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The World’s First Gelato Made Out Of Captured Carbon Debuts in Singapore
Singaporeans will have a chance to try the world's first gelato made from air at the restaurant Fico.
Developed by Finnish food tech company Solar Foods, the new dessert is made using ingredients derived from air.
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With Help From Jaguar Land Rover, Uncaged Innovations Raises $2 Million for Bio-Based Leather
Uncaged Innovations, a biomaterials startup focused on sustainable leather alternatives, has raised $2 million in a Pre-Seed funding round.
Uncaged's funding comes from investors, including InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR)!-->!-->!-->…
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Renewal Mill Secures Initial Series A Funding for Diverted Food Waste Flour Blends
The upcycled food innovator, Renewal Mill, has successfully secured the initial phase of its Series A funding round.
The undisclosed financing round was led by Beyond Impact Advisors and ICA Fund.
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Climax Foods Debuts ‘World’s First’ Plant Casein: ‘One of the Most Important Scientific Breakthroughs’
AI food tech startup, the Bay-Area-based Climax Foods Inc., has debuted what it says is the world's first plant-based ingredient that mimics the functionality, flavor, texture, melt, and stretch of the dairy protein casein.
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Vegan Seafood Startup Plantish Rebrands as Oshi As It Eyes Global Market
Plantish, the innovative Israeli company acclaimed for its cutting-edge plant-based salmon produced via unique, patent-pending additive manufacturing technology, has announced a rebrand to Oshi.
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Upstream Foods Says Cultivated Fat Will Help Plant-Based Seafood Market Surge
When it comes to seafood alternatives, the choices are limited. Dutch start-up Upstream Foods aims to change that by cultivating fat from salmon cells for the plant-based seafood market.
The alternative seafood sector has seen!-->!-->!-->…
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Changing Bio Debuts Microbial Dairy: ‘There Is No Need for Vast Grasslands and Pastures’
Changing Bio has debuted its novel microbial protein-based cream and cheese made from yeast.
The products were launched at the 25th China International Bakery Exhibition, the world's largest professional exhibition for the bakery food!-->!-->!-->…
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These Energy Bars Are Tackling Coffee Waste
Australia-based snack bar start-up I Am Grounded has released the first energy bar made from coffee waste by upcycling the nutrient-rich coffee fruit.
In a bid to innovate in the energy bar sector while tackling agricultural waste, I Am!-->!-->!-->…
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Megmilk and Agrocorp Join Forces to Tap into Asia’s Plant-Based Ingredients Market
The new Megmilk-Agrocorp collaboration marks a significant milestone in both companies' strategic plans as they set out to redefine the plant-based food ingredients market in Asia.
Tokyo-based dairy giant Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd.!-->!-->!-->…
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Lypid Says Phytofat Is ‘the Secret Sauce’, Extends ‘Open Invitation’ to Food Service
San Francisco's innovative food tech company, Lypid, has announced its entry into U.S. food service and B2B markets this month with the debut of its revolutionary plant-based PhytoFat.
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Foody’s and Cocuus Launch the First Large-Scale 3D Vegan Meat Bioprinting Facility
Spain-based food tech companies Foody's and Cocuus have announced they are joining forces to industrialize and commercialize 3D-bioprinted plant-based products.
The new alliance between Foody's and Cocuus marks a pivotal moment for the!-->!-->!-->…
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With Its First Whole Cut Vegan Chicken, TiNDLE Sees ‘Unlimited Potential’
Singapore-based vegan meat brand TiNDLE has announced TrueCut, its first whole-cut plant-based chicken product, with what it says is the same taste, texture, and experience as whole-cut meat.
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5 Ways Fungi Could Change The World, From Cleaning Water to Breaking Down Plastics
By: Mitchell P. Jones
Fungi — a scientific goldmine? Well, that’s what a review publishedlast year in the journal Trends in Biotechnology indicates. You may think mushrooms are a long chalk from the caped crusaders of!-->!-->!-->…
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Dutch Pioneer Mosa Meat Opens World’s Largest Cultivated Meat Facility
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).
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ProjectEx Announces $1M USD Seed Funding Goal for Its Cultivated Exotic Leather
The world's first lab-grown cultivated exotic leather brand, Singapore's ProjectEx, is gearing up for a fundraising round to disrupt the category.
ProjectEx, is an exclusive collaboration between handbag designer Adrian Furstenburg and!-->!-->!-->…
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2 New Food Tech Projects Herald the UAE’s Sustainable Ag Focus
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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Food Tech Wins Big In Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards
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.
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How the Anne Hathaway-Backed Every Co. Is Making Alpha Foods’ Vegan Meat Better
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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South Korea’s CellMEAT Debuts Cultivated Osetra Caviar
South Korean startup CellMEAT says it has successfully developed a prototype for cell-based caviar, an alternative to traditional caviar that is sourced from sturgeons.
CellMEAT's cultivated prototype is based on Osetra caviar, one of!-->!-->!-->…
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Food Innovation Leaders Gather in Washington D.C. to Promote Alternative Proteins
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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Remilk Is the First Precision Fermentation Dairy Approval In Israel
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.
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