Alt Protein

US hybrid meat startup SciFi Foods has appointed an advisory firm to sell its assets as cultivated meat continues to face a bleak investment landscape. San Francisco-based startup SciFi Foods, the maker of hybrid meat from cultivated…
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Canada and the EU lead the way in terms of public funding for alternative proteins, while Asia is a region to watch for this year, according to a new policy-centric report. Governments are investing more capital and implementing more…
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Californian biotech startup Prolific Machines has closed a $55M Series B1 round for its photomolecular platform, which leverages light to create novel proteins at significantly lower costs. The $55M investment represents the first close…
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Israeli cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has let go of 30% of its domestic workforce, reportedly due to difficulties in securing capital amid its scale-up process. Aleph Farms, one of only four companies cleared to sell cultivated…
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Global plant-based food leader Wicked Kitchen has been acquired by the newly formed Ahimsa Companies, which seeks to lead an "industry-wide consolidation effort". Ahimsa Companies, a newly formed holding company by the Ahimsa…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Starbucks' upcoming Oatly collaboration, a vegan certification for…
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Israeli alternative protein startup Forsea Foods held an intimate tasting event for its cultivated unagi in Tel Aviv, with plans to launch the eel meat in Japan by 2026. Investors, journalists, food manufacturers, opinion leaders and…
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Californian alternative protein leader Eat Just has debuted the fifth iteration of its vegan Just Egg, made from mung beans, which further closes the gap in taste and functionality with conventional eggs. It's five years, five versions…
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A new consumer survey highlights the three key barriers to plant-based food purchases in the US, and the opportunities for brands to overcome them. Alternative protein finds itself at a bit of a crossroads in the US, where sales and…
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The annual HackSummit is fast approaching. As one of Europe's best climate events, it must deliver a sustainable catering menu – and it has. We speak to the team who designed it. Later this month, food tech community FoodHack will…
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Making modest ingredient swaps could help cut food emissions by 26%, but larger switches – like replacing meat with plant-based analogues – can bring about a 71% reduction. The food system only trails behind the energy sector in terms…
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Taylor Swift fans could buy plant-based meat dishes at her Eras Tour concerts in Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. "You smoked, then ate seven vegan nuggets." Taylor Swift may not exactly have butchered the lyrics to her…
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Austrian-American cultivated meat startup BioCraft Pet Nutrition has achieved price parity with premium pet food by reimagining the growth media for its mouse meat. BioCraft Pet Nutrition has achieved a breakthrough in its production…
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In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a new vegan restaurant in India, blended meat for kids, and Oatly's…
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A survey of 60 Europarties and national parties outlines the political stance on plant-based policies ahead of the EU elections in June. Next month, people in the EU will take to the ballot in the bloc's latest elections, at a time when…
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Israeli startup NewMoo is using soybean plants to produce casein proteins in liquid form for animal-free cheese applications, with plans to partner with the dairy sector. As the molecular farming space continues to blossom, NewMoo has…
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In the last week, two new centres dedicated to smart proteins have opened in Bengaluru, India, aimed at incubating alternative protein startups and helping them manufacture and commercialise their products. India has the third-largest…
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The UK's Food Standards Agency is set to announce plans to introduce a "sliding scale" mechanism for the regulatory approval of novel foods, which will take into account products' track record internationally. As regulation around…
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Lidl Netherlands has completed a successful pilot experiment by placing plant-based analogues next to meat in stores. The results? A 7% sales growth. Discount retailer Lidl is continuing its recent efforts to ramp up its vegan product…
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Speaking on his Prof G Pod, marketing expert and professor Scott Galloway laid out the steps plant-based meat brands need to take to secure their future. Scott Galloway is a man known for being right when it comes to the business world.…
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Beef is on the chopping block (so to speak) at Cannes, one of the world's biggest film festivals, whose organisers acknowledge it is the "biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions" in the food system. While there may be some beef over…
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