In the EU and the US, livestock farming receives about 1,000 times more funding than plant-based and cultivated meat, with the "gigantic" power of the animal agriculture industry blocking the development of sustainable proteins, finds a…
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Sparked by a simple question by his daughter during a pizza-making bonding session, Pleese Foods co-founder Kobi Regev input the words 'cheese farm' in an artificial intelligence (AI) art app. The result was a series of whimsical images…
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Singapore-headquartered Next Gen Foods is rebranding into TiNDLE Foods, its vegan chicken subsidiary, as it announces an expansion into new product categories. The move will see Mwah!, the start-up acquired by the parent company in March,…
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Colorado-based mycelium meat producer Meati Foods has announced a collaboration with Artificial Intelligence company PIPA to expedite its comprehension of the health and nutrition benefits of its nutrient-rich products. The new…
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From Natalie Portman to Drake, celebrities are investing in vegan brands, products, and services out to change the world. Property and Rolexes have been superseded as savvy investments for the rich and famous. Now, it’s all about who…
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Fast casual burger chain Shake Shack has introduced its first-ever stateside vegan burger patty in a new vegetarian burger addition dubbed Veggie Shack. Fast casual burger chain Shake Shack has debuted its first-ever vegan burger patty.…
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AI and ChatGPT offer a wide range of use cases across the food tech supply chain- we explore the most exciting. You may be part of the more than 100 million people that have given ChatGPT, Open AI's optimized language model, a whirl.…
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As the demand for vegan food continues to expand across the globe, Joy Burgers & Plants is the first vegan fast food chain to open in Latin America. Joy Burgers & Plants opened its doors in Argentina last October. Joy offers a…
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AI startup The Live Green Co., which has developed a platform dubbed 'Charaka', used to discover plant-based replacements for animal ingredients, synthetics, and highly processed ingredients has unveiled a precision fermentation division. …
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Bringing the focus to alternative protein in Japan and Singapore, Next Meats, Dr. Foods, and ImpacFat announced they are joining forces on the development of Next Fish and other sustainable offerings. The three companies are leveraging…
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We dive into some of the headlines that topped plant-based alternative protein space, from vegan labelling wars to never-seen-before product launches. Here’s what the plant-based sector brought for us in 2022. 1. Plant-based milk…
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Specialty minerals company ICL Food Specialties, and Protera Biosciences, have partnered on an AI-backed tech to create protein-based products via precision fermentation. The collaboration between Israel's ICL and Chile's Protera…
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Beginning next month, Kraft Heinz will roll out its new vegan cheese and mayonnaise in a test run at 30 Giant Eagle stores across Cleveland. It'll expand the products nationally by the end of next year. But are mainstream cheese consumers…
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A new report finds that 70 percent of Asian food companies across the world's largest egg market are shifting away from battery cages or caged eggs. Battery cages for egg-laying hens are on their way out across five Asian countries:…
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New findings published by ProVeg Netherlands show pricing between meat and alternative protein is shrinking. ProVeg Netherlands Worked with Questionmark on the pricing analysis across Dutch grocery stores. The researchers looked at 36…
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Colorado-based Meati Foods has closed a $150 million Series C funding round. The round, led by Revolution Growth and Chipotle's Cultivate Next Fund, will help the mushroom-focused brand accelerate its production, develop new products, and…
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Austrian foodtech startup Revo Foods has secured a €2.2 million grant from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency. The equity-free award was granted to help Revo continue its 3D printed seafood developments. It comes as the company…
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Chilean startup Frankles is leveraging algorithms and biotech to create new clean label ingredients for the beverage industry. The company states it has developed a proprietary extraction system centred around ‘scalable biotech processes…
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According to non-profit think tank the Good Food Institute's State of the Industry 2021 report, over $5 billion was invested into alternative protein startup last year, up from over $3 billion the year before. As huge challenges continue…
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California’s Finless Foods, one of the early players in the cultivated seafood space, is ready to debut its plant-based tuna analogue nationwide across the United States. Its pokè style product, which the company claims i minimally…
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Actor and activist James Cromwell, best known for his roles in Succession and Babe, superglued himself to a Starbucks counter in New York City earlier this week. The act was a form of protest against the coffee chain’s continued…
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