Brief: EU drops plans to restrict marketing of plant-based dairy alternatives
Amendment 171 could have prevented brands from displaying allergen or climate information on packaging – or even from showing images of the product itself.
Amendment 171 could have prevented brands from displaying allergen or climate information on packaging – or even from showing images of the product itself.
Oatly appears to fit squarely into an ESG portfolio for public market investors, especially in comparison to many companies being touted as ESG bets.
Danone has been enthusiastic in exploring environmentally beneficial food production methods, often around regenerative agriculture – but also plant-based dairy alternatives.
GOOD Meat secured the funding after its parent company successfully obtained world-first regulatory clearance for a cell-cultured meat product in Singapore.
Stockeld Chunk is made from peas and fava beans and is the result of more over two years of R&D, co-founder Sorosh Tavakoli told the Future Food podcast.
The maker of plant-based ‘bleeding’ burgers said it applauds the court’s decision to “slap down [CFS] – an anti-science, anti-GMO activist group that’s been spreading lies for years.”
Brazil’s JBS says the acquisition of Dutch brand Vivera “strengthens and boosts” its growing portfolio of alt-protein products.
The company is reportedly set to launch a plant-based chicken analog, allowing it to compete directly with the world’s most-consumed animal protein.
The Swiss duo have opened the Protein Innovation Centre to develop plant-based products for Asian consumer preferences.
ADM chief global flavorist Marie Wright said the lab will serve “customers around the world looking to incorporate Asian flavors and preferences into their latest plant-based [products].”
The plant-based burger maker is reportedly planning to go public within the next 12 months, either via a traditional IPO listing or a SPAC merger.
The company said the facility in Jiaxing will “significantly increase” the speed, scale, and sustainability of distributing its products across the region.
The Swedish startup – which recently filed for an IPO in the US – is building its first production facility in Asia to target China’s lucrative dairy products market.
The group will use the funding to expand in the US and China – and to “fuel acquisitions, key partnerships, and investments” in plant-based products.
The US biotech startup is using gene editing to increase the nutritional content of seeds such as soybean, with an eye on the booming plant-based protein market.
The Singapore-based startup will use the project development grant money to commercialize OnlyEg, its legume-based egg substitute which comprises a distinct white and yolk.
The Tennessee startup is the first company in the US to grow the indigo plant at a scale usable by the commercial denim industry.
The agreements mark a significant amping-up for Beyond Meat, which has so far only launched limited foodservice trials in the US, Canada, and China.
Next Gen will use the funds to launch its first brand, plant-based chicken substitute TiNDLE, in Singapore and other Asian cities.
Advocacy group claims the Food & Drug Administration approved heme without meeting the ‘convincing evidence’ bar required by its own regulatory process.
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