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The best jianbings in Shanghai are now plant-based

newswireEat Just|Apr 29, 2021

The best jianbings in Shanghai are now plant-based

Eat Just is excited to announce the launch of the JUST Egg Jianbing Guide on the Future Food Studio WeChat Mini Program. Eat Just has teamed up with the best jianbing vendors in town to offer you 100% plant-based jianbing made with JUST Egg, an entirely plant-based egg alternative that cooks and looks like conventional chicken eggs. Use the guide to find your nearest JUST Egg jianbing and enjoy a healthier meal that is also better for the environment, getting us closer to the goal of reducing our individual animal protein consumption by 2030.

Leading cultivated fish company Avant announces new R&D and pilot manufacturing facilities plan in Singapore

newswireAvant Meats|Apr 26, 2021

Leading cultivated fish company Avant announces new R&D and pilot manufacturing facilities plan in Singapore

Avant, the first cultivated meat company in China and the first cultivated fish company in Asia, announced today it is establishing new Research & Development and pilot manufacturing facilities plan in Singapore, with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board.

SVCMS Announces Cellular Agriculture Webinar Series Focused on Space

newswireSVCMS|Apr 16, 2021

SVCMS Announces Cellular Agriculture Webinar Series Focused on Space

SVCMS, LLC, a California based company focused on media and networking surrounding cell-cultured meat and future food technology, announces a webinar series, CMS Astro, planned for Thursday, April 29, 2021 to be held online and in a digital format.

Alternative Protein Fund Lever VC Announces $46 Million Fourth Close, 2.33x Growth in Portfolio Value

newswireLever VC|Apr 13, 2021

Alternative Protein Fund Lever VC Announces $46 Million Fourth Close, 2.33x Growth in Portfolio Value

Global alternative protein venture capital fund Lever VC announced today the recent completion of a $46 million fourth close of its Lever VC Fund I. The Fund’s third and fourth close included the addition of three corporate strategic investors from Europe and Asia—including one of the world’s largest Agri-Food companies, with annual revenue over $50 billion USD—as well as capital from NFL and NBA athletes, British nobility, and a global range of family offices.

Powering Global Dishes in Shanghai with Peanut-Based Chicken

newswireHaofood|Apr 12, 2021

Powering Global Dishes in Shanghai with Peanut-Based Chicken

Starting from this month, partnerships between Haofood, a startup creating peanut protein-based alternative chicken, and five restaurants in Shanghai offering authentic dishes from cultures around the globe unites tradition and modern technology to bringcustomers a unique culinary experience.

Mission Barns Raises $24M Series A to Scale Up its Cultivated Fat Technology and Build Pilot Production Facility

newswireMission Barns|Apr 7, 2021

Mission Barns Raises $24M Series A to Scale Up its Cultivated Fat Technology and Build Pilot Production Facility

Silicon Valley-based cellular agriculture company Mission Barns today announced a $24M Series A to scale up its cultivated fat technology and build a pilot manufacturing plant in the Bay Area.

Eat Beyond Portfolio Company SingCell to License Technology from National University of Singapore

newswireEat Beyond Global Holdings|Apr 6, 2021

Eat Beyond Portfolio Company SingCell to License Technology from National University of Singapore

Eat Beyond Global Holdings is announcing that its portfolio company SingCell has entered into a technology development agreement with the National University of Singapore to evaluate and license its plant-based edible microcarriers technology.

New Industry Representative Group Launched to Support Australia’s Alternative Proteins Sector in National Policy Conversations

newswireFood Frontier|Mar 31, 2021

New Industry Representative Group Launched to Support Australia’s Alternative Proteins Sector in National Policy Conversations

Leading plant-based meat companies in Australia including Sanitarium, Proform Foods, v2food, Rogue Foods and Nestlé Australia, along with the U.S.’s Impossible Foods, have launched the Alternative Proteins Council (APC), a new representative group for Australia’s alternative proteins sector.

Nature’s PRIME™ Products from Improved Nature® Receive Verified Mark from Non-GMO Project

newswireImproved Nature|Mar 30, 2021

Nature’s PRIME™ Products from Improved Nature® Receive Verified Mark from Non-GMO Project

Improved Nature, a plant-based protein company, proudly announces that its Nature’s PRIME™ products have earned the Non-GMO Project Verified mark. The Non-GMO Project Product Verification Program is North America’s most rigorous third-party verification for non-GMO food and products.

Future Food-Tech Announces Innovation Challenges in Partnership with Quorn Foods and Roquette

newswireFuture Food-Tech|Mar 26, 2021

Future Food-Tech Announces Innovation Challenges in Partnership with Quorn Foods and Roquette

Future Food-Tech has announced two Innovation Challenges in partnership with Quorn Foods and Roquette to unlock new talent within the industry and enable opportunities for collaboration.

Seed round oversubscribed: Bluu Biosciences secures €7 million – Europe's first cell-based fish biotech company takes off

newswireBluu Seafood|Mar 26, 2021

Seed round oversubscribed: Bluu Biosciences secures €7 million – Europe's first cell-based fish biotech company takes off

Berlin-based biotech startup Bluu Biosciences has closed its seed funding round at 7 million euros less than ten months after its foundation. Bluu Biosciences is the first company in Europe to specialize in the development and production of cell-based fish.

UC Davis sets its sights on the main course

article|Mar 24, 2021

UC Davis sets its sights on the main course

The school that helped turn California's wine industry from afterthought into economic juggernaut has set its sights on cultured meat.

Meatable Raises $47 Million Series A to Continue Scaling Trajectory and Expand its Product Portfolio with Beef

newswireMeatable|Mar 23, 2021

Meatable Raises $47 Million Series A to Continue Scaling Trajectory and Expand its Product Portfolio with Beef

Meatable, the cultivated meat startup, has closed $47 million USD in its Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $60 million. Meatable finalized its first showcase product in 2020 and aims to use the new funds to advance small-scale production at the Biotech Campus Delft and to diversify its product portfolio.

World's First: SuperMeat’s Production-To-Fork Meat Manufacturing Facility Puts Transparency on the Menu

newswireSuperMeat|Mar 18, 2021

World's First: SuperMeat’s Production-To-Fork Meat Manufacturing Facility Puts Transparency on the Menu

Food tech company SuperMeat has launched the world’s first production-to-fork cultured meat manufacturing facility. The facility was introduced at a live event at the Future Food-Tech conference, where the cultured meat manufacturing process was demonstrated from chicken cell to chicken burger for the first time. During the event, the company announced that they have cut down their production cost by 50%, bringing a 100% cultured meat burger down to $30.

Cellular Agriculture Australia launches pathways tool for students and professionals

article|Mar 16, 2021

Cellular Agriculture Australia launches pathways tool for students and professionals

There is no shortage of intelligent and passionate people who want to get involved in cellular agriculture, but there are few resources directing them to the various pathways into the field. In order to solve this problem, Cellular Agriculture Australia has developed an online resource called “Pathways into Cellular Agriculture.”

newswireThe New|Mar 16, 2021

Pioneering Brazilian plant-based meat brand The New™ announces fresh backing from Lever VC and Paulo Veras, founder of Brazil’s first tech unicorn

The New, one of Latin America’s fastest-growing plant-based meat brands, announced today it has secured funding from Lever VC, a leading global investor in the alternative protein space, and Paulo Veras, Founder and CEO of 99, Brazil’s first tech unicorn. Funding will be used to complete expansion of a 1,000 square meter production facility amid heavy demand for the company’s products at national and regional retailers.

Eat Beyond Portfolio Company Nabati Raises $7.7 Million

newswireEat Beyond Global Holdings|Mar 15, 2021

Eat Beyond Portfolio Company Nabati Raises $7.7 Million

Eat Beyond Global Holdings, an investment issuer focused on the global plant-based and alternative food sector, is announcing that its portfolio company Nabati Foods has closed an oversubscribed $7.7 million private placement, and has restructured with plans to go public.

Australia’s plant-based meat industry surges: Jobs and revenue double in FY20 despite economic downturn

newswireFood Frontier|Mar 15, 2021

Australia’s plant-based meat industry surges: Jobs and revenue double in FY20 despite economic downturn

Despite COVID restrictions and lockdowns, consumer demand for plant-based meat products in Australia – such as meat-free burgers, sausages and ready meals – grew exponentially last year, according to a new report out today with modelling by Deloitte Access Economics.

Fibervita and 77 Foods are crowned the winners of two Innovation Challenges in partnership with Kellogg Company and Unilever

newswireFuture Food-Tech|Mar 12, 2021

Fibervita and 77 Foods are crowned the winners of two Innovation Challenges in partnership with Kellogg Company and Unilever

Ambitious food-tech start-ups FIBERVITA and 77 FOODS have been announced as the two winners, after over 100 international entries were received across the two challenges.

Cultivated marine protein company Avant announces 90% cost reduction, new strategic partnership to accelerate scale up

newswireAvant Meats|Mar 8, 2021

Cultivated marine protein company Avant announces 90% cost reduction, new strategic partnership to accelerate scale up

Avant, the first cultivated meat company in China and the first cultivated fish company in Asia, announces today a strategic partnership with QuaCell, an emerging leader in the biopharmaceutical industry in China.

Zyrcular Foods starts production at its alternative protein plant in Seva (Barcelona)

newswireZyrcular Foods|Mar 2, 2021

Zyrcular Foods starts production at its alternative protein plant in Seva (Barcelona)

Zyrcular Foods, a company devoted to the sustainable production and distribution of foods based on plant protein, has started production at an alternative protein plant in the town of Seva, in the Osona region of Barcelona province.

Reading the tea leaves for the first cultured meat IPO

article|Feb 24, 2021

Reading the tea leaves for the first cultured meat IPO

Over the next two years, many cultured meat startups will bring products to market leading to acquisitions and IPOs as the industry matures. Looking toward this future, it’s worth considering how valuable these companies could be.

Future Food-Tech unveils 19 innovators with moonshot-potential technologies

newswireFuture Food-Tech|Feb 16, 2021

Future Food-Tech unveils 19 innovators with moonshot-potential technologies

At Future Food-Tech’s flagship summit on March 11-12, nineteen start-ups will showcase their breakthrough technologies, their transformative solutions and, above all, their passion to drive forward change across the most pressing topics in the industry: Gut Health and the Microbiome, Plant-Based Alternatives, Cell-Based Proteins, Ingredient Innovation, Food Waste and the Supply Chain.

Cell culture biotechnology company Avant launches Zellulin®, the world’s first cell-based functional protein ingredient for skincare

newswireAvant Meats|Feb 15, 2021

Cell culture biotechnology company Avant launches Zellulin®, the world’s first cell-based functional protein ingredient for skincare

Avant announces today the launch of Zellulin®, an ethically and sustainably sourced bioactive ingredient produced in a fully traceable and controlled environment, using Avant's cell culture biotechnology.

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