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Canada's No Meat Factory has announced the closing of a $42 million Series B funding round to help accelerate its plant-based meat production. The new financing was led by new investor Tengelmann Growth Partners. Existing investor Emil…
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Editor's Note: This piece came about because Dan commented on a Linkedin post about our original article. We appreciated his insights so we invited him to write this piece to share his thoughts. I am writing this rebuttal in response…
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German food-tech startup Project Eaden has announced a €10.1 million seed funding round for its novel fiber technology used to create plant-based steak. Creandum, Atlantic Food Labs, Shio Capital, Trellis Road, and several angels…
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What does the alt protein industry have in store for us amidst a very turbulent 2023 ahead? A lot, actually. Below, I share my 12 crystal ball takes (in no particular order).  I sat down to write these trends and ended up writing a…
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Philippines-based plant-based meat manufacturer WTH Foods has launched Umani, a new range of frozen plant-based products drawing on Filipino culture. The mission-driven WTH Foods says its new range of frozen meals is part of its goal of…
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Lotteria Co. Ltd., the South Korean quick-service restaurant chain with more than 1,300 locations, has added a new version of its Ria Miracle plant-based burger to the menu. The Ria Miracle Burger II, which follows its Ria Miracle…
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The idea that plant-based meat is over is ridiculous. Sure, too many mediocre brands launched too fast and too early. But amidst a burning planet and worsening climate crisis, the category is just getting started. Over the past few…
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Leading vegan meat brand Impossible Foods says it saw more than a 50 percent dollar retail sales growth last year, even amid declining category sales. The Bay Area manufacturer of beef, pork, and chicken made from plants says it was the…
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Israel-based Vgarden, Ltd., has launched its first vegan and kosher-friendly tuna in tins and pouches. Vgarden says its plant-based tuna has the same appearance, texture, and flavor as conventional tuna. And it is competitively priced…
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In a sign that widespread regulatory approval for cultivated meat is imminent, regulatory experts from the U.S. and China met to discuss the next steps. A recent virtual event organized by the AgFood Future Center of Excellence (AGF)…
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Burger King has launched a new Bacon King range with two vegan options for Veganuary: The Vegan Royale Bakon King and The Plant-Based Bakon King (Single or Double). The new burgers, available at U.K. locations, build on Burger King's…
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The California-based Climax Foods is using biotech and plants to create 'moonshot' cheese — a sustainable dairy alternative that can help fight the climate crisis. Climax's German-born founder and CEO, Dr. Oliver Zahn came to the…
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Hello Plant Foods can't keep its vegan foie gras, Fuah!, in stock. Following King Charles' recent ban on foie gras at all royal residences, the longtime decadent favorite food got an ethical makeover. The royal ban follows other…
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Notes From the Frontlines of the Sustainable Food Movement - a new opinion column by Irina Gerry Critics say plant-based burgers aren't a health food and are a false solution in the fight to reduce food emissions. Are they right? …
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Climate change will affect hundreds of millions of Indians and bring about widespread food insecurity- government support of alternative proteins is essential to achieving national food security and independence. By: Ambika Hiranandani,…
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Ohio-based Matrix F.T., a leading developer of plant-based scaffolds and microcarriers for the alternative protein industry, says it has developed the first cultivated chicken made in Ohio. The team at Matrix F.T. says it has…
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Spanish vegan meat brand Heura has released a sustainable, plant-based fish range with the oceans' health in mind. Leading Europe's plant-based meat category, Barcelona-based Heura is now diving into the plant-based fish category with…
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Singapore's Float Foods is launching a region-wide restaurant push for its plant-based OnlyEg during Veganuary. Just weeks after announcing a meal kit partnership in Hong Kong with DayDayCook, Singapore's Float Foods is teaming up…
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Following its successful launch in the U.K. last year, McDonald's is now offering consumers a Double McPlant across all U.K. and Ireland locations. "You asked. We listened," reads a post on the McDonald's website. The fast-food chain…
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A new strategic partnership between investment platform Cult Food Science, the University of Alberta, and New Harvest Canada, aims to provide support for startups in the cellular agriculture industry. Based at the University of…
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Heura, the Spanish vegan meat giant, is now available in the leading U.K. supermarket chain Waitrose. It's been a big year for Barcelona-based Heura, the fastest-growing plant-based food tech startup in Europe. It kicked off 2022 with a…
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