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NotCo Becomes Unicorn with Lewis Hamilton and Roger Federer-Backed $235M Round
Chilean food tech NotCo has achieved unicorn status, after its latest star-studded $235 million Series D round. The round, led by Tiger Global, saw world-renowned athletes Lewis Hamilton and Roger Federer hungry for the startup’s!-->…
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ADM Doubles Down on Vegan Meat with Vegan Sojaprotein Acquisition
American food giant ADM is doubling down on its alt-protein business segment with a planned acquisition of Sojaprotein. Based in Serbia, Sojaprotein is the largest plant-based protein provider in southern Europe and the country’s largest!-->…
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Alpro Just Launched New Vegan Oat and Coconut Greek Yogurts
Dairy-free brand Alpro has just expanded its range with new Greek-style vegan yogurts, launching two new oat and coconut-based varieties. The expansion comes as plant-based dairy becomes increasingly popular with mainstream consumers, with!-->…
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Planterra Foods Expands Line Of OZO Vegan Products In Frozen and Fresh Categories
Planterra Foods has expanded its line of vegan OZO products to include plant-based frozen nuggets, meatballs and chicken patties.
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SynBio Will Reshape Food and Fashion with Double-Digit Growth, Report Says
SynBio is set to become a powerful double-digit growth sector disrupting the food and fashion industries, a new report predicts.
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This Australian Startup Makes Vegan Protein. And It’s Backed By A Government Grant.
Australian vegan protein startup Harvest B secured US$3.5 million, along with a US$1 million grant from the government.
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These 6 IndieBio Startups Are Solving The Planet’s Biggest Problems
IndieBio just welcomed their new cohort, and these 6 startups stood out to us for their planet-saving solutions, from food to transport.
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Ironman Joins Bill Gates in $75M Round For Startup Making Stretchy Vegan Cheese From Soybeans
Alt-dairy molecular farming startup Nobell Foods has just bagged $75 million in a new Series B round, led by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The startup, until now operating under stealth mode, programs soybeans to produce!-->…
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What If Just Reducing Meat Is Enough to Fix Our Food and Climate Crises?
A new documentary, Meat Me Halfway, says reducing meat consumption can fix our broken food system, our health and our climate crisis.
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Report: Health and Food Security To Drive Plant Protein Shift in Asia
Health and food security concerns will be among the top drivers of the plant-based protein shift in key Asian economies, a new report finds.
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Cell-Based Meat To Reach Price Parity In 5 Years, Says Billionaire Jim Mellon
Cell-based meat will reach price parity with conventional meat within 5 years, predicts British billionaire Jim Mellon.
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Impossible CEO Snubs Cell-Based Meat Again As ‘Complete Vaporware’
Impossible Foods founder and CEO Patrick Brown has taken another swipe at cell-based meat, calling it "complete vaporware" in an interview.
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Food Systems Forum: 5 Things Food and Nutrition Experts Want You To Know
Food system experts chatted about sustainable protein, food, nutrition, and more at the recent Food Systems Forum.
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Seafood Chain Long John Silver’s Unveils Vegan Seafood Options
Good Catch's new line of breaded vegan fish is available on a trial basis at 5 seafood locations of Long John Silver's.
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XPRIZE: These 28 Companies Want To Feed The Next Billion With Alternative Protein
XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion semifinalists teams will collectively be awarded US$500,000 to accelerate alternative chicken and fish protein.
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Asian Food Giants Back Singapore Cell-Based Seafood Leader Shiok Meats in Bridge Round
Shiok Meats, Singapore’s cell-based crustacean food tech, has just raised fresh funding in a bridge round. The round was led by Vietnam seafood major Vinh Hoan and South Korean food giants Woowa Brothers and CJ CheilJedang. Shiok says the!-->…
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GFI: We Need Open-Source Cell-Based Tech To Pave Way For Lab-Grown Meat
GFI's lead cultivated meat scientist Elliot Swartz says open source cell-based technologies are needed to accelerate the protein shift.
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IndieBio VC Backs Low-Cost Animal-Free Growth Media To Scale Affordable Cultivated Meat
London-based startup Multus Biotech has just raised £1.6 million in a round backed by global VCs and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Proceeds from the round will help the startup launch its low-cost animal-free growth media, designed to!-->…
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Russian Startup Bags $1.5M To Launch Vegan Meat Across Eastern Europe
Welldone, a Russian plant-based meat startup, has just raised $1.5 million in fresh funding. Amid surging vegan demand in the region, the capital will go towards growing production and distribution. Welldone, which already has a strong!-->…
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This Cambridge Startup’s ‘Renaissance Farm’ Uses AI To Make Cell-Based Meat
Cambridge spinout Animal Alternative Technologies has created an AI-enabled Renaissance Farm to "democratise" cell-based meat production.
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MeaTech and Israeli Pork Giant Tiv Ta’am Team Up To Make Cell-Based Meat
MeaTech is going to be working with Israeli meat and pork giant Tiv Ta'am to jointly develop and launch cell-based meat products.
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