alternative protein

Cellular agriculture biotech 108Labs is developing “whole-human infant formula” that contains the biosimilar secretory antimicrobial antibodies from mother’s milk. The discovery, made during the development of its patent-pending…
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Berlin-based Bluu Biosciences has bagged €7 million (~US$8.25 million) in a seed funding round to fuel its R&D focused on cell-cultured fish. As the only food tech in Europe dedicated to culturing seafood species, the startup joins the…
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Through Project Pollo, a plant-based chicken fast casual dining chain featuring an entirely vegan menu, entrepreneur and founder Lucas Bradbury aims to make animal-free meat alternatives mainstream by opening 100 shops all across the…
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Swedish oat milk maker Oatly is partnering with Singapore-headquartered Asian heritage beverage giant Yeo Hiap Seng – known as Yeo’s – to jointly invest US$30 million to begin producing the brand’s oat milk for the first time outside of…
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Eat JUST, the food tech that launched the plant-based egg JUST, recently announced that in just three years of the vegan egg's launch, the company has sold over 100 million eggs, showing the increasing support and demand of alternative…
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With advancements in technological innovation and full regulatory support, alternative proteins could take up as much as 22% of the entire global protein market by 2035, a new report reveals. While this “best-case scenario” will require…
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U.K.-based movement Veganuary's co-founder Mathew Glover unveiled a new vegan fried chicken brand called VFC. Today, a mere 3 months after its launch, the company is in the news again thanks to a GBP£2.5M (approx. US$3.4M) round…
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The results of a a newly released global consumer insights survey suggests that consumers are willing to change their lifestyles with ‘one's wellbeing’ considered as the top area of interest for consumers in all markets, irrespective of…
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The Good Food Institute India (GFI India), a nonprofit organization supporting India’s growing alternative protein ecosystem, recently unveiled the first India Good Food Startup Manual in an effort to scale the country's innovation…
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Orbillion Bio has become the latest startup to join the Y Combinator, becoming the prestigious accelerator’s first cell-cultured red meat investment. The female-founded food tech is laser-focused on developing slaughter-free and…
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Meatable, the Dutch cultivated meat startup, has raised US$47 million in its Series A financing round. The funds will be geared towards expanding its current product portfolio, adding cell-based beef after having showcased its cultivated…
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Green Monday, the alternative protein leader based headquartered in Hong Kong, is celebrating the launch of a new menu featuring the group's plant-based spam equivalent, Omni Luncheon Meat, with QSR giant McDonald's in three Chinese…
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Burger King Canada has announced the launch of the Impossible Whopper across its chains nationwide, starting next month. Rolling out initially across outlets in Ontario, the fast food chain’s meat-free version of the iconic Whopper will be…
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Eat Just, the food tech that pioneered the plant-based egg and became the world’s first to gain regulatory approval for cultured meat, has raised US$200 million in a new round of financing. The funding will go towards accelerating its…
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Triton Algae Innovations, a startup leveraging freshwater algae species, is preparing to launch its plant-based algae ingredients and its first retail product – a tuna analogue – to show consumers the potential of the underwater crop in…
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Chilean AI-driven alternative protein startup NotCo has set its sights on becoming the country’s first to achieve the prestigious “unicorn” status. Speaking in a recent interview, the NotCo CEO Matias Muchnick revealed the goal of topping…
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Berkeley, California-based food tech Prime Roots, whose unique plant-based meat alternatives range uses the Japanese fungus koji as its “super-protein” ingredient, has debuted a new line of vegan-friendly ravioli. The new fresh plant-based…
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Globally, US$3.1 billion was invested into alternative proteins in what was a record year for the industry in 2020, marking a tripling of the figure in 2019. The data, published by the Good Food Institute (GFI), also showed the enormous…
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Singapore food tech Float Foods recently announced that the Temasek Foundation, a non-profit organization under the philanthropic arm of investment company Temasek, has given a project development grant to the former, that will help…
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Singapore-based startup Next Gen Foods has officially launched its plant-based chicken brand Tindle, debuting at 11 restaurants across the city. The foodservice roll out will include establishments run by Michelin-starred chefs, with…
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A consensus is building around the term “cell-cultured” as the best description of seafood grown directly from cells in a lab, in comments published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The document contains feedback and…
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