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Kangaroo & Zebra Meat? This Australian Food Tech Is Developing Cell-Cultured Exotic Animal Meats
Sydney-based food tech Vow is ramping up innovation in the cell-based meat industry by developing cultured versions of unconventional exotic animal meats. Unlike many other cultivated meat startups that are working on creating steak,!-->…
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Asian Investors Back Mushlabs In US$10M Round To Scale-Up Mushroom-Based Alt Protein
Biotech startup Mushlabs has recently raised US$10 million in a Series A funding round for its mushroom-fermentation technology. The financing round was led by Singapore’s VisVires New Protein and Switzerland’s Redalpine, with!-->…
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Starfield Secures US$10M Series A Funding & Launches Across Plant-Based Meat In 20 China Food Chains
Starfield Food Science & Technology, a Chinese food tech developing plant-based meat alternatives, has recently announced the completion of its Series A funding round ahead of a roll out of its products across more than 20 foodservice!-->…
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GFI Launches New Data Navigation Tool To Support Alt Seafood Innovation
Good Food Institute’s (GFI) has recently launched PISCES, a new data navigation tool that aims to serve as a one-stop resource for researchers and food tech startups pursuing plant-based and cultivated seafood alternatives. It is created!-->…
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Eat JUST Eyes IPO & Looks To Achieve Operational Profitability
Eat JUST, the food tech behind the famous plant-based egg, has recently alluded to launching an IPO once it reaches profitability, which the company is aiming for by the end of 2021. In a recent interview, the brand’s co-founder and CEO!-->…
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Stanford Study: Swapping Meat For Plant-Based Alternatives Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Factors
A new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that swapping out animal meat for plant-based meat alternatives can help lower some cardiovascular risk factors. The findings defend plant-based meat!-->…
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Nestlé Enters Alternative Seafood Sector With Garden Gourmet Plant-Based Tuna Launch
Swiss food giant Nestlé has just announced the launch of a plant-based tuna product under its Garden Gourmet brand, marking the conglomerate’s first foray into the alternative seafood market. The product will be available in Switzerland!-->…
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Q&A: ‘Meat The Future’ Documentary Director Liz Marshall On The Revolutionary Promise Of Cell-Based Protein
Award-winning Canadian filmmaker and director Liz Marshall is all about making “character-driven documentaries” and her latest production, which recently streamed at Toronto's online version of its Hot Docs festival and which Variety calls!-->…
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Plant-Based Food Tech Kuleana Is Making All Your Favourite Sushi Fish-Free
San Francisco-based food tech Kuleana is developing sushi-grade plant-based fish alternatives, from bluefin tuna to salmon. Seeing a gap in the market when it comes to next-level substitutes of cuts of raw fish, the startup coming from Y!-->…
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Hong Kong & Asian Investors Jump On First Lever VC Asia Alt Protein Fund
Hong Kong and New York-based alternative protein venture capital fund Lever VC has announced the first close of its Fund I, which is dedicated to investing in early stage plant-based and cell-based protein food tech. Of the US$23 million!-->…
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AgFunder Launches ESG-Focused GROW Impact Fund
AgFunder, a venture capital firm focused on agri-food tech startups based in Silicon Valley and Singapore, has just launched GROW Impact Fund, its first to be entirely dedicated to technologies that will perform on environmental, social!-->…
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Mission Barns To Start Taste Tests Of Its Cell-Based Bacon & Pork Fat
Berkeley, California-based food tech Mission Barns is planning to start tastings of its cell-based bacon and pork fat this month. The startup is now discussing partnerships with leading food companies to use its cultured animal fat, grown!-->…
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White Castle China Debuts Omnipork Kimchi Burger As Plant-Based Demand Rises
White Castle China, the fast food chain famous for its sliders, has just partnered with Green Monday to begin offering a vegetarian Omnipork Kimchi Burger across its outlets in the country. It comes as demand from Chinese consumers for!-->…
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Beyond Meat Rolls Out Across ‘Cult Favourite’ U.S. Convenience Chain Wawa
Beyond Meat is expanding yet again, this time with popular U.S. convenience chain Wawa. The chain has launched a new plant-based breakfast sandwich made with Beyond Meat’s vegan sausage analogue across all 650 stores in the Mid-Atlantic!-->…
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Impossible Foods Raises US$ 200M Series G To Accelerate Scale-Up
Adding to its impressive funding war chest, Impossible Foods, the Redwood City, California-based foodtech startup and maker of the now world famous plant-based Impossible burger patty, has announced today that it has secured another US$200!-->…
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Eat JUST Has Sold The Plant-Based Equivalent Of 50 Million Eggs
Eat JUST, the food tech behind the famous plant-based egg known simply as JUST, has just announced that as of August this year, it has sold the equivalent of more than 50 million eggs. The brand’s vegan eggs are made from mung beans, and!-->…
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6 Ways KFC Became The Fast Food Giant That Embraced Alt Protein
From dishing out plant-based chicken nuggets to participating in a 100% meat-free week movement, KFC is quickly making a name for itself as the restaurant chain that is embracing alternative proteins. As consumer demand for more!-->…
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Meet The 12 Next-Gen Food Techs Transforming The Future Of Protein
Today (August 11), Big Idea Ventures (BIV) announces the launch of its second food technology accelerator program in New York City and Singapore. This year’s cohort includes 12 early-stage startups working in the plant-based and cell-based!-->…
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Omnipork: Shanghai Wonton Chain Launches Plant-Based Dumplings At 500 Locations
August 12 2020 Update: The Omnipork Shanghai launch has been so successful, with some branches reportedly selling out the first week that Gll Wonton has announced they will go ahead with a China nationwide launch of the plant-based menu!-->…
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What If We All Go Beyond (Meat)? Food Tech’s First TV Ad Stars Octavia Spencer Imagining A Slaughter-Free Future
Beyond Meat recently broadcasted its first-ever TV commercial starring Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer. Aired on Spectrum Sportsnet during the Lakers vs. Jazz game, the Hidden Figures actress asked viewers “what if?” and also!-->…
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Nigeria’s First Plant-Based Company VeggieVictory Attracts Angel Investment
Nigeria’s first plant-based food tech VeggieVictory has attracted international investment from a number of veterans in the vegan industry. Now, the vegan company has set its sights on expanding into more African countries and leading the!-->…
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