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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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‘A True Asset’: Allplants Meals to Return As Fellow Vegan Brand Grubby Acquires Recipe IP
British vegan meal kit startup Grubby has bought the recipe IP of ready-meal brand Allplants, aiming to relaunch the latter's products shortly after its brand assets were acquired by Deliciously Ella's founders.
The revival of popular…
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Healthy Snack Startup GoodSam Foods CEO on $9M Funding: RFK Jr Fails to Grasp Regenerative Farming
A recognition of its regenerative agriculture and farmer-centric model, US food startup GoodSam Foods has raised $9M in Series A funding to expand its range of healthy snacks.
Regenerative agriculture may be in the spotlight thanks to…
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Make America Cheap Again: How Trump’s Tariffs Will Impact Food Tech & Alternative Protein
Food prices are skyrocketing in the US, and President Donald Trump's tariffs on its neighbours and China could make it harder to access alternative proteins when they're needed more than ever.
The continued discourse against…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Expo West, Tom Brady & Lidl Vegan Meat
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a range of product showcases at Expo West, Valsoia's new gelato lines, and Lidl's upgraded meat alternatives.
New…
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The Cost of Climate Change: 6 Foods You Love Are About to Get More Expensive
Climate change is already disrupting food supplies across the world, causing shortages and raising prices for consumers – here are six staples under threat.
For those who find it sexy, your morning mocha could be in trouble. Or if,…
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‘Deeply Problematic’: Nutritionists Slam Ozempic Maker’s Efforts to Revise Ultra-Processed Food Classification
Over 90 nutrition scientists have hit back at a research project funded by Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk, which aims to develop a new classification for ultra-processed food.
The ultra-processed food (UPF) wars are heating up, and this…
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With Salmon Under Threat, Canada Pumps $5M into Plant-Based Seafood
The Canadian government has pumped C$5M in funding for plant-based seafood startup Konscious Foods, amid rising threats to British Columbia's salmon trade.
Konscious Foods, the vegan seafood startup founded by Yves Potvin (of Gardein…
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Italian AI Startup Brews $10M to Turn Microbes Into Affordable Animal-Free Proteins
Italian startup Arsenale Bioyards has raised €9.5M ($9.8M) to scale up its AI-led precision fermentation process and lower biomanufacturing costs by 90%.
Arsenale Bioyards, an industrial biotech firm based in Milan, has closed a €9.5M…
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FoodTech World Cup 2025: Nestlé & Givaudan Back Global Accelerator for Future Nutrition Startups
Food tech community FoodHack is back with the second edition of the FoodTech World Cup, launched in collaboration with Nestlé and Givaudan, with a special focus on nutrition.
Whether it's brands targeting gut health amid the GLP-1 wave,…
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Shark Tank Vegan Pet Food Startup Wild Earth Files for Bankruptcy, Founder Says ‘It’s Not the End’
Vegan pet food startup Wild Earth, which shot to fame after landing a Shark Tank deal with Mark Cuban, has filed for bankruptcy. But co-founder Ryan Bethencourt says it's not the end of the brand's story.
Wild Earth, one of the leading…
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Plant-Based Struggles: Unilever, Nestlé & Monde Nissin Reassess Meat-Free Ambitions
Unilever's struggle to sell The Vegetarian Butcher and Nestlé and Monde Nissin's slowing meat alternative sales are bad news for the plant-based market.
In the span of seven months, the CEOs of Nestlé, Monde Nissin, and Unilever have…
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5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: PeakBridge’s Nadav Berger
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.
Nadav Berger is a Founding General…
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Beyond Meat to Suspend China Operations, Cut 9% of Its Workforce As Q4 Earnings Improve
Beyond Meat is making cutbacks and suspending its China business after revenues jumped in Q4, with the plant-based leader taking aim at regenerative agriculture.
Californian plant-based pioneer Beyond Meat will lay off 9% of its global…
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Rewe Group Unveils Plant Protein Strategy, Calls for Policy Reform
German retailer Rewe Group has developed a protein strategy to increase its share of plant-based sales and has called for a shift in policies to encourage investment in the sector.
While investors and Big Food are turning their backs on…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Magnum, Airline Ramen & Dairy-Free Popcorn
Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Magnum's revamped vegan recipe, Heura's new Tex-Mex Chunks, and a cultivated seafood tasting in Japan.
New products and…
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Cautious, Excited: US Future Food Leaders React to RFK Jr Confirmation as Health Secretary
With Robert F Kennedy Jr becoming the new Health and Human Services Secretary, alternative protein leaders exhibit optimism, as well as caution.
Stakeholders in the alternative protein ecosystem are largely optimistic about the…
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Aleph Farms: Cultivated Meat Startup Hits Funding Woes, Adjusts Valuation to ‘Reflect Market Conditions’
Israel's Aleph Farms, a pioneer of cultivated meat, has lowered its valuation by 73% in its upcoming funding round; the firm says adapting to "changing market conditions" is necessary.
As food tech companies feel the pinch,…
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