Lab-grown chocolate stirs up interest
In Germany, a startup is developing no-cocoa chocolate in an effort to address the climate and child-labor concerns surrounding the cocoa industry. QOA, which...
Vegan ice cream Brave Robot uses biotech to produce milk proteins
In California, food technology firm Perfect Day has expanded into animal-free dairy ice cream.
Dubbed Brave Robot, the company uses genetically modified microflora to produce...
Chefs Plate delivers 450,000 farm fresh meal kits every month and raises $10 million...
In Canada, Chefs Plate received $10 million in new funding that includes the close of its Series C financing round. Delivering 450,000 meals per...
Beyond Meat and Sysco sign exclusive nationwide food service distribution deal
In California, Beyond Meat announced its partnership with Sysco, the nation’s largest food distributor. The exclusive deal will open distribution of the Beyond Burger...
S2G BioChem teams with Mondelēz International for sweet results
In Canada, S2G BioChem signed a license and collaboration agreement with Mondelēz International to commercialize a sustainably-sourced supply of the food ingredient xylitol using...
Researchers turn soy waste into probiotic nutrition
In Singapore, National University of Singapore food scientists gave okara – the residue from the production of soy milk and tofu that is usually...
Steakholder Foods wins grant for 3D-printed, cultivated fish
In Singapore, Steakholder Foods has received a grant to develop 3D-printed structured eel and grouper in collaboration with Umami Meats. Under the terms of...
ReGrained rescues food waste and upcycles it into SuperGrain
In California, ReGrained released its innovative and revolutionary SuperGrain bar line, a flavorful snack that showcases the nutrition & flavor of ReGrained's upcycled SuperGrain...
Your guide to eco-friendly libations
In New York, lifestyle media brand mindbodygreen has analyzed the environmental footprint of common boozy beverages.
A can of beer got the best marks, as it requires...
Let them eat lab-grown caviar
In London, scientists at Caviar Biotec and University College London have grown sturgeon caviar in a lab using cells from a fish egg sac....