San Francisco-based SciFi Foods has announced the successful completion of its first 500-litre bioreactor run in its recently opened facility in San Leandro. The startup now aims to complete regulatory approval and enter US foodservice by…
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Israeli cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has received the world's first regulatory approval for cell-cultured beef, marking a milestone in the alternative protein sector. This makes Israel – still in the middle of regional…
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How sustainable is plant-based meat? US giant Beyond Meat answered this question in its latest life-cycle assessment, comparing the climate credentials of its burger with an animal-based beef patty. In 2018, Beyond Meat commissioned the…
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Pasture-raised cattle, which mostly feed on grass in grazing lands, have been thought of as a more "ethical" form of beef than those raised in feedlots – but the former may not be as climate-friendly as many proponents argue, according to…
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Just as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) laid out a roadmap at COP28 to cut the agrifood sector's emissions and align it with the 1.5°C goal, a US Republican representative from Nebraska has introduced a resolution condemning…
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As the UK eats less meat and dairy than ever before, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is launching an ad campaign promoting beef, lamb and dairy in January to rival the increasingly popular Veganuary, with three TV…
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Impossible Foods is launching a plant-based beef hot dog that will be available in both grocery stores and restaurants next year. The announcement follows a UK foodservice deal with world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay. During a busy year…
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Impossible Foods has announced that its Beef Lite alternative has been certified by the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Heart-Check Food Certification Program, becoming just the second plant-based meat company to have an accredited…
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In Brazil, the food industry is responsible for nearly three-quarters (74%) of total greenhouse gas emissions – and beef is associated with a huge chunk of it, according to a new report. The study, released by Brazilian environmental…
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UK retailer Sainsbury's has launched a lower-carbon beef from its premium Taste the Difference line, a few weeks after US company Tyson Foods began retailing a USDA-approved “climate-friendly product as part of its Brazen Beef…
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Earlier this month, McDonald's added four new meatless products to its Netherlands range and, in a move to promote plant-forward food, listed them before beef on the menu. The new burgers, nuggets and salad join the Beyond Meat-based…
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In the latest episode of a long-drawn saga, France's agriculture ministry has drafted a new proposal to ban 21 terms like 'steak', 'beef', 'ham' and 'grilled' from plant-based meat labelling. The government has also listed over 120…
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Recreating animal muscle tissues from plants is like climbing a mountain – and this is why whole cuts have been referred to as the 'holy grail' of plant-based meat. While most vegan meat companies stick to mince, these six startups are…
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Malaysian alt-protein startup Good Health Farm claims it has created the world's first tempeh beef mince in Singapore. It looks, cooks and tastes like its conventional animal counterpart, and costs the same as certain premium varieties.…
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U.K.-based food industry giant Finnebrogue and food tech startup Ivy Farm Technologies have just embarked on a world-first mission to offer cultivated Wagyu beef burgers to the British market. The groundbreaking collaboration will…
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Brazilian meat processing giant JBS has announced that its first large-scale cultivated meat production plant is in development by its subsidiary, BioTech Foods, located in Spain as it adds methane biodigesters in nine Brazilian cities. …
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MyForest Foods, maker of mycelium pork-free whole-cut bacon alternative MyBacon, has announced it has secured $15 million in Series A-2 funding and has appointed a new CEO. MyForest Foods raised the funds from Ecovative, the mushroom…
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"You can literally smell the pig and cow sh*t all around you": A food technologist and Italian transplant living in one of Italy's main pork production regions shares her feelings about the government's push to ban cultivated meat. …
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California food tech Impossible Foods has announced a new Beef Lite product with a lower saturated and total fat content that cooks like 90/10 lean beef from cows. US plant-based meat company Impossible Foods has expanded its…
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On a mission to make meat hybrids mainstream, Israel-based Mush Foods is now offering a mushroom-derived 50CUT mycelium protein ingredient as a solution aimed at reducing animal protein in meat products. Mush Foods says 50CUT serves as…
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Cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat is urging governments to support the growth of the category to fight climate change. A new white paper released by Dutch cultivated meat producer Mosa Meat is urging global leaders to redirect funds…
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