Green Business

A new report looks at the challenges facing dairy and its more planet-friendly alternatives, and how collaborations between them can shape the future of dairy. Globally, dairy might be a $944B market, but it is facing growing pains in…
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Swiss food manufacturer Hero Group has taken over vegan healthy eating brand Deliciously Ella, with owners Ella and Matthew Mills remaining at the company. Deliciously Ella, the UK-based pioneer of vegan snacking, has been acquired by…
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American comedian Kevin Hart's plant-based restaurant chain Hart House suddenly closed all its locations last week. Hart House, the Californian vegan fast-food eatery by comedian Kevin Hart, unexpectedly shut the doors of all its four…
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Activism groups are calling for a withdrawal of financial support for the livestock sector from banks including the Big Three, in light of the industry's contribution to climate change. Banks must stop financing meat and dairy producers…
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Backed by the Thai government, Sangtuptim Inter Co., a manufacturer of coconut-based products, has developed a plant-based pork analogue from coconut water. A Thai company known for its coconut vermicelli has created plant-based meat…
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Motif FoodWorks, the Boston-based startup known for its Hemami ingredient for meat analogues, is shutting down, days after it settled a long-running IP dispute with Impossible Foods. Last week, Motif FoodWorks announced it had sold off…
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Beyond Meat will soon launch a fermentation-derived mycelium steak to address consumer demand for clean-label products, with a likely launch through a health-focused restaurant chain. One of the world's most famous meat analogue makers…
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Timo Recker, CEO of plant-based startup TiNDLE Foods, talks evolving consumer attitudes, sales and funding declines, the importance of taste, and his admiration for Beyond Meat. It's been nine months since Timo Recker took over the…
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Impossible Foods has settled its patent infringement dispute with Motif Foodworks, taking over the latter's heme business. Plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods and food tech company Motif Foodworks, a spinoff of Boston-based Ginkgo…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a first-of-its-kind alt-butter, the popularity of Silk plant-based milk,…
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Danish bioproduction company 21st.Bio has secured self-determined GRAS status for its animal-free beta-lactoglobulin in the US, paving the way for market entry. Labelling itself as a "launchpad for proteins produced with precision…
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The USDA has updated its labelling guidelines to ensure that claims like 'climate-friendly' and 'humanely-raised' on meat labels are backed up with evidence. In newly updated guidelines, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is eyeing…
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Israeli molecular farming player PoLoPo will now supply patatin after its egg protein clients expressed demand for the native potato protein. PoLoPo, the Israel-based startup turning potatoes into protein factories, is now supplying…
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Swedish mycoprotein startup Mycorena has been acquired by Naplasol, a fellow biomass fermentation player, just over a month after it filed for bankruptcy. Naplasol, a biomass fermentation subsidiary of Belgian animal protein producer…
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India's Zydus Lifesciences has agreed to take a 50% stake fermented protein manufacturer Sterling Biotech from Perfect Day, with an animal-free dairy facility in the works. Californian precision fermentation startup Perfect Day has…
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New Zealand plant-based meat company Sustainable Foods, which makes the Plan*t line of hemp-based meats, has gone into voluntary administration. Sustainable Foods, the parent company of vegan meat analogue brand Plan*t, has entered…
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Mars Petcare and Big Idea Ventures are spearheading a new programme for startups developing novel proteins and fats to develop sustainable pet food innovations. As the planetary impacts of pet food become apparent to more and more…
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Finnish gas protein startup Solar Foods is planning to go public with a technical listing on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Helsinki. Solar Foods, which makes Solein protein by feeding microbes on gases, has announced its…
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British tofu brand The Tofoo Co has been taken over by private equity firm Comitis Capital after sustained growth in a faltering meat-free market. The Tofoo Co has been acquired by German private equity firm Comitis Capital, which has…
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Catalonia is home to a 'booming' alternative protein industry, says a government report as Spain's autonomous region looks to become a European hub for future food. As Spain's alternative protein sector expands, Catalonia is hoping to…
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Public agencies from India and Australia have opened applications for the Climate Smart Agritech cohort of their joint RISE accelerator programme, offering up to $50,000 for eligible startups. The governments of India and Australia have…
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