Future Foods

Israel-based Aleph Farms has launched its first product brand, Aleph Cuts, and its first product under the new label, a cultivated Petit Steak. As the cultivated meat sector continues its trajectory toward widespread regulatory…
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Cult Californian artisan ice cream maker Coolhaus launched its animal-free dairy pints range yesterday in Hong Kong at Wellcome supermarkets after a limited release across 7-Eleven stores in March. The range features five flavors…
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EniferBio has raised €11M Series A funding round for its fungal mycoprotein made from the by-products of food and agricultural processes. EniferBio says its fresh funding was led by the Dutch aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark and…
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Boston-based Motif FoodWorks has announced a limited-edition release of its debut product: the Motif BeefWorks plant-based burger patties. Motif, which operates predominantly as a B2B, says it has been sampling the burgers to restaurant…
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Last week, the U.K. government made its largest investment to date into sustainable protein — £12 million for the creation of a research center aimed at helping British scientists and companies scale up cultivated meat. The new Cellular…
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Singapore-based start-up Karana is aiming to make jackfruit a staple global food by scaling up the supply of this regenerative crop over the next two decades. And its recent ten-fold growth over the last two years shows the brand is well…
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A recent study aimed to investigate whether consumers are more likely to support a meat tax to improve animal welfare or to mitigate climate change. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, was conducted in Germany, where…
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A new protein partnership aims to widen the protein ecosystem by expanding meat alternative offerings. Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), a global conventional protein leader, and Israel's Believer Meats, a cultivated meat pioneer, have…
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Behavorial scientist Dr. Sophie Attwood highlights the many ways we can use sight, sound and smell to nudge us to make better food choices and how chefs and foodservice operators can use these insights to help trigger more planet-friendly…
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In a partnership with German online retailer Confiserie Seidl, Planet A Foods has launched Nocoa, its first sustainable chocolate line. Nocoa is tapping into the chocolate successor market, made without cacao and instead from natural,…
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An interview with PBFA's Vice President of Marketplace Development about the data from their latest report, the evolution of the US plant-based foods industry and where things are going next. US industry group the Plant Based Foods…
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Melibio's Mellody plant-based honey is making its direct-to-consumer debut via chef Daniel Humm's Eleven Madison Home store in New York City. Following up from its debut at the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim, California, last month,…
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French cheese giant the Bel Groups is investing in and partnering with Californian biotech startup Climax Foods to develop AI-powered plant-based, sustainable and nutritious cheese products. French global food plater the Bel Group,…
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Three new reports from the nonprofit The Good Food Institute detail a shifting landscape across the global food system as the plant-based, precision fermentation, and cultivated meat sectors show significant growth and widespread…
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In its State of the Marketplace 2022 Summary Report, the Plant Based Foods Association takes a deep dive into the category and identifies key trends ahead. Despite inflation over the last year and lackluster sales for several…
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Following its release in 2021, Sweden's Mycorena says its fungi-stabilized sustainable fat dubbed Mycolein, is now available for sale. Mycorena first announced its fungi-based fat that mimics animal fat in late 2021. The product earned…
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As the industry gets closer to widespread regulatory approval, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) released their first report on the safety aspects of the nascent…
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China's shift to a more sustainable food system took a significant step forward with the introduction of the country's first domestic vegan food certification program and the first ten recipients. The China Vegan Society and the China…
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By: Beatriz Franco, Managing Partner at Vita Vera Ventures, and Maya Benami, PhD, Advisor to Vita Vera Ventures & Technical/R&D Consultant. Climate tech investors are missing out on a food technology solution with major GHG…
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Zero Cow Factory, India's first precision fermentation dairy producer, has secured $4 million (INR 32 crore) in a Seed funding round led by Green Frontier Capital, GVFL, and Pi Ventures, with participation from Pascual Innoventures. …
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French dairy conglomerate Danone has agreed to a strategic $2 million investment deal with Israeli cell-based breast milk startup Wilk. Danone's investment into Wilk is part of a $3.5 million financing round for the food tech startup.…
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