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SXSW Sydney 2023 Showcases Colour-Changing Plant-Based Meat & Ultra Realistic Molecular Fat
At this week's South by Southwest (SXSW) Sydney tech conference, Australian plant-based meat companies v2food and Nourish Ingredients debuted new ingredients that change the colour of vegan meat alternatives and give them a more realistic!-->…
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The Aussie Plant-Based Co: All G Foods Spins Off Vegan Meat Brand to Focus on Precision Fermentation Dairy Proteins
As Australians eat less meat, vegan companies All G Foods' Love Buds and Fenn Foods' vEEF have announced a strategic merger to form The Aussie Plant-Based Co. The two brands will see access expanded to 6,000 distribution points, while All!-->…
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Australia’s Eden Brew Raises $24.5M in Series A to Scale Up Animal-Free Casein Micelle & Dairy Protein Production
Australian precision fermentation startup Eden Brew – co-owned by the country's largest dairy cooperative, Norco – has closed a $24.4M Series A funding round. The company has developed what it calls a "world-first" animal-free casein!-->…
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Rethinking Australia’s Food System As a Path to Sustainability
Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has published a comprehensive report proposing a major shift in Australia's food production and consumption strategies to bolster the nation's sustainability efforts.
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Vegan Meat Company Fenn Foods Becomes Australia’s First Carbon-Neutral Food Producer
Queensland-based plant-based foods production company Fënn Foods has become the first certified carbon-neutral food producer in Australia, as certified by carbon consulting company the Carbon Reduction Institute (CRI).
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First Bite: APAC Initiative Backing Future Food Founders Choose 4 Alt Protein Startups
APAC alt protein fund Better Bite Ventures unveils four new investments via early-stage funding initiative First Bite and reopens applications for aspiring founders.
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Australia’s Magic Valley Debuts Cultivated Pork Meat
Cultivated pork meat is Magic Valley’s latest achievement, following the launch of its lamb meat last year.
Melbourne-based Magic Valley says its cultivated pork meat comes from skin cells retrieved humanely from a living pig. The!-->!-->!-->…
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Cauldron Raises AU$10.5 Million to Scale Australia’s Precision Fermentation ‘Fermaculture’
Australian precision fermentation company Cauldron, has raised AU$10.5 million to build Asia-Pacific's largest network of precision fermentation facilities using a revolutionary hyper-fermentation platform.
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Getting Cultivated Meat To Scale Is Key If Australia Is To Protect Itself Against Climate-Related Food Shortages
By Bianca Lê, Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne; Technical Strategy and Growth Manager at Mission Barns; and Board Director, Cellular Agriculture Australia.
It didn’t get much attention when US President Joe Biden launched!-->!-->!-->…
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Fable Foods’ Meaty Mushrooms Land $8.5 Million As Flexitarians Eat Up Healthy Alternatives
The Australian mushroom startup has secured a $8.5 million Series A round with a diverse group of backers including Princeton Professor Peter Singer, K3 Ventures and former YUM! Brands CEO Greg Creed.
Fable Food Co, the Australian!-->!-->!-->…
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The Future is Asian: Green Queen Publishes 2022 Edition of Award-Winning APAC Alt Protein Report
A new report by Green Queen Media argues that while plant-based meat sales may be flat in the US and Europe, in Asia Pacific, the alternative protein industry is booming.
Green Queen Media has published the 2022 edition of its!-->!-->!-->…
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Vow Sets a Funding Record Ahead of Becoming the World’s Second Approved Cultivated Meat Brand
Vow says its Series A funding round comes as it expects approval from Singapore to begin selling its cultivated meat in restaurants later this year.
Australian cultivated meat producer Vow has closed a record-setting $49.2 million!-->!-->!-->…
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Domino’s Australia Brings Impossible Beef to 700 Stores
The vegan shift is in full swing Down Under as Domino's adds Impossible Beef to 700 menus across Australia and New Zealand.
All pizzas on the Domino's Australia menu can now add Impossible Beef, the chain announced last week. It comes!-->!-->!-->…
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Nourish Ingredients Closes USD$28.6 Million Series A for Microbial Fermentation Fats
With backing led by Hong Kong-based billionaire Li Ka Shing's VC Horizon Ventures, Australian food tech startup, Nourish Ingredients, has raised more than AUD$45 million (USD$28.6 million) in a Series A.
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All G Foods Launches Bloom Providore the First Vegan Meat Range for Chefs In Australia
Australian startup All G Foods has launched Bloom Providore, a meat-inspired plant protein range made exclusively for chefs.
“With more Australians opting for plant protein options, the market has crowded with too many plant-based!-->!-->!-->…
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All G Foods Raises $25 Million In a Series A for Precision Fermentation Milk and Vegan Meat
A new round of funding will help All G Foods accelerate the production of its unique approach to milk alternatives that includes precision fermentation and a spin-off plant-based meat brand, Buds.
The Australian-based All G Foods is the!-->!-->!-->…
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Eden Brew Scoops $5 Million for Cow-Free Dairy Scale-Up And Ice Cream Development
Australian food tech startup Eden Brew has secured $5 million as part of a continuing funding raise. The investment was made by its existing backer Main Sequence, with Mars’ Digitalis Ventures participating for the first time. The cash!-->…
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Wide Open Agriculture Signs Lupin Protein Supply Agreement With Monde Nissin Australia
Australia’s Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) has confirmed a partnership with food giant Monde Nissin Australia (MNA). The former will supply its proprietary Buntine Protein, a concentrate made from lupin beans that can act as the main!-->…
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Animal-Free Cheese Maker Change Foods Awarded Second Government Grant In Less Than A Month
The Australian Commonwealth Government has named Change Foods as a key partner in a new AUD$164 million Trailblazer Universities Food and Beverage Accelerator led by the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology!-->…
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v2food Enters The Ready Meal Category With Four Plant-Based Classics
Australian plant-based meat leader v2food is diversifying its range with ready meals to offer consumers fast and convenient access to prepared vegan dishes. The company is debuting four options including spaghetti bolognese, lasagne, penne!-->…
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‘Beef But Better’: Kerry Identifies What Australia Consumers Are Looking From Plant-Based Beef Burgers
Consumers across the globe are adopting flexitarian diets, motivated by health and environmental factors. Newly published research by Kerry, the global leader in taste and nutrition, suggests the move towards alternative proteins starts!-->…
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