alternative meat

Lab-grown meat is scaling like the internet, in the words of Ron Shigeta. He’s the co-founder of science accelerator IndieBio, former chief scientific officer of plant-based pet food brand Wild Earth, current resident scientist of…
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Following Israeli cultivated meat food tech Meat-Tech 3D’s earlier announcement that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase a cultured fat company, the startup has now revealed that the company in question is Peace of Meat. It has…
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Heura, the Barcelona-based vegan meat startup, has just launched a new burger dubbed as the healthiest on the market. Thanks to its innovative fat analogue that helps transform extra virgin olive oil into a solid form, Heura’s latest…
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Launched by Tatler Asia, the annual Generation T (Gen.T) list recognises 400 figures who are shaping the region’s future, from founders and entrepreneurs to tech gurus and creatives who are working to drive positive impact. Last year saw…
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The appetite for alternative proteins is reaching new heights all over the world, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has kicked off even greater consumer enthusiasm and investor interest in the fast-growing food tech…
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The LIVEKINDLY Collective, a plant-based food company formerly known as Foods United that rebranded after the acquisition of the vegan media publisher of the same name earlier this year, has announced that it has secured US$135 million in…
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Australian plant-based meat startup v2food has just announced a AU$77 million (US$55 million) Series B round, breaking records as the largest funding round in the category within the country. The financing was led by major institutional…
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At the recent Smart Kitchen Summit (SKS) held virtually this year and hosted by food tech news The Spoon, the founders of two of the world’s most recognisable alternative protein startups didn’t hold back in a showcase of their difference…
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A new rolling fund, Prithvi Ventures, has just launched on AngelList to help accelerate tech solutions to tackle the climate crisis. Aiming to open up the funding pool for the technologies that will have the greatest impact on combating…
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A cultured meat research consortium project called Meat4All has just been awarded a €2.7 million (US$3.16 million) grant under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 R&D funding programme. It marks the first cell-based meat project to…
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Green Monday has made headlines yet again, now with a groundbreaking partnership between its food tech arm OmniFoods and McDonald's Hong Kong, making it the first plant-based startup in the world to land a major long-term collab with the…
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The Good Food Institute India (GFI India), a nonprofit organisation supporting India’s burgeoning alternative protein ecosystem, recently hosted its Smart Protein Summit to great fanfare. Several key announcements were made during the…
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After teasing about the collaboration on social media over the weekend, Hong Kong’s plant-based group Green Monday has announced a milestone partnership with McDonald’s. An all-new plant-based menu will roll out across the city at all 280…
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As the demand for plant-based foods continues to surge, Nestlé says it will step up innovation and begin to launch more plant-based products in the next few weeks. Since the beginning of this year, the Swiss food giant has made clear its…
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The world’s leading environmentalists and experts including Jane Goodall and Stanley Johnson, the British prime minister’s father, have called on financial giants to stop lending money to the animal agriculture industry. In an open letter,…
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British supermarket giant Tesco has committed to a 300% sales boost for plant-based meat alternatives within the next five years, making it the first retailer in the U.K. to set a sales target for the category. The pledge is a part of the…
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BVeg Foods aims to become a trusted and high quality co-manufacturer and distributor for plant-based meats both locally and globally as they building ecosystem fundamentals in India by addressing white space opportunities. By: The Good…
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Next Gen, a Singapore-based food tech, has just announced its official launch after closing a US$2.2 million seed funding round. The startup has already established its R&D centre in the city-state, where it plans to develop its line…
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From cultivated seafood to beef and even exotic meats such as kangaroo, food techs have managed to develop all kinds of cell-based proteins. But many face one key obstacle in the race to slash costs and bring these products to market –…
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For the first time ever, the majority of German consumers are limiting their meat intake, a recent study finds. The research also shows that many in Germany are now open to the concept of consuming cell-based meats, though strong tradition…
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Mosa Meat, the Dutch company behind the world’s first cell-based beef burger which the startup debuted in 2013, has just announced the closing of a US$55 million Series B round. The company will be using the capital injection to develop an…
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