meat, fish & eggs
14 May 2021
--- Cultivated meat, poultry and seafood pioneer Memphis Meats is rebranding as Upside Foods as it announces its first consumer product – cell-based chicken. Deemed a significant milestone for the company and broader...
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12 May 2021
--- The cultured meat market is poised to take off, evidenced by new research affirming that many consumers are willing to incorporate this novel food source into their regular diet. In the journal Foods, the analysis goes so...
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12 May 2021
--- There is no doubt the plant-based space is booming with many opportunities to develop innovative dairy-free alternatives. From oat-based milk to vegan cheese and plant-based chocolate, the alt-dairy arena is packed with...
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11 May 2021
--- EU legislators are gradually carving out a regulatory pathway for the market entry of companies specializing in insect-based ingredients, which are deemed a highly sustainable, nutritious and cost-effective alternative food...
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10 May 2021
--- US plant-tech company, Benson Hill, is going public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Star Peak Corp II. The move may see the agri-tech firm valued around US$2 billion. Private companies can turn...
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07 May 2021
--- Equinom has teamed up with sesame seed processor and exporter Dipasa to roll out a protein-rich sesame variety as an alternative to conventional plant bases. Sesame has primarily been used as a cooking oil, in spreads or...
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06 May 2021
--- Despite increasing concerns over animal welfare, when consumers feel guilty about eating meat, they don’t eat less of it. This is according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management in New...
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03 May 2021
--- Fast food giants are committing to science-based targets (SBTs) to reduce their emissions following pressure from investors and consumers to step up actions to combat climate change.Five out of six fast food brands managing...
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03 May 2021
--- Brazilian meatpacking heavyweight JBS has launched a blockchain-powered platform to support its direct suppliers looking to boost the traceability of sustainable beef cattle breeding in the Amazon Biome. The solution...
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30 Apr 2021
--- Sophie’s Bionutrients has developed a proprietary strain of microalgae that can grow in a fermentation tank, be fed on various food waste and harvested in three days. Used in dairy and meat alternative applications,...
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29 Apr 2021
--- Pioneers in cell-based seafood BlueNalu, which develops a variety of seafood products directly from fish cells, is teaming up with two key seafood providers in Asia – Thai Union and Mitsubishi Corporation – to...
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29 Apr 2021
--- Kerry is flagging “strong growth prospects” in the retail channel as the foodservice industry recovers from COVID-19 restrictions. In its Q1 interim management statement, the Ireland-based food company also...
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29 Apr 2021
--- The Good Food Institute (GFI) and more than 60 key players and stakeholders in the alternative protein space are calling on the US federal government to make investing in the science and technology of alt-proteins a...
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29 Apr 2021
--- Laiterie de Saint-Denis-de-l’Hôtel (LSDH), one of France’s key manufacturers of liquid food and vegetable products, has commissioned industrial technology group GEA to build a new production plant for...
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26 Apr 2021
--- Flavor giant Givaudan and food processing solutions provider Bühler have jointly launched a Protein Innovation Centre for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, targeting plant-based development. The new facility is located at...
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23 Apr 2021
--- Cargill has entered a joint venture (JV) in Bflike, a Dutch start-up poised to be a new technology leader in the rapidly evolving meat and fish alternatives categories. This move illustrates how Cargill collaborates with the...
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23 Apr 2021
--- The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) has inaugurated a new plant-based innovation lab, located in ADM’s Biopolis research hub in Singapore. The lab will develop “next-level, on-trend” and nutritious...
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22 Apr 2021
--- ZX Ventures, AB InBev’s global investment and innovation group, has established an R&D partnership with Clara Foods, a specialist in animal-free protein production, to unlock the possibilities of precision...
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21 Apr 2021
--- Export volumes of the UK’s top tier food and drink exports – whiskey, chocolate and cheese – saw a decline amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, industry watchers report buoyancy for pork and breakfast...
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20 Apr 2021
--- Meat giant JBS has signaled its intention to be a much bigger player in the plant-based space by agreeing to purchase Vivera, Europe’s third-largest plant-based protein producer, for an enterprise value of €341...
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