Voodoo Scientific emerges from stealth with enzymatic key to smoother spirits
June 28, 2023
California-based startup Voodoo Scientific emerges from stealth with an enzymatic key it claims can create smoother distilled spirits.
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Dairy farmers urge FDA to crack down on animal-free dairy milk labels: ‘It is preposterous and absurd to call this milk’
June 27, 2023
US dairy farmers have urged the FDA to crack down on ‘animal free dairy milk’ labels “before this situation spins out of control.”
🎥 Plantible Foods launches plant-based egg replacer that ‘outperforms eggs’
June 27, 2023
Plantible Foods—a startup extracting a highly functional protein from the aquatic plant lemna—has opened a 140-acre lemna farm in Texas and launched its first product: a plant-based egg replacer it claims can “outperform eggs.”
Meet the founder: MycoTechnology’s Alan Hahn on the magic of mycelium, global expansion, and staying focused
June 23, 2023
An IT sales executive turned foodtech entrepreneur, MycoTechnology cofounder and CEO Alan Hahn got the call that dramatically his career trajectory just over a decade ago.
Hyfé raises $9m to transform wastewater into next gen feedstocks for biomanufacturing
June 22, 2023
Hyfé, a Chicago-based startup transforming food processing wastewater into feedstocks for biomanufacturing and clean water, has raised a $9 million seed round led by Synthesis Capital.
Omeat emerges from stealth armed with $40m to scale novel approach to cultivated meat production
June 22, 2023
Cultivated meat startup Omeat has emerged from stealth armed with $40m to fund a novel approach to making meat from animal cells.
‘A truly historic moment…’ UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat clear final hurdles to launch cultivated meat in the US
June 21, 2023
UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat will be the first to launch cultivated meat in the US after clearing the final hurdles required by regulators.
More protein, fewer carbs: BetterBrand raises $6m in series A to expand guilt-free bagel business
June 21, 2023
BetterBrand—a Los Angeles-based startup making high-protein, ultra-low-carb bagels—has raised a $6 million series A round led by VERSO Capital.
US patent office to review Impossible Foods IP following challenge by Motif FoodWorks as legal dispute intensifies
June 20, 2023
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has agreed to review a patent granted to Impossible Foods following a petition by Motif FoodWorks, which is being sued by Impossible for patent infringement.
Brief: Guardian Agriculture nets $20m in series A to expand precision crop protection drone technology
June 20, 2023
Guardian Agriculture has raised $20m in a series A round to expand its autonomous drone technology to farms across the US and ramp-up manufacturing of its SC1 aircraft.
🎥 Precision fermentation: When does it make commercial sense?
June 19, 2023
Thanks to advances in synthetic biology, we can now engineer microbes to produce everything from enzymes to dairy proteins in fermentation tanks. But when does it make commercial sense?
Exclusive: Miyoko’s interim president to step down, no replacement announced yet
June 16, 2023
Jon Blair is stepping down as interim president at Miyoko’s Creamery at the end of the month, AFN has learned. A replacement has not been announced.
Meet the founder: Bond Pet Foods’ Rich Kelleman on pet parents, pivots, and ‘de-risking’ alt protein
June 16, 2023
Bond Pet Food is carving a distinct path in the alt protein space by engineering yeast to produce animal proteins for pet food.
UPSIDE Foods gets USDA green light for ‘cell-cultivated chicken’ label, targets ‘conflicted carnivores’
June 14, 2023
UPSIDE Foods has edged closer to commercialization in the US after receiving a thumbs up from USDA for its ‘cell-cultivated chicken’ label, seven months after securing a green light from the FDA.
🎥 Verb Biotics: Next gen ‘precision biotics’ will deliver ‘measurable effects that consumers can feel’
June 12, 2023
Launched in September 2021 with $30 million in funding, microbiome startup Verb Biotics engineers ‘precision biotics’ for foods and supplements with ‘measurable effects that consumers can feel.’
Meat from mycelium: MyForest Foods raises $15m Series A-2, hires new CEO, teases new product
June 6, 2023
MyForest Foods—a New York-based startup making whole cuts of meat from mushroom mycelium—has raised $15 million in Series A-2 funding and hired Greg Shewchuk as its new CEO.
Impossible Foods’ attorneys did not break rules by hiring private investigators in case vs Motif, judge rules
June 5, 2023
Impossible Foods’ lawyers did not violate rules of professional conduct by hiring private investigators to pose as potential customers in order to obtain product information and samples from Motif FoodWorks as the companies clashed over IP, a court has ruled.
Fungi-fueled startup Meati Foods lays off 5% of workforce, but remains “as bullish as ever” about its prospects
June 3, 2023
Fungi-fueled alt meat startup Meati Foods has laid off 17 of its 300 employees this week, three months after opening a new production facility in Thornton, Colorado, but says the move does not reflect weak demand for its products.
Cultivated meat: Foodtech fantasy or the future of meat? ‘None of this stuff makes any commercial sense until everyone’s eating it’
June 1, 2023
Five or six years ago the press coverage around cultivated meat was almost universally positive. Today, we’re seeing headlines about cancerous cells, ‘vaporware,’ and business failures. So where does the industry go from here?
Motif FoodWorks accuses Impossible Foods of hiring private investigators to ‘circumvent the discovery process’ in ongoing IP litigation
May 25, 2023
Motif FoodWorks has accused Impossible Foods of hiring private investigators to pose as potential customers to “covertly” obtain information about Motif’s business that could influence ongoing litigation between the warring foodtech companies and “circumvent the discovery process.”
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