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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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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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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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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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U.S. patent approval has been granted to Israel's Wilk Technologies for its proprietary procedures and technology associated with milk cultivation. The company, formerly known as BioMilk, holds the patent exclusively and it covers both…
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Auckland-based animal free dairy startup Daisy Lab has announced a NZ$250,000 capital injection from Stephen Tindall’s K1W1 and Icehouse Ventures. The funding will be used to continue developing cow-free products, particularly cheese.…
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Korea's Seawith, developer of cultivated beef, has announced a ₩1 billion investment from Mint Venture Partners. It follows previous backing from Hg Initiative, Daesung Startup Investment and Daily Partners. Founded in 2019, Seawith has…
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Formo and Brain Biotech are working collaboratively to bring bioidentical milk proteins to commercial viability. The move will see the two German natives bringing their expertise together, while using shared platforms for scaled…
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New York’s ‘vegan’ Mayor, Eric Adams has come under fire. Just days after implementing Vegan Fridays in the city's public schools, he has admitted that he still eats fish sometimes. There are lots of reasons why eating fish is not…
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Leading Australian plant-based meat manufacturer Fënn Foods has scooped $3 million in its latest funding round from Bombora Investment Management. The round was private and oversubscribed, with new investors participating alongside…
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Maryland-based plant-based meat maker Everything Legendary has closed a $6million Series A round led by CircleUp Growth Partners. Existing investors Mark Cuban and General Mills participated in the funding Funds have been earmarked for…
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After pioneering cultivated pork in March 2021, South Korean cellular agriculture startup Space F has unveiled a host of new innovation including an upgraded version of its existing cultivated pork prototype, a brand new cultivated beef…
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Attitudes towards precision fermentation dairy are being put under the spotlight. A joint study carried out by Formo, Mercy For Animals, and the University of Bath, has reported positive feelings about the sector and its impact on animals.…
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The vegan news never stops, and this week, in addition to covering the latest roundup of new plant-based alternative launches, we're spotlighting on a brand-new company. UK-based biotech startup Gaia's Farming Co. just launched with a new…
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Mumbai startup Blue Tribe Foods has welcomed Bollywood celebrity Anushka Sharma and her husband cricket star Virat Kohli on board as investors and brand ambassadors. The alliance draws global attention to India’s burgeoning smart protein…
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Newly rebranded Current Foods has announced the launch of a direct-to-customer sales initiative. The company, which was formerly known as Kuleana, making its vegan tuna and smoked salmon analogues available for delivery throughout the U.S.…
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The U.K. Government has published a paper entitled ‘The Benefits of Brexit’. The 100-page report has included one six-line paragraph alluding to potential novel food regulation updates. A review of existing regulations appears underway…
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French supermarket chain Carrefour says it has opened the first vegan butcher counter in the meat-loving country. New vegan meat products being merchandised butchershop style at Carrefour come by way of the Unilever-owned Dutch vegan…
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Vegan dog food is on the up and up. Just a few years ago, there were barely any companies offering meat-free nutrition for our pooch companions, but now pet owners are spoilt for choice. From complete kibble to pea-protein fuel in a can,…
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A new joint report from business technology outfit CIIE.Co and the Good Food Institute (GFI) claims that cultivated meat could radically transform India’s food system. Stronger national food security, a more climate resilient food supply…
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The vegan news never stops! Each week, the Green Queen team dives into the latest developments for plant-based foods around the world so you can catch up on what’s happening across the industry. This week, Japan's 2Foods announced a Series…
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