Many of America’s animal protein powerhouses are looking to capitalize on rising consumer demand for plant-based products. Michael Foods just joined the club.
FoodShot Global explains the four pillars of its Precision Protein Innovation Map that will provide a roadmap for addressing the world’s protein needs. Applications and nominations are now open for this new FoodShot.
US alternative protein investment in the first quarter of 2020 reached $741m, just shy of the $741m total in the whole of 2019, according to GFI.
Hatch is inviting startups to apply for the fourth cohort of its aquaculture-focused program, which has accelerated the likes of Finless Foods and Jala.
PlantEver is the name under which the US agribusiness giant’s fake meat will be marketed to Chinese shoppers, starting from the end of June.
A new study suggests that plant-based proteins didn’t make much of an impression on Chinese consumers as meat supplies ran dry.
The news cycle for the entire Covid-19 pandemic crisis has been awash with crises in the food industry, forcing various tech providers to step up to the challenge. But which will be left wanting when the virus eventually subsides?
While other investors are tightening their purse strings as the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps the world, Jerusalem Venture Partners has neither stalled nor scrapped its new plant-based protein deal.
KFC Plant-Based Chicken Nuggets go on sale today for a limited period, as Cargill and other alternative protein makers jostle for pole position in Asia.
Growthwell, which has been making ‘mock meats’ for the Southeast Asian market since 1989, is looking to ride the plant-based new wave.
“We can’t oversimplify this into good vs evil. The democratization of nutrition is the next frontier of food. Proteins – which are necessary for all key human biological functions, including the musculo-skeletal system, the circulatory system, the pituitary system, and our overall health – will play a critical role in this democratization,” says Victor Friedberg announcing FoodShot’s latest focus area.
Products from Hong Kong’s Omnipork and Sweden’s Oatly will also debut at some of the coffee chain’s 3,500-plus stores throughout the country.
With nearly €600k in cash, the investment group plans to make 10 investments before raising $2m-$4m in Q4. It’s also looking for acquisitions of brands that might struggle during the crisis.
Alternative protein had a blockbuster year in 2019, doubling its 2018 funding dollars to $1 billion.
Nature’s Fynd is a food brand using a proprietary volcanic microbe-produced protein, dubbed Fy, which contains all nine essential amino acids as well as dietary fiber, calcium, and vitamins.
The Livekindly Company — a collective of plant-based brands — lifted the lid this month on a $200-million founders’ funding round, a move designed to help its brands keep pace with an increasingly competitive peloton of global plant-based protein brands
Plant-based food products are often touted for their environmental benefits over those involving animal agriculture, but they’re certainly not perfect.
South Korea’s Mirae Asset led the round, with existing backers including Hong Kong-based Horizons Ventures and Singapore sovereign fund Temasek joining in.
Venture capital investment across all industries dropped in 2019 — around 16%, according to the VenturePulse report — against a backdrop of global uncertainty related
Biomanufacturing is the term used to describe the process of using biological systems as opposed to chemistry to produce commercial biomaterials. Crudely this means using certain microbes — naturally-occurring species or genetically designed — to produce certain materials.
Americans need better access to healthy food to lower risk of Covid-19 complications