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Motif FoodWorks Hopes to Raise the Bar on Vegan Meat With Its 3 New Categories
Pioneering food tech company, Motif FoodWorks, has unveiled a new range of vegan meat products under the Motif PorkWorks, Motif BeefWorks, and Motif ChickenWorks labels. It will debut the new range at the National Restaurant Association!-->…
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New Culture’s Pizzeria Mozza Debut Sets a New Standard for Animal-Free Cheese
In 2021, San Francisco food tech startup New Culture said it was planning to launch its precision fermentation mozzarella into pizzerias by 2023. The company is making good on that promise, launching in Nancy Silverton's iconic Los Angeles!-->…
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Foody’s and Cocuus Launch the First Large-Scale 3D Vegan Meat Bioprinting Facility
Spain-based food tech companies Foody's and Cocuus have announced they are joining forces to industrialize and commercialize 3D-bioprinted plant-based products.
The new alliance between Foody's and Cocuus marks a pivotal moment for the!-->!-->!-->…
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With Its First Whole Cut Vegan Chicken, TiNDLE Sees ‘Unlimited Potential’
Singapore-based vegan meat brand TiNDLE has announced TrueCut, its first whole-cut plant-based chicken product, with what it says is the same taste, texture, and experience as whole-cut meat.
TiNDLE, a Next Gen Foods brand, says it!-->!-->!-->…
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With Its $30 Million Series B, Prime Roots Is About to Change Deli Meat For Good
Berkeley-based vegan meat startup Prime Roots has closed a successful $30 million Series B fundraising round for its deli slices made from mycelium.
Prime Roots' new funding was led by True Ventures, Pangaea Ventures, Prosus Ventures,!-->!-->!-->…
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As Beyond Meat’s Q1 Earnings Exceed Expectations, It Plans for a $200 Million Equity Offering
As Beyond Meat confronts dwindling sales and depleting cash reserves, it has laid out plans for an equity offering with the potential to generate up to $200 million. The funds gathered from this initiative will be utilized for general!-->…
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Asia Gets Its First Vertically Integrated Vegetarian Fast Food Concept Restaurant, WOW Burger
Hong Kong-based WOW Burger is heralding a new era in the ubiquitous fast food industry with its innovative and forward-thinking approach, bringing Asia its first plant-forward fast food concept restaurant.
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5 Ways Fungi Could Change The World, From Cleaning Water to Breaking Down Plastics
By: Mitchell P. Jones
Fungi — a scientific goldmine? Well, that’s what a review publishedlast year in the journal Trends in Biotechnology indicates. You may think mushrooms are a long chalk from the caped crusaders of!-->!-->!-->…
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Meatable’s Cultivated Pork Sausage Makes Its Debut At ‘Milestone’ Singapore Tasting Event
Dutch food technology pioneer Meatable says it has achieved a significant milestone by hosting its first-ever cultivated meat-tasting event in Singapore as it moves closer toward approval from the Singapore Food Agency.
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Helaina Scales Up Precision Fermentation Lactoferrin, a ‘Gateway’ to Better Nutrition
New York-based biotech firm Helaina, which is using precision fermentation to revolutionize the infant formula sector, says it is now extending its efforts to develop functional foods for every stage of the life cycle.
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Meet 7 Food Techs Making Pig-Free Bacon A Reality
When it comes to the foods that plant-based folk miss, bacon never fails to make it on the list. Let’s face it: who doesn’t love bacon?
From topping maple syrup-covered pancakes, to making the perfect breakfast fry-up and simply being!-->!-->!-->…
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Vegan Chicken: Why It’s Better For The Environment, The Animals, And For Us Too
Whether it’s fried, roasted, boiled, or barbecued, in many countries around the world, chicken is a big deal. It’s the most-loved meat in the US, where, on average, Americans eat more than 200 pounds of it every year. In European Union!-->…
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Op-Ed: Dear Nestlé, What’s Your Methane Plan?
In a new campaign, Changing Market Foundation asks dairy giant Nestlé to address the company's methane emissions blindspot and get serious about its plant-based strategy.
On 20 April FMCGG giant Nestlé held its annual general meeting!-->!-->!-->…
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Farmless Raises €1.2M In a Pre-Seed Raise to Cut Out the Protein ‘Middle Man’
The Netherlands-based startup Farmless has successfully raised €1.2 million in a Pre-Seed funding round to advance its carbon-negative food ingredient production process.
Farmless's new funding round was led by Revent, Nucleus Capital,!-->!-->!-->…
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Fermify Raises $5M for Affordable Animal-Free Casein Made From Microbes
Austria-based biotech startup Fermify has announced the closing of a $5 million Seed funding round for its precision fermentation milk protein.
Fermify's new funding was led by Climentum Capital, an Article 9 Climate Tech fund investing!-->!-->!-->…
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Move Over, Burgers, These 5 Bean Companies Are Rethinking Sustainable Protein
They don't exactly work on the grill, but anything else meat can do — vegan meat included — beans can do healthier, cheaper, and oftentimes, tastier, as these five brands prove.
Beans have long been a staple in diets worldwide, offering!-->!-->!-->…
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Dutch Pioneer Mosa Meat Opens World’s Largest Cultivated Meat Facility
Mosa Meat, a global leader in the cultivated meat industry, has unveiled a new 2,760 square-meter (29,708 square feet) facility bringing its total footprint to 7,340 square meters (79,007 square feet).
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WWF’s Peter McFeely On Planet-Based Diets: No Global Change Without Localized Food Systems
The World Wildlife Federation (WWF)'s Global Head of Communications, Food Practice, Peter McFeely, talks to Green Queen's Sonalie Figueiras about the organization's new Planet-Based Diets Calculator tool, why local change is crucial for!-->…
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As Demand for Sustainable Protein Soars In China, Zrou’s Plant-Based Meat Expands
Youkuai Group International and Beijing-based food distributor Usource are joining forces to increase North China's access to plant-based meat products.
China, like the rest of Asia, continues to show strong interest in plant-based food!-->!-->!-->…
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These Vegan Protein Sources Are Better for You and the Planet
“But where do you get your protein?” is a familiar question for most people who follow a vegan or plant-focused diet. And it’s understandable. Around the world, many are taught from a young age that meat from animals is essential for!-->…
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Diet & Nutrition: Should You Become An Ultra-Flexitarian?
By: Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL and the Natural History Museum of Denmark
There's no denying that what we eat is intrinsically linked to the climate crisis. Is the an Ultra-Flexitarian diet the!-->!-->!-->…
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