Pet food might be the underdog of lab-grown meat, but Bond Pet Foods and Because Animals say the chances of scientific success and consumer acceptance increase when the stakes are lowered. Rich Kelleman’s path to animal-free pet food started at Burger King, of all places.
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DENVER, May 12 (UPI) -- A California company aims to provide pets and livestock with a new protein source -- freeze-dried black soldier fly maggots that grow on restaurant food waste.
When Antoine Hubert was growing up in the French Alps, he loved collecting butterflies and taking pictures of insects. Later, he took a degree in agronomy and studied the importance of insects and earthworms to soil biodiversity.
Some vegan pet owners don’t just want to give up animal products – they want their pets to as well.
After pitching the startup to an audience of investors, retailers and the pet care leaders at Purina at Global Pet Expo, the pet industry's largest trade show, Because Animals emerged as the grand prize winner of the 2020 Pet Care Innovation Prize.
New pet food companies are springing up to meet what they say is growing demand for plant-based, sustainable alternatives to Fancy Feast and Kibbles ‘N Bits.
It’s easier to lower your environmental footprint in San Francisco than many other cities. Our relatively high density makes neighborhoods more walkable and bikeable. Community forums, such as BuyNothing (SF Families) and Craigslist, make it easy to share goods and reduce consumption.
Termite tacos? Cockroach casserole? Cricket cacciatore? The thought of these meals may invoke nausea, but the concept of bugs as a staple of the average person’s diet is growing in popularity. Humans need protein in their diets to survive.
MiAlgae, an Edinburgh-based biotech startup exploring new production techniques for micro-algae, has raised £1 million ($1.3 million) to seek commercialisation in aquaculture and pet food.
I am sitting at a kitchen worktop in the airy offices of San Francisco food startup Eat JUST. As a vegetarian, I’m in angst about what is being gently turned over for me in the fryer by one of the chefs.
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Bramble
Plant-Based Pet Food
United States 2020
Calysta
Cultivated Pet Food Ingredients Feed
United States 2011
Because Animals
Cultivated Pet Food
United States 2019
Bond Pet Foods
Cultivated Pet Food
United States 2015
V-dog
Plant-Based Pet Food
United Kingdom
Futterservice Fulda
Plant-Based Pet Food
Germany
Benovo
Plant-Based Pet Food
United Kingdom
Ami Pet Food
Plant-Based Pet Food
Italy
Wild Earth
Cultivated Plant-Based Fungi Pet Food
United States 2017