quorn, the British legacy meat-free brand, has announced the opening of its new culinary facility in Dallas. The move is part of the firm’s expansion plan into the U.S. market, as its Manila-based parent company Monde Nissin shifts the…
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Melt&Marble, a Swedish company tapping precision fermentation to make sustainable animal-free fats, has bagged €750,000 in seed funding.
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Dao Foods is turning its attention to China-focused startups offering supply-side alt-protein solutions for its second incubator cohort.
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The vegan Just Egg made from mung beans is making its South Korea debut as the nation faces egg shortages due to a bird flu outbreak.
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Oatly saw an increase in earnings and is ramping up production to meet demand even as controversial legal battles plague the oat milk brand.
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Beyond Meat has filed a trademark application for “Beyond Milk”, an indication of its plans to enter the plant-based dairy industry in the future. According to the document filed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the trademark will…
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A new meat industry-funded survey claims that Australian consumers are being “duped” by plant-based meat products. How true is this?
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Singapore's Shandi has closed a second seed round, this one totaling $700,000 USD to accelerate its vegan chicken production.
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