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Choose Chicken-Free Week: Veganuary Announces First of Multiple New Campaigns
Veganuary will soon host the first Choose Chicken-Free Week, as part of a wider rollout of mini-campaigns to complement its annual month-long initiative.
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Impossible Ranch: Alt-Meat Giant to Transition Cattle Farm Into Crop Production for Plant-Based Meat
Impossible Foods has invested in transitioning a farm from cattle production for meat to crop cultivation for plant-based meat, all while rescuing the cows in the process.
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Price Parity, Job Creation & Investment: Highlights from GFI’s Alt-Protein State of the Industry Reports 2024
Alternative protein think tank the Good Food Institute has released its annual State of the Industry series of reports, covering plant-based, cultivated and fermentation-derived proteins. Here are the key takeaways.
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Fully Plant-Based: Rewe Opens First 100% Vegan Supermarket in Germany
The Rewe Group has opened the doors to its first 100% vegan store in Germany. Called Rewe Fully Plant-Based, the new space houses more than 2,700 products, and is located on a road crossed by 90,000 pedestrians every day.
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Major Losses for Minor Figures, But Oat Milk Brand Now Looks to Become Profitable by 2025
UK oat milk brand Minor Figures saw losses grow to nearly £10M last year, citing inflationary pressures and a downturn in the Asia-Pacific market – but its overall revenues jumped to £31.8M, and the company is now on the path to becoming!-->…
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Health Remains Americans’ Key Consideration for Plant Proteins and Cultivated Meat
As plant-based meat companies rejig their nutritional messaging and cultivated meat battles to shake off the 'lab-grown' tag and political attacks, two consumer surveys reveal that health remains a key priority for Americans when it comes!-->…
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French Court Suspends Government Ban on Use of Meat-Related Terms on Plant-Based Food
France's top administrative court has suspended the government's decree to ban the use of words like 'steak' and 'ham' on plant-based meat analogues, which was approved earlier this year.
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New Zealand Plant-Based Pioneer Sunfed Meats to Shut Down After Post-Pandemic Pressures
One of Asia-Pacific's foremost plant-based meat companies, New Zealand-based Sunfed Meats, is shutting down after facing supply chain pressure, high costs, and a loss of faith from its investors.
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THAIFEX-HOREC Asia 2024: Plant-Based Milk Steals the Vegan Show at Thailand Trade Fair
At the inaugural THAIFEX-HOREC Asia in Bangkok last month, representation for veganism was strong, particularly for plant-based milk, with a host of startups presenting new innovations in the space.
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In An Open Letter to Biden, the US Congress is Asking for More Plant-Based Food
Highlighting the climate and health benefits of vegan diets, 55 Congressional leaders in the US have penned an open letter to president Joe Biden, urging him to increase plant-based food options across all federal facilities nationwide.
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‘It’s Not A Joke’: Pizza Hut France Adds La Vie Plant-Based Ham on All Menu Items for the Same Price
French food tech startup La Vie has expanded its foodservice footprint via a deal with Pizza Hut France, which will see its plant-based ham be available on demand for all of the chain's menu items for 2024.
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CJ CheilJedang Now Sells Bibigo Plant-Based Dumplings in US Military Bases
Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang has introduced its plant-based dumplings to grocery stores inside US military bases in South Korea, with plans to extend the range and expand in other countries too.
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Dutch Brands Agree to Make Half of the Recipes on Food Packaging Meatless
In response to campaigning by Dutch animal rights group Wakker Dier, seven brands have agreed to make at least 50% of the recipes on food packaging vegan or vegetarian.
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SuperAA: PoLoPo’s Molecular Farming Platform Turns Potatoes Into Egg Protein Factories
As molecular farming gains steam as an alternative protein pillar, Israel's PoLoPo joins the party with a tech platform that can transform potatoes into protein-producing factories, starting with egg proteins.
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Dare to Be Limeatless: Green Rebel Enters Philippines with NutriAsia Partnership
Indonesian plant-based company Green Rebel will grace supermarket aisles in the Philippines with its shelf-stable and frozen ready meals via a partnership with Filipino condiment manufacturer and distributor NutriAsia.
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Beyond Meat Reformulates Beef Crumbles with New Flavour and Heart-Check Certification
Continuing its health-centric marketing drive, Beyond Meat has reformulated its line of plant-based beef crumbles, which now come in three flavours and are certified as heart-healthy and suitable for diabetes prevention and management by!-->…
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Shicken Secures Additional £4M Funding from Veg Capital to Scale Up Asian Alt-Meat Portfolio
UK startup Shicken has raised £4M in funds from Matthew Glover's Veg Capital, which has tripled its investment in the plant-based meat brand. The financing will go into a manufacturing facility to scale up production of its Asian-inspired!-->…
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Aloha Unveils Second Plant Protein Bar with Terviva’s Climate-Resilient Ponova Oil
New York-based plant protein brand Aloha has launched the Pa'akai Bar, the second product born out of its collaboration with Californian company Terviva, which uses its edible pongamia bean oil called Ponova.
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Rewe to Open First Fully Vegan Supermarket in Germany: Report
German retail giant the Rewe Group is set to open its first 100% vegan supermarket in Germany, after introducing fully plant-based stores under its Billa supermarket chain in neighbouring Austria in 2022.
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The Top 10 Future Foods I Tasted At Expo West 2024
Vegan entrepreneur Noah Hyams shares his top 10 future of food finds at Expo West 2024, from mycelium bacon rashers to vegan poached eggs to prebiotic candy bars.
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FoodTech 500: Plant-Based Companies Lead the Way in Forward Fooding’s Annual List of Food Innovators
Described as the “Fortune 500 of agrifood tech”, food tech consultancy Forward Fooding has released its 2023 FoodTech 500 list, with the highest number of companies belonging to the plant-based sector. Other alternative protein startups!-->…
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