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4 Mins Read People’s personal experiences and family traditions are major hurdles to wider adoption of plant-based diets, a new study has found, highlighting a need to consider dietary choices “within their broader social and cultural context”. Plant-based meat is too expensive, too processed, or just doesn’t taste that good – these are amongst the most common arguments […] The post Beyond Taste…
4 Mins Read Luxury hospitality group Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has teamed up with Lever Foundation to advance plant-based food options on its restaurant menus in Thailand, as part of its Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification. A month after the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) directed its certified hotels to boost plant-based options on their menus, one of […] The post Rosewood…
4 Mins Read Soglowek, the Israeli meat producer, has taken up a 70% stake in Thai plant-based meat manufacturer Plant & Bean, funding an expansion that will double its factory’s output. Plant & Bean, a Thailand-based co-manufacturer of plant-based meat products, has sold off a majority stake to Israeli meat giant Soglowek. The latter now owns 70% of […] The post Soglowek Acquires 70% Stake in Thai…
4 Mins Read A basic plant-based basket costs up to 30% less than one containing conventional meat and dairy across nine major supermarkets in the Netherlands, according to a new analysis. If you’re in the Netherlands, a grocery cart filled with plant-based staples is now cheaper than one with meat and dairy. Analysis by ProVeg International shows that […] The post Plant-Based Alternatives Now Up…
4 Mins Read US startup Superbrewed Food has unveiled Thryvia, a postbiotic ingredient derived from its cultured microbial protein, for use in shelf-stable supplements, foods, beverages, and pet nutrition products. US fermentation startup Superbrewed Food, known for its whole-food SB1 protein, has unveiled a postbiotic ingredient using the same microbial strain. This new innovation, called Thryvia,…
3 Mins Read Australian plant-based brand BioCheese has launched a high-protein, dairy-free Cheddar Shred product to meet consumer demand for foods with functional health benefits. BioCheese, the vegan cheese brand by Bio Dairy Free, has rolled out what it says is Australia’s first protein-rich cheese alternative. Its new Cheddar Shred with Protein SKU contains 10g of pea protein […] The post…
5 Mins Read The US government has been sued for appointing a “secret panel” of meat and dairy lobbyists to issue the new dietary guidelines, and a court has been asked to order the Trump administration to withdraw the recommendations. A group of physicians has sued the US government for enabling “inappropriate influence” from the meat and dairy […] The post Trump Administration Sued Over Meat &…
3 Mins Read South Korean startup TissenBioFarm has conducted a tasting of its cell-based coffee, the latest addition to its portfolio of high-value-added cellular agriculture products. One of South Korea’s pioneering cultivated meat companies is bringing its cell culture expertise to another distressed food industry: coffee. TissenBioFarm has held a tasting for its cell-based coffee, with the…
4 Mins Read Researchers from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a pulp-based approach to growing mycelium leather, enabling large-scale production of the biomaterial. In June, Italian luxury fashion house Bottega Veneta released a line of accessories made from mycelium, the root-like structure of mushrooms, in partnership with local eco materials startup Ephea. Part of […]…
4 Mins Read Canadian startup Mid-Day Squares has raised $8M in debt financing to expand production of its high-fibre, high-protein vegan snack bars ahead of launching at major US retailers. Mid-Day Squares, the viral snacking company that took on Big Chocolate, has secured a new investment to expand the production and distribution of its plant-based bars. The Montreal-based […] The post Canada’s…
3 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly’s Egyptian partnership, World Plant Milk Day, and Hungary’s animal welfare win. New products and launches Swedish oat milk giant Oatly has teamed up with Egyptian e-grocer and retailer Breadfast to launch a line of summer refreshers […] The post Future Food Quick…
5 Mins Read Monde Nissin-owned Quorn Foods, which houses the eponymous mycoprotein brand and Cauldron, witnessed a 2.2% hike in revenue in the first half of 2026, a welcome change from several years of decline. Quorn Foods’s bet on convenience protein and blended meat is starting to pay off, as can be seen from its parent company’s latest […] The post Quorn Shows Signs of Recovery in the UK’s…
9 Mins Read Californian startup Perfect Day has spent two years in the sheds to solve the cost and scalability challenges of precision fermentation. Now, with the whey market in overdrive, it’s re-emerging as a “fundamentally stronger” business. Perfect Day pioneered precision-fermented dairy proteins, launched a suite of products in multiple markets, raised hundreds of millions of dollars, […]…
