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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 Alpro's collaboration with Peter Crouch, a new alternative protein jobs…
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Agri-fintech platform AgriG8 has received financing from Better Bite Ventures and The Trendlines Group to help rice farmers in Asia reduce methane emissions by up to 55%. Singaporean VC firm Better Bite Ventures and Israel's The…
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US hybrid meat startup SciFi Foods has appointed an advisory firm to sell its assets as cultivated meat continues to face a bleak investment landscape. San Francisco-based startup SciFi Foods, the maker of hybrid meat from cultivated…
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Some of the world's richest and most polluting companies have been investing in carbon offsets that are "likely junk", according to a new analysis. In 2023, non-profit Corporate Accountability and the Guardian undertook a joint…
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The 50 countries most vulnerable to climate change are paying back 15.5% of their government revenues as debt to external creditors, the highest rate since 1990. Debt payments by the 50 countries facing the worst impacts of the climate…
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Canada and the EU lead the way in terms of public funding for alternative proteins, while Asia is a region to watch for this year, according to a new policy-centric report. Governments are investing more capital and implementing more…
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Californian biotech startup Prolific Machines has closed a $55M Series B1 round for its photomolecular platform, which leverages light to create novel proteins at significantly lower costs. The $55M investment represents the first close…
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Israeli cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has let go of 30% of its domestic workforce, reportedly due to difficulties in securing capital amid its scale-up process. Aleph Farms, one of only four companies cleared to sell cultivated…
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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 Starbucks' upcoming Oatly collaboration, a vegan certification for…
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Rich countries have been sending climate funds to developing nations via programmes that financially benefit themselves, a new investigation shows. In 2009, at COP15 in Copenhagen, developed nations pledged to send $100B a year to help…
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Alternative protein network GlassWall Syndicate will now be hosted by global venture capital and accelerator firm Brinc, expanding its realm in Asia-Pacific and towards other sub-verticals. Hong Kong-headquartered VC and accelerator…
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Austrian-American cultivated meat startup BioCraft Pet Nutrition has achieved price parity with premium pet food by reimagining the growth media for its mouse meat. BioCraft Pet Nutrition has achieved a breakthrough in its production…
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As the UK gears up for another election, an investigation shows the Conservative Party has accrued £8.4M in donations from fossil fuel interests and climate deniers since winning the last election in 2019. July 4 is a big day for the…
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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 new vegan restaurant in India, blended meat for kids, and Oatly's…
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Denmark is considering a proposal that would see it introduce a carbon tax on agricultural production, but it has raised concerns about farmers' livelihoods. Could it really happen? In late February, an advisory group commissioned by…
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Land grabs and carbon offsetting schemes have sent land prices soaring, putting a strain on farmers, rural communities and food production, and threatening food security globally. Since the financial crash of 2007-08, global land prices…
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The EU's corporate watchdog has finalised its guidelines on the requirements for investment funds to use environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) in their names, in an effort to combat greenwashing. The European…
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Finnish biotech startup Enifer has received €24M in new investments to support the construction of a commercial-scale facility for its Pekilo mycoprotein. It expects to receive EU novel food approval by 2026. The latest set of funding…
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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 Revo Foods' new salmon analogue, a new vegan doner kebab, and Good…
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The global economic damage brought by climate change is six times greater than previously thought, according to a new white paper. If the world continues on its current path of consumption and planetary destruction, it will lead to…
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Israel is becoming a major hotspot for alternative proteins, accounting for 10% of the sector's investments last year, and expected to net $2.5B to the national economy by 2030, according to a new report. A robust research landscape,…
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