TerraVia partners with Compass to expand algae food oil distribution
In California, TerraVia signed a multi-year food oils supply agreement with Compass, and, Bon Appétit Management Company, a unit of Compass, adopted Thrive Culinary...
BASF selects Corbion for North American sales and marketing of Spongolit and Lamequick
In New Jersey, BASF's Human Nutrition business selected Corbion for sales and marketing of BASF's Spongolit aerating emulsifiers and Lamequick whipping agents in North...
Vegan Scots rejoice! Prototype haggis expected by Burns Night
In Scotland, cultivated meat startup Roslin Technologies is targeting haggis—a dish comprised of minced sheep organs baked in the animal’s stomach—as its first product.
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To protect the global milk supply, Cornell and IBM use genetic sequencing and bioinformatics
In New York, IBM and Cornell University are using next-generation sequencing combined with bioinformatics to help reduce the chances that the global milk supply...
Shiru creates an “Amazon for proteins”
In California, Shiru is launching the world’s first marketplace and discovery platform for proteins. Dubbed ProteinDiscovery.ai, the platform allows users to search, discover, pilot,...
Perfect Day raises $350 million, plans to add tech development arm
In Berkeley, California, animal-free milk protein producer Perfect Day has closed a $350 million Series D investment round. The company says it will use...
Maple Leaf Foods unfurls Greenleaf Foods for plant-based focus
In Illinois, Greenleaf Foods, SPC launched as a food company dedicated to cultivating and advancing leadership in the fast growing plant-based food sector. As...
DoD yields to livestock lobby, cancels military cultivated meat funding program
In the US, lobbying from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has prompted the Department of Defense to cancel plans to fund research into cultivated...
Bulgaria’s Cupffee wants you to eat your coffee cup
In Bulgaria, a “sustainable edibles” startup aims to reduce the mountains of waste generated by takeaway cups of coffee. Dubbed Cupffee, the company has...
Unibio opens first commercial plant to make single cell protein from natural gas
In Denmark, Unibio has opened a commercial fermentation plant to convert natural gas into a highly concentrated, single-cell protein and produce up to 80...