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Solar Foods Nets €10 Million Investment For World’s “Most Sustainable Protein” Production Facility
Finnish food tech Solar Foods has scooped a €10 million investment from the Pharmacy Pension Fund of Finland to create, amongst other things, a commercial production line for the company’s proprietary “thin air” Solein protein. Solar!-->…
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Novameat Scoops $6 Million In Pre-Series A To Streamline Plant-Based Whole-Cuts Production
Barcelona’s Novameat, which focuses on plant-based whole cut meats, has announced the closing of a successful pre-Series A funding round, with $6 million raised in a round led by Praesidium. In addition, Unovis Asset Management, Rubio!-->…
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Meati Foods’ Mycelium-Based Whole-Cut Meat Pre-Orders Sell Out Within 24 Hours
U.S. alt-meat startup Meati Foods recently announced it was taking pre-orders for its mycelium meat products. Chicken Cutlets and Crispy Cutlets were made available via direct-to-consumer pre-sales with all available items being allocated!-->…
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Ireland’s Ulster Farmers Union Calls For Ban On Meat-Related Terms On Plant-Based Packaging
One of Europe's largest farmers unions has reared up against the growing plant-based meat sector. Ireland's Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) has called for a blanket ban on terms it considers ‘meat-related’, in relation to animal-free products.!-->…
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‘Like Meat But Better’: Love Handle Opens Singapore’s First Full Plant-Based Butchery
Plant-based meat butcher Love Handle has opened in late January in Singapore's Chinatown neighbourhood. The vegan concept store sells a range of alternative meats, condiments, and plant-based dairy—and is the first of its kind in Asia. The!-->…
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Världsklok: IKEA Launches Plant-Based Mince That Can Be Used Like Conventional Ground Beef
Famous for its build-it-yourself furniture, Ikea U.S. has now launched a plant-based cooking staple for make-at-home meals. ‘Världsklok’, translating to “world wise”, is a pea protein mince that can be used to create meatballs and burgers!-->…
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Agromatic Nutrifoods Enters The Plant-Based Meat Space With New LetzVez Brand
Indian foodtech Agromatic Nutrifoods is looking to broaden its portfolio of products. One of the country’s leading sellers of spices, it has revealed a new plant-based meat brand, dubbed LetzVez. Initial launch will see six high-protein!-->…
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Vegan Baby Food Brand Tiny Organics Builds On Baby-Led Weaning With Veggie Finger Foods
US-based baby food brand Tiny Organics has expanded its range of whole veggies-forward finger foods for children. Tiny Beginnings represents the first non-pureed line of baby food aimed at eaters as young as four months. The range features!-->…
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Unilever’s Research Says Plant-Based Diet Is Healthier and More Sustainable
Multinational food giant Unilever has released a new report that encourages consumers to switch to a plant-based diet. The report is explicit in its findings that plant-based foods offer better sustainability metrics and health benefits!-->…
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It Had Meatless Burgers for Years, Now A&W Put a Vegan Option In All 1,000 Locations
A&W Canada has unveiled its first vegan burger. The limited-edition Jalapeño Lime Beyond Meat burger is plant-based as standard, not vegan-adaptable, as previous vegetarian launches have been. All of its more than 1,000 restaurants in!-->…
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Plant B Launches New Lupin-Based Liquid Vegan Egg Alternative
Hamburg-based Plant B has announced the upcoming launch of its lupin-based liquid egg product across Germany after 15 months of development. The company says its has mapped out and replicated the functionality and structure of conventional!-->…
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Australian Retailer Woolworths Doubles Down On Alt-Protein Investment With Multi-Million Funding For All G Foods
Australian retailer Woolworths' venture capital fund W23 is backing plant-based meat startups, injecting new funding into Sydney-based All G Foods. The amount remains undisclosed but adds to a $16 million seed round in September last year.!-->…
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Is The Future Of Fried Calamari Mycoprotein? This Foodtech Startup Says Yes
Chicago’s Aqua Cultured Foods has announced the successful development of its initial commercial product: mycoprotein squid. Using microbial fermentation technology, the company has created plant-based calamari "fries." Mycoprotein has!-->…
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The Week In Plant Based: Whole30 Goes Vegan, Egg Alternatives From Plant B & Ogg Plus Plastic Negative Packaging
Travel 'round the world each week with Green Queen as we round up the latest new from plant-based food and bev companies. This week, US wellness brand Whole30 has a new development on the vegan front. Elsewhere, egg alternatives are!-->…
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A Plant-Based Diet Can Add 10 Years To Your Life, New Study Finds
Decreasing meat intake in favour of legumes, whole grains, and nuts could add a decade to life expectancy, according to a new study. The research, published in the PLOS Medicine journal, looked at the impact of sustained dietary!-->…
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Animal-Free Dairy Startup Change Foods Closes Record $12 Million Seed Extension To Disrupt Cheese
Australian-Californian animal-free dairy startup Change Foods has secured $12 million in a seed extension fundraising round, bringing the company's total company seed funding to more than $15.3 million. This represents a first for the!-->…
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TiNDLE Raises Record $100M Series A For Plant-Based Chicken Ahead Of US Nationwide Launch
Singaporean plant based meat startup Next Gen Foods has secured a record breaking $100 million, the largest single Series A investment in the sector to date, following its two-part $30M seed last July. The company's vegan chicken TiNDLE,!-->…
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Splendid Spoon Scoops $12 Million For Subscription Plant-Based Meal Delivery Expansion
Plant-based meal subscription player Splendid Spoon has announced a successful Series B funding round totalling $12 million led by Nicoya, with Danone Manifesto Ventures, Torch Capital and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian all!-->…
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More Than 25% of Dutch People Want the Netherlands to Go Meat-Free
Research commissioned by ProVeg Netherlands has found that 28 percent of Dutch people want to see a future without meat. One fifth would like to see the government ban slaughterhouses. The research was conducted by Kieskompas, with the VU!-->…
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Portugal Bans ‘Vegan Leather’ Moniker, Says Term Misleads Consumers
Portugal has announced a ban on the term ‘vegan leather’. Similar prefixes have been banned alongside vegan, with ‘synthetic’ and ‘pineapple’ cited for illustrative purposes. It comes as the country deems such terms misleading to consumers!-->…
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Athletic Greens, Valued At $1.2 Billion, Is a Unicorn In More Ways Than One
The Covid pandemic elevated the already-booming health food and supplements categories to new heights. With its recent $115 million raise, Athletic Greens, the subscription-based green powder that boasts 75 vitamins, minerals, and!-->…
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