India

Plant-based meat is now a separate category on Nature’s Basket, a leading retail chain and online grocery platform in India.
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India is set to introduce the country’s first vegan food safety standards and labelling regulations. Having formulated its draft report, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will issue guidelines to define plant-based…
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Imagine Meats, the vegan meat brand created by Bollywood celebrity couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh, has just launched in Mumbai. Available online and in retail locations across the city, the range includes plant-based chicken, mutton,…
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Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments in the…
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To support budding Indian entrepreneurs and their ideas for a better food system, the India Smart Protein Innovation Challenge (ISPIC) has returned for its second year. Launched by GFI India and partners, the competition is now open to…
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Proeon, an Indian plant protein ingredients startup, has just raised $2.4 million in a seed funding round. The company, which leverages a wide range of crops such as amaranth, hemp seeds and mung beans, say the funds will fuel its global…
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Indian plant-based startup Blue Tribe Foods is expanding its portfolio of meat alternatives with a new line of vegan chicken and pork sausages. The new products, set to launch this month via the Mumbai-based firm’s e-commerce site, will be…
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Indian startup Goodmylk is now gearing up to expand its plant-based dairy range after bagging $1 million in an extended seed round. Backed by major Indian angels and international funds, the startup will also ramp up distribution as demand…
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A recent study found that India's groundwater is depleting, and this could spell doom for some of the country's most important crops.
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GoodDot has raised funding from Sixth Sense Ventures, marking the first VC investment into the Indian plant-based meat space.
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Blue Tribe Foods unveiled vegan chicken nuggets and keema to help consumers transition to a sustainable diet in the Tricity famous for meat.
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Indian food tech PlantMade has entered the plant-based meat space with the country's first 100% vegan lamb seekh kebabs.
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Agtech VC Omnivore is aiming to raise US$150 million to support tech innovations and solutions for Indian farmers.
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Artisanal chocolate brand Paul and Mike became the first Indian company to win a silver at the International Chocolate Awards.
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Plant-based milk brands in India have been dealt a blow, after the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) struck down three petitions filed against the Indian dairy giant Amul. The complaints regarded an advertisement launched by…
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Two Indian food techs have made the leap into the personal care category, as the plant-based trend takes hold even in non-food sectors. While vegan dairy brand Goodmylk is working with The Switch Fix to launch new sustainable shampoo bars,…
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AAK, India’s leading manufacturer of specialty oils and fats recently joined forces with food suppliers Vista Processed Foods to collectively use both of its resources to scale up innovation and manufacturing in the alternative protein…
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Hershey India, a subsidiary of leading global chocolate giant the Hershey Company, announced recently that it has developed Sofit Plus, a plant protein drink made from soy that was created to meet the nutritional requirements of…
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According to a new report by international non-profit Reloop, that was released in a media briefing together with Changing Markets Foundation and the #breakfreefromplastic movement, single-use beverage containers have been replacing…
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In a new study led by the University of Birmingham and UCL, along with an international team of contributors from Belgium, India, Jamaica, and the U.K., researchers found that the levels of hazardous…
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India's pioneer plant-based egg company Evo Foods recently closed its pre-seed round and secured INR 6.2 crores (US$845,000) that will help the startup gear up for its launch in the Indian market as well as scale its R&D and marketing…
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