Tag: protein

8 questions with FoodBytes! Chicago pitch startup The Better Meat Co.

October 11, 2019

The Better Meat Co. offers food manufacturers a plant-based ingredient that can be blended with meat products for a hybrid offering.

Cargill pumps funding into meat & fish alternatives

August 30, 2019

Cargill "gives peas more chances" with $75m investment into Puris. It also entered a JV with White Dog Labs to supply an alternative to unsustainable fishmeal to the aquaculture industry.

UPDATE: Why is insect-based protein sprouting wings in Asia?

August 20, 2019

From the bustling streets of Bangkok and into labs in the APAC region, here’s how start-ups here are harnessing the power of the insect kingdom.

5 questions with AquaBounty on feed ingredients, social license for GE animals, and regulation

August 13, 2019

AquaBounty was the first company to obtain FDA approval for genetically modified seafood intended for human consumption. We spoke to COO Alejandro Rojas ahead of the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Amsterdam in October.

Foodvalley Summit The Protein Plan(et)

June 28, 2019

A global “return” to balance in protein consumption; less animal and more vegetable. During the third international edition of the Foodvalley Summit: The Protein Plan(et), on 17 October, food producers, growers, breeders, investors, research institutes and the government are coming together, in Wageningen, to share solutions, to strengthen the connections between meat, fish, dairy and vegetable and to find new business partners.

Finless Foods Raises $3.5m Seed Round to Culture Bluefin Tuna

June 20, 2018

Finless is focused on culturing higher-end species of fish like salmon and bluefin tuna and expects to be able to sell their product below market price of $100-$200 per pound for bluefin by the end of 2019.

Five Cultured Meat Startups Raise Funding as Fledgling Industry Comes into Focus

April 23, 2018

So far in 2018, at least five startups using cellular agriculture, the science behind cultured meat that can be used to manufacture many animal products in a lab setting, have raised funds as this fledgling industry diversifies and grows.

Tyson Ventures Managing Director Dives into Strategy at Future Food Tech Conference

March 28, 2018

Tyson Ventures has been tight-lipped on what might come next for the corporate VC, but at the Future Food Tech Conference, managing director Reese Schroeder offered some insight into what might be ahead for the protein giant.

Ag Industry Brief: Tyson Partners with Accelerators, CRISPR 3.0 Gets a Patent, Unilever Moves Toward Transparency, more

February 23, 2018

Benson Hill Biosystems patents CRISPR 3.0 while Tyson Foods looks to accelerators for innovation plus more in our weekly brief.

Memphis Meats Adds Tyson to Investor List With Cargill, Gates, Branson, Musk, more

January 29, 2018

Cargill and other unspecified “food industry giants” joined the round, bringing the cultured meat company’s all time fundraising total to $22 million.

The Growing Appetite for Meat Alternatives in China

January 29, 2018

With its irresistible market size and a growing appetite for healthier food options, a fertile ground for global startups is forming for meat alternatives in China.

Want Sustainable Protein? Look to Dairy Tech

January 25, 2018

Today dairy is our most efficient form of animal protein delivery, but large efficiency improvement opportunities remain and dairy tech can help.

Israeli Cultured Meat Startup SuperMeat Raises $3m Seed Round

January 2, 2018

Israeli cultured meat startup SuperMeat has raised a $3 million seed round to continue to develop its cultured chicken product in the first of what will likely be several funding rounds in the area of cellular agriculture this year.

What Happened in Plant-Based Protein in 2017?

January 1, 2018

Plant-based protein startups using technology to create and mass produce their products have traditionally received support from a small but dedicated group of investors, which is increasingly being joined by major food and agriculture players as this trend solidifies.

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Tag: protein

8 questions with FoodBytes! Chicago pitch startup The Better Meat Co.

Cargill pumps funding into meat & fish alternatives

UPDATE: Why is insect-based protein sprouting wings in Asia?

5 questions with AquaBounty on feed ingredients, social license for GE animals, and regulation

Foodvalley Summit The Protein Plan(et)

Finless Foods Raises $3.5m Seed Round to Culture Bluefin Tuna

Five Cultured Meat Startups Raise Funding as Fledgling Industry Comes into Focus

Tyson Ventures Managing Director Dives into Strategy at Future Food Tech Conference

Ag Industry Brief: Tyson Partners with Accelerators, CRISPR 3.0 Gets a Patent, Unilever Moves Toward Transparency, more

Memphis Meats Adds Tyson to Investor List With Cargill, Gates, Branson, Musk, more

The Growing Appetite for Meat Alternatives in China

Want Sustainable Protein? Look to Dairy Tech

Israeli Cultured Meat Startup SuperMeat Raises $3m Seed Round

What Happened in Plant-Based Protein in 2017?

IKEA Wants ‘Radical Change’ for its Food Business to Promote Sustainability

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Cultured Meat Will Cost Startups $150m-$370m (and Take At Least 4 More Years) to Bring to Market

Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients

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4 Reasons the Animal Protein Sector is Ripe for Technology Disruption

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