alternative protein

Swedish vegan seafood startup Hooked Foods, has raised more than one million Swedish Kroner (€644,000) via a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Hooked Foods says that it reached its financial goal, entering the overfunding phase after…
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Stockeld Dreamery, the Swedish alternative dairy startup, is expanding its presence in the United States with a new partnership in New York City. Stockeld has teamed up with New York City's iconic Ess-a-Bagel to offer customers a…
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The new venture capital fund, Joyful Ventures, has unveiled a $23 million climate venture fund to propel the transition of the colossal $1.5 trillion global animal protein sector toward sustainable food practices. The Joyful Ventures…
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BetterBrand, the food tech industry startup tackling refined carbs, has set a record for the highest Series A valuation posted by a female founder in venture history. Using groundbreaking technology to disrupt the $12 trillion refined…
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Motif FoodWorks' patent challenge to Impossible Foods over the heme protein used in both of their vegan meat products will get a patent review, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced earlier this month. The U.S. Patent and…
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Next Gen Foods, the food tech startup behind the popular plant-based chicken brand TiNDLE, has announced a high-value media-for-equity deal with SevenVentures, the investment arm of ProSiebenSat.1, Germany's largest media and digital…
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Indonesian food-tech startup Green Rebel is broadening its presence across the Asia-Pacific, establishing partnerships with top quick service restaurants including Starbucks Malaysia and Nando’s Singapore, as it gears up for a series A…
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In a major development for the failing plant-based meat company Meatless Farm, U.K.-based VFC Foods has announced the purchase of the other Yorkshire-based plant-based company, in a deal worth £12 million in sales. The Meatless Farm…
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Impossible Foods has announced the Impossible Indulgent Burger, a premium version of the original Impossible Burger promising to be juicier and meatier than its predecessor. The new Impossible Indulgent Burger caters to consumers who…
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Leading cultivated meat manufacturers, Eat Just and Upside Foods, have completed the pre-market regulatory review process for cultivated chicken, becoming the first U.S. companies to earn the clearance for sale. The USDA has granted…
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With the goal of revolutionizing the alt market, Adamo Foods has secured £1.5m in fresh funding, earmarked for introducing its mycelium-based steak to the mainstream consumer. U.K.-based Adamo Foods says it is harnessing innovation to…
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These are the tried and tested vegan meat products my toddler loves and will eat up with no argument. It's an added bonus that the rest of the house loves them as well. In an ideal world, we would all be eating a whole food plant-based…
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The Asia-Pacific Society for Cellular Agriculture (APAC-SCA) and the Japan Association for Cellular Agriculture (JACA) have solidified a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The new MoU aims to boost the growth of…
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A new meta-analysis explores how restaurants can get patrons to order lower-emission food. In a climate increasingly fraught with urgency, the microscope is on consumer behaviors, particularly food choices, which generate about 34…
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WTH Foods is expanding its presence in both the European and Southeast Asian markets with a new range of low-sodium, clean-label plant-based seafood products. Known for its popular Umani brand of plant-based meat alternatives that…
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California's Upside Foods earns USDA label approval for its cultivated meat just days after Eat Just earned the same clearance for its cultivated chicken, bringing cell-based meat one step closer to American plates. The label approval…
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It's the Summer of Impossible according to a stellar new ad campaign for Impossible Foods from Terry Crews' Super Serious creative agency. No one wants summer to end and Impossible Foods is making that known even before the season is…
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Plantish, the innovative Israeli company acclaimed for its cutting-edge plant-based salmon produced via unique, patent-pending additive manufacturing technology, has announced a rebrand to Oshi. Oshi says the renaming event symbolizes…
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Derek Jeter, the former New York Yankee shortstop and Major League Baseball hall of famer, has joined a number of high-profile celebrities backing Colorado's Meati Foods. Meati Foods isn't short on capital; the company has raised more…
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Great food speaks for itself, and it tastes even better when it's supporting Black women's businesses. Each entrepreneur featured here was founded on a desire to bring healthy, nourishing food to every community and was born out of a…
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Renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson has made an investment in Aleph Farms, Israel's leading cellular agriculture company, and will serve as an advisor and launch partner in the United States. The collaboration between Samuelsson and Aleph…
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