alternative protein

Hong Kong-based WOW Burger is heralding a new era in the ubiquitous fast food industry with its innovative and forward-thinking approach, bringing Asia its first plant-forward fast food concept restaurant. Making its debut at Basehall…
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When it comes to the foods that plant-based folk miss, bacon never fails to make it on the list. Let’s face it: who doesn’t love bacon? From topping maple syrup-covered pancakes, to making the perfect breakfast fry-up and simply being…
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The Netherlands-based startup Farmless has successfully raised €1.2 million in a Pre-Seed funding round to advance its carbon-negative food ingredient production process. Farmless's new funding round was led by Revent, Nucleus Capital,…
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Mosa Meat, a global leader in the cultivated meat industry, has unveiled a new 2,760 square-meter (29,708 square feet) facility bringing its total footprint to 7,340 square meters (79,007 square feet). The Dutch-based cultivated meat…
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Youkuai Group International and Beijing-based food distributor Usource are joining forces to increase North China's access to plant-based meat products. China, like the rest of Asia, continues to show strong interest in plant-based food…
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As food sovereignty becomes an increasingly urgent priority around the globe, the UAE is seeing an uptick in sustainable food production efforts. The UAE is aiming to become a global leader in sustainable food management systems with…
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Finnish biotech start-up Onego Bio, molecular farming cheese maker Nobell Foods, and C16 Biosciences Palmless oil snagged three of the coveted 45 Fast Company World Changing Ideas awards. Fast Company's 45 World Changing Ideas Award…
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In a bid to drive the next generation of alternative meat products, precision fermentation producer The Every Co., has partnered with plant-based foods producer, Alpha Foods. The new collaboration of California-based companies aims to…
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A delegation of food innovation leaders, CEOs, scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors from leading plant-based and cellular agriculture companies recently met in Washington, D.C. to discuss the importance of American leadership in…
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China-based Joes Future Food Technology Co., Ltd. says it has secured "tens of millions" of Yuan (RMB) in a Series A+ funding round exclusively funded by Qiming Venture Partners. Joes fresh funding round will help the tech company…
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Israeli startup Chunk Foods is gearing up for a U.S. foodservice launch of its plant-based whole-cut meat after securing $15 million in a Seed funding round last year. Last November, Chunk secured the largest Seed funding round ever…
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Singapore wants to attract more talent in the AI and food-tech sectors via a new visa scheme. Called COMPASS, which stands for Complementarity Assessment Framework, Singapore's new employment visa program is pointed at employers working…
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Israel's Ministry of Health has granted Remilk approval for its non-animal dairy products, marking a historic first for the country's nascent precision fermentation sector. The Rehovot-based Remilk can now bring its non-animal dairy…
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Barcelona-based plant-based food tech startup, Heura, has unveiled its latest patent-pending technology aimed at generating never-before-achieved nutritional values in plant-based products. Heura's new technology is based on a novel…
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Japanese vegan food CPG brand 2foods, which offers plant-based eggs and chicken nuggets, has announced its U.S. launch. With new North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles and making its U.S. market debut at the Vegan Women…
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A vegan diet rich in mycoprotein, the natural high-fiber fungi, can be just as effective at building muscle as an omnivorous diet, according to a new study from the University of Exeter. The study, published in the Journal of…
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New Yorkers are getting a taste of cultivated meat and other novel food tech products at the Vegan Women Summit coming to Brooklyn next month. The Future of Food showcase, taking place at the May 19th New York Vegan Women Summit (VWS),…
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Saba Fazeli, the first R&D engineer at Beyond Meat, has launched Momentum Foods, a new brand focused on blended meat products — mixing plant-based meat with conventional. Momentum Foods’ first products, which will be sold under the…
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California-based UPSIDE Foods has announced a new range of cultivated ground meat products and a breakthrough in chicken cell lines. With its "No Questions" letter from the FDA last year, USPIDE Foods is closer than ever to regulatory…
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Israel-based Aleph Farms has launched its first product brand, Aleph Cuts, and its first product under the new label, a cultivated Petit Steak. As the cultivated meat sector continues its trajectory toward widespread regulatory…
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Boston-based Motif FoodWorks has announced a limited-edition release of its debut product: the Motif BeefWorks plant-based burger patties. Motif, which operates predominantly as a B2B, says it has been sampling the burgers to restaurant…
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