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IntegriCulture Gets US$2.2M Government Grant To Build Cell-Ag Facility
Japanese food tech IntegriCulture Inc. has been awarded a ¥240 million (US$2.2 million) grant from the government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to build its commercial cellular agriculture facility. Constructing its commercial!-->…
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Starbucks Hong Kong Introduces New Plant-Based Menu With Impossible Sausage
Starbucks Hong Kong has just announced the launch of its plant-based menu, which features three vegan-friendly plant-based coffees and two new vegetarian meal options made with Impossible Foods’ plant-based breakfast sausage. The expansion!-->…
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Australian Food Tech Vow Trials Cell-Cultured Exotic Meat With Famed Chef Neil Perry
Sydney-based food tech Vow has recently served up its cell-based exotic meats in a trial with famed Australian chef Neil Perry. Six different animal species were selected for the trial, from kangaroo to alpaca, representing the first!-->…
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New Chinese Plant-Based Startup Hey Maet Secures Investment With Beyond Meat Supplier
Hey Maet, a new plant-based meat startup that just entered the Chinese alternative meat industry, has recently announced significant investment as well as a partnership with Shuangta Food, a pea protein company that supplies Beyond Meat.!-->…
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We Asked Oatly About The Blackstone Deal & Here’s What They Said
Oatly is the world's most famous oat milk brand to date and millions of plant-forward consumers are fans of their milks, yogurts, creams and ice cream products that are entirely made from plants. Even the biggest coffee chain in the world,!-->…
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Canadian Plant-Based Brand Sol Cuisine Closes C$10M Financing Round
Sol Cuisine Inc., long-time plant-based brand headquartered in Ontario, has recently secured C$10 million (US$7.6 million) in a funding round led by BDC Capital’s Industrial Innovation Fund, the venture arm of Canada’s national development!-->…
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Plant-Based Startup THIS Breaks Crowdfunding Record, Hits US$ 5.2 Million In 2 Days
THIS, a London-based plant-based meat company, has recently closed its crowdfunding campaign, which was publicly live for just 2.5 days before hitting its £4 million (US$5.24 million) overfunding target. The campaign, which was launched on!-->…
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Flaxseed Milk Brand Good Karma Regains Majority Ownership From Bankrupt Dairy Giant
Vegan flaxseed milk brand Good Karma Foods has been able to regain majority ownership from Dean Foods, the recently bankrupt dairy giant, with a new round of investment. Good Karma Foods will continue to operate as an independent company!-->…
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Agrisea Grows Rice In Ocean Farms To Fight Food Insecurity & Have Just Launched In Asia
California-based Agrisea is focused on developing oceanic salt-tolerant crops in order to fight hunger and improve the sustainability of our food system. Now, the company has landed its first contract in Asia to start growing rice – a!-->…
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Google Data Scientist Startup Climax Foods Raises US$7.5M To Make Cheese From Plants
Climax Foods, the data science firm on a mission to create the most craved foods using plants, has just raised US$7.5 million in seed funding. The Berkeley, California-based startup will be using the capital to accelerate machine!-->…
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New Zealand Startup To Launch Plant-Based Hemp Meat Next Year
New Zealand alternative protein food tech Sustainable Foods, better known by its retail brand The Craft Meat Co, is gearing up to launch a new hemp plant-based meat that is high in protein and fibre and minimally processed by early 2021.!-->…
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Beyond Meat Launches Direct-To-Consumer E-Commerce Platform In U.S.
Beyond Meat has just launched its first direct-to-consumer platform to allow shoppers in the U.S. to order its plant-based meat products online and get it delivered to their doorstep. The El Segundo, California-based food tech says that!-->…
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Singapore Startup Alchemy Foodtech Targets China For International Expansion Of Its GI-Lowering Powder
Alchemy Foodtech recently revealed that it is eyeing China as its next potential market opportunity after launching its first product, Alchemy Fibre, in its home base in Singapore. The product, which comes in powder form, lowers the!-->…
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Big Meat To Lose US$20B This Year While Alt Protein Poised For Growth, Says New Report
A new report by New York-based market intelligence firm CB Insights is predicting a major tumble for the conventional meat industry. According to analysts, big meat is not just facing massive immediate losses amid the coronavirus pandemic,!-->…
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GFI APAC Asian Summit On Alternative Proteins Unites Industry Online For Sector Deep Dive
The Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific (GFI APAC), the Asia branch of the global nonprofit advocating for and supporting the alternative protein ecosystem, recently hosted its inaugural virtual event. Called the Asia Summit on Alternative!-->…
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Good Catch Foods Opens 42,500 Square Foot Plant-Based Seafood Facility
Gathered Foods, the parent company of plant-based seafood food tech Good Catch Foods, has just announced the opening of its new 42,500 square foot facility in the U.S. state of Ohio. The new manufacturing plant will produce the brand’s!-->…
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4 New Food Techs Developing Sustainable & Healthy Food Solutions
Hong Kong-based food Brinc just announced their newest batch of food technology accelerator startups joining its Spring 2020 cohort and there are some serious innovators to showcase. All of them are developing solutions to meet some of the!-->…
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4 Things Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown Has To Say About Plant-Based Meat Critics
In 2009, Ethan Brown quit his job as a clean energy executive to launch his new venture – a next-gen plant-based meat company called Beyond Meat. Back then, most people thought his idea wouldn’t make it. But it did, big time. Today, Beyond!-->…
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Clean Break: Lightlife Attack On Beyond Meat & Impossible Foods Sees Vocal Industry Backlash
A salty debate has erupted amongst the netizens of the plant-based world, with industry watchers, food tech startups and big food names alike all chiming in with their take on the latest controversy: Lightlife Foods, the long-time U.S.!-->…
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USDA & FDA To Start Rulemaking Process For Labelling Products Made From Cultured Animal Cells
In a joint webinar with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), officials in the U.S. revealed that they will be working together to launch the rule-making process for the labelling of!-->…
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(Vegan) Butter FTW: Miyoko’s Creamery Wins Legal Battle To Describe Plant-Based Products Like Dairy
Vegan dairy brand Miyoko’s Creamery has been granted permission to use the term “butter” to describe its products after winning the legal battle against the State of California. The company is now also allowed to use the labels!-->…
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