Future Foods

Singapore-based Umami Meats has filed a patent for a novel single-stem cell technology that it says can build both muscle and fat in cultivated seafood. The new patent for mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) lines from fish is aimed at helping…
Read More...

These 19 food startups are leading India’s emerging alternative protein space, developing 100% plant-based and cell-based alternatives.
Read More...

Cultivated seafood company BlueNalu says it has 'cracked the code' to significant profitability with 75 percent gross margins achieved through breakthrough technology. With its first large-scale facility and novel technology for its…
Read More...

Food tech startup Equii has closed a $6 million seed funding round for its proprietary microbial protein-based bread. Is this a new frontier for plant-based food? The seed funding round was led by Khosla Ventures, which also supported…
Read More...

Last month, Jakarta held Asia's very first dairy-free festival and alternative milk latte art competition in a strong showing of the category potential across the region. Organized by the Jakarta Vegan Guide, the Generasi Dairy-Free…
Read More...

Paris-based cultivated meat company Gourmey has announced the closing of an oversubscribed €48 million Series A funding round to accelerate its culinary-grade sustainable meat and foie gras and open the largest cultivated meat hub in…
Read More...

Australian cultivated meat company Vow has unveiled Factory 1, its NSW-based factory capable of producing 30 tons of cultured meat per year. Coinciding with the opening of Factory 1 in Alexandria in Sydney, Vow says it has started…
Read More...

Singapore-based cultivated meat startup Meatiply, has revealed three structured meat prototypes as proof of concept, including the first smoked duck breast meat in Asia. The three new cultivated meat offerings include kampong chicken…
Read More...

Bill Gates is a repeat investor in the alternative protein sector. He has cited the industry as crucial to helping solve the climate crisis, with alternatives to animal agriculture heralded as essential developments. Not one to just talk…
Read More...

Notes From the Frontlines of the Sustainable Food Movement – a new opinion column by Irina Gerry The world’s largest meat company, JBS, has exited its plant-based business in the US. Is this a bad sign for plant-based meat? On…
Read More...

Preparing to disrupt South Korea's protein market, TissenBioFarm has closed a 2.2 billion KRW (approx. 1.6million USD) pre-Series A funding round. TissenBioFarm says the new funding was led by impact investing company, Envisioning…
Read More...

Beyond Meat's nosedive, lukewarm growth, mediocre products? We unpack the plant-based meat industry with the CEO of global alt meat startup TiNDLE. Just a little over two years old, vegan chicken maker TiNDLE is often held up as one of…
Read More...

Mycoprotein seafood startup Aqua Cultured Foods is tacking on another category disruption beyond its alternative seafood. The Chicago-based company is using up whole-muscle offcuts from its vegan seafood in a new range of dumplings to…
Read More...

European consumers are keen to see more alternatives to conventional animal products, finds a new survey. More than 60 percent of consumers across four European countries—France, Spain, Germany, and Italy—say more alternatives to meat…
Read More...

Legacy dairy-free brand Toffuti has announced its first rebrand in decades with one notable upgrade: the labels now includes the words 'vegan' and 'plant-based.' To the vegan-versed consumer, Tofutti's new black and red packaging looks…
Read More...

Arguably, no two food tech companies have played a bigger role in making it seem possible for the planet to go plant-based than California-based rivals Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Both companies manufacture animal-free burger patties…
Read More...

A new report published by the researchers at Roots Analysis details how the intellectual property for plant-based meat has grown more than three times over the last decade, jumping from 2,388 in 2012 to 7,126 this year. And leading the…
Read More...

Australian startup All G Foods has launched Bloom Providore, a meat-inspired plant protein range made exclusively for chefs. “With more Australians opting for plant protein options, the market has crowded with too many plant-based…
Read More...

How did OATSIDE become one of Asia's fastest growing oat milk companies? CEO & creator Benedict Lim talks to Green Queen's Sonalie Figueiras about why malty milk matters and more. In less than two years, self-described 'full-stack'…
Read More...

Rival Foods, the Wageningen University & Research spinoff working since 2019 to replicate animal meat with plants, has announced the closing of a €6 million Series A funding round. PeakBridge and Roquette Ventures led the funding…
Read More...

True Food Kitchen, the Oprah-backed healthy restaurant chain founded by Dr. Andrew Weil in 2008, says it has raised more than $100 million to fuel its growth plans. The latest investment round was led by HumanCo and Manna Tree, and…
Read More...