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Unilever to Sell Plant-Based Meat Brand The Vegetarian Butcher to JBS-Owned Vivera
Unilever has agreed to sell The Vegetarian Butcher to fellow plant-based meat business Vivera, with the deal expected to be completed by Q3 2025.
Four months after it first emerged that Unilever was planning to offload The Vegetarian…
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Self-GRAS Uncertainty Looms Over Food Tech Leaders As FDA Spotlights ‘Transparency’
The US's move to potentially remove the self-determination pathway of food safety could have significant implications for fermentation protein companies, with the FDA doubling down on safety while outlining its support for innovation.
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McDonald’s New Meat-Free Burger in Canada Is All About the Veggies
McDonald's Canada is trialling the McVeggie, featuring a patty that ditches plant-based meat for vegetables.
After the Beyond Burger failure in Canada, McDonald's is banking on vegetables for its latest meat-free main.
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Future Food Quick Bites: Chia Seed Milk, Healthy Ham & Vegan Calcium
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Benexia's new chia seed milk, Violife's campaign with Chrishell Stause, and Holy Carrot's upcoming restaurant in London.
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Ahead of $15M Fundraise, The Better Meat Co Secures Mycoprotein Deal with South American Meat Giant
The Better Meat Co has signed a letter of intent with one of South America's largest meat companies for the use of its mycoprotein in blended meat applications, just as it starts a new $15M fundraising round.
US food tech startup The…
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McKinsey’s $250B Question: How Can Fermentation Attract Investors to Meet the Protein Demand?
Fermentation tech could account for 4% of global protein production by 2050, but it needs $250B of investment to meet the capacity needs, according to McKinsey.
By 2050, the global population will be approaching 10 billion, a number…
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Ultra-Processed Furore & Raw Milk Craze Hike Dairy Sales, But Plant-Based Alternatives Are Here to Stay
Consumption of non-dairy alternatives witnessed a dip at the start of the year, while conventional products like whole milk enjoyed growing sales.
Whether it's the US or Europe, dairy seems to be having a renaissance, and that too at…
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Odd Burger’s Plan to Thwart Trump Tariffs Amid US Expansion? Go Local
Canadian plant-based restaurant chain Odd Burger has detailed its US expansion strategy to tackle the impact of the ongoing trade war between the neighbours.
As America's trade war with the world continues, one burger chain is opting…
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F-Label: From Animal-Free Dairy to Gas Proteins, Fermentation Has A New Certification
After launching C-Label, Swiss organisation V-Label has released a new certification mark for fermentation-derived proteins in a bid to address confusion about vegan-friendly labels on these products.
Weeks after introducing an…
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: McWin Capital Partners’s Martin Davalos
In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders.
Martin Davalos is a Partner and Head of…
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No Supermarket Has A Methane Plan, But US Retailers Are the Worst Climate Offenders
None of the world's 20 largest retailers have set methane reduction targets, despite meat and dairy making up a third of their emissions, a new analysis has found.
According to a new report focused on methane emissions, the world's…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Oat Milk Baileys, Beyond Steak Fillet & An Impossible Burger Challenge
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Diageo's newest non-dairy Baileys, Beyond Meat's mycelium steak, and Minor Figures's 'Hyper' oat milk.
New products and…
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Mycelium Meat Maker Meati Foods Pursuing Investment As Future Hangs in Balance
Colorado-based Meati Foods faces an uncertain future after its lender swept most of its cash reserves due to a technical default, but the company is fighting to save the business and 150 jobs.
Mycelium protein startup Meati Foods is…
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Pizza Chefs Line Up for New Culture’s Animal-Free Mozzarella with ‘Overwhelming’ Demand
New Culture, which makes mozzarella from precision-fermented casein, has secured signed interest worth over $5M from pizza restaurants across the US ahead of its launch.
As it prepares to launch its animal-free mozzarella in the US,…
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As Finland Promotes Plants, Its Largest Supermarket Sees Vegan Sales Grow – Here’s Why
Finland's S Group witnessed heightened sales of vegan food across its retail stores in January, aiding its long-term plant-based sales goal amid a wider government push to eat less meat.
More and more plants are on dinner plates in…
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UK Govt Opens First-of-A-Kind ‘Sandbox’ to Fast-Track Cultivated Meat Approval
The UK's Food Standards Agency has launched a regulatory 'sandbox' to accelerate the regulatory approval pathway for cultivated meat, with eight startups participating in the two-year programme.
Weeks after cultivated meat hit pet food…
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eFishery: The Indonesian Startup Scandal That Rocked Southeast Asia’s Food Tech Sector
The alleged financial fraud committed by one of Indonesia's most promising startups will likely have a ripple effect on Southeast Asia's food tech economy.
A financial scandal surrounding a heralded aquaculture company from Indonesia…
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IWD 2025: Why Are Food Tech’s Women Leaders Still Ignored by VC Investors?
As we celebrate International Women's Day, one big question lingers for food tech: why do female leaders continue to get sidelined by investors?
As we reflect on the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women across…
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Global Agrifood Tech Funding Rebounds After Two-Year Slump
Global agrifood tech investment reached $16B in 2024, a mere 4% drop from 2023, with the US and India scoring big wins amid Europe's continued decline.
The alarming declines in venture capital flows to agrifood tech innovators are…
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Solvable Syndicate’s Daniel Skavén Ruben
In our new interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders.
Daniel Skavén Ruben is the Founding…
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Solar Foods: Finland Govt Pumps $10.6M in Startup to Build Giant Gas Protein Factory
Finnish gas fermentation firm Solar Foods has received €10M ($10.6M) in funding from Business Finland to help build Factory 02, which would produce 12,000 tons of Solein protein annually.
To accelerate the development of its…
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