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Novameat Closes $19.2M Series A Round, Revamps Plant-Based Shredded Beef with Better Texture
Spain's Novameat has attracted €17.4M in a Series A funding round to expand its plant-based meat range based on MicroForce technology, starting with a revamped shredded beef offering.
Catalan food tech startup Novameat has received…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Domino’s, Plant-Based Dairylea & A KitKat Copycat
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 Fry's Family Foods' formable mince, Domino's vegan cheese collaboration…
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Food Tech Funding ‘Bouncing Back’, But Investor Doubts on Alternative Proteins Still Persist
As inflation eases, food tech investments are showing signs of recovery, but companies within the alternative protein ecosystem are treading different paths.
While food tech venture capital dipped by 48% in 2023 (reaching $15.3B),…
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Formo Stretches Budget with $61M Series B, Rolls Out Animal-Free Koji Cheese in Supermarkets
German food tech startup Formo has closed a $61M Series B fundraise and launched animal-free cheeses made from microbial fermentation in supermarkets.
If you're in Germany or Austria, you can now walk to one of 2,000+ Rewe, Billa and…
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Days After Settling Impossible Foods Lawsuit, Hemami Maker Motif FoodWorks is Shutting Down
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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Carbonaught Attracts Funding to Turn Rocks Into Carbon-Removing Fertiliser
Australian startup Carbonaught has received financing from Better Bite Ventures for its low-emission agriculture tech, which sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen and increases production through basalt.
Carbonaught, an Australian agtech…
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Inflation Reduction Act: US States Aren’t Using Enough of the Available Funds for Climate Action
Two years after the IRA passed, a new report found that states have only captured a tiny fraction of the funding available.
By Syris Valentine
When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, into law two…
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Bezos Earth Funds Opens Third Alternative Protein Centre at National University of Singapore
The Bezos Earth Fund has inaugurated its third Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore, labelled as an "absolute powerhouse" of alternative proteins.
Biomass fermentation, microalgae innovations, and…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Smoked Garlic Butter, Plant-Based Tikkas & A Mushroom Farm
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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Nosh.bio Partners with German Meat Giant to Debut Single-Ingredient Meat Analogue
German food tech startup Nosh.bio has collaborated with Zur Mühlen Group to introduce its fermentation-derived Koji Chunks, which are made from just one ingredient.
Nosh.bio, which uses fungi fermentation to create proteins, has…
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Can ‘Climate Mainstreaming’ Tackle Our Environmental Goals?
By Steven Lam, visiting researcher, University of Guelph; and Gloria Novović, LSE Fellow, University of Guelph
Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy urges Canadians to consider climate change impacts in their everyday…
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The Better Meat Co: US Government Grants $1.5M to Mycoprotein Maker for New Factory
California's The Better Meat Co has received $1.5M from the US Department of Defense to scale up its manufacturing capacity via a new mycoprotein facility.
US food tech startup The Better Meat Co has won $1.48M in a grant from the…
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New School Foods Nets $6M in Funding, Opens New Factory for Vegan Whole-Cut Salmon
Canada's New School Foods has attracted $6M in new capital and opened a commercial-scale manufacturing facility to bring its vegan salmon to market.
As it prepares for its commercial launch in the US and Canada, plant-based seafood…
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Future Food Quick Bites: Maison Landemaine x La Vie, NASA Goes Solar (Foods) & A Clean Meat Terminal
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 Chile's vegan ads with Joaquin Phoenix, Maison Landemaine's La Vie…
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UK Government Pumps £15M into National Centre to Commercialise Alternative Proteins
The UK is opening a £38M National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre to bring new planet-friendly foods to market, with a £15M investment from the government.
The University of Leeds is hosting a new hub dedicated to developing and…
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Zydus to Acquire 50% Stake in India’s Sterling Biotech from Perfect Day, Will Open Animal-Free Dairy Factory
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’s Sustainable Foods, Maker of Hemp-Based Plan*t Meats, Files for Administration
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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Solar Foods to Go Public With Listing on Finland’s Nasdaq First North Growth Market
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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Future Food Quick Bites: Cheetos Goes Vegan, Plant-Based Lurpak & Sorghum Meat
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 Lurpak's plant-based butter, Cheetos' limited-edition vegan release, and…
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UK Plant Protein Maker The Tofoo Co Acquired by Private Equity Firm Comitis Capital
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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De Novo Foodlabs Secures Funding Led by Industry-Backed VC for Precision-Fermented Lactoferrin Protein
Precision fermentation startup De Novo Foodlabs has raised $1.5M in funding for its NanoFerrin protein in a seed round led by Joyful Ventures, a VC firm backed by alternative protein leaders.
North Carolina-based De Novo Foodlabs, which…
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