Future of protein includes mushrooms, cultured seafood

In San Diego, a protein innovation contest has crowned MycoTechnology Inc., earning the mushroom-based protein production company a $1 million investment. The Radicle Protein Challenge,...

Plant-based cheesemaker raises $7.5 million

In California, plant-based food start-up Climax Foods has raised $7.5 million. The company’s initial focus will be on developing a fermentation-based process to make cheese,...

Kratom shows benefits in treating opioid addiction 

In New York, a review of 57 years of international scientific evidence may help reduce misconceptions about kratom and restore its potential as a public...

BELIEVER breaks ground on cultivated meat mega-facility

Israeli lab-grown meat company BELIEVER Meats has broken ground in North Carolina on what it claims will be the largest cultivated meat production facility...

Singapore eyes lab-grown food to ease supply concerns

In Singapore, development of plant-based and cell-cultured food is accelerating as the COVID-19 pandemic draws into sharp relief both the impact of climate change...

DuPont announces second microbiome strategic partnership

In Denmark, the DuPont Nutrition & Health Microbiome Venture announced its second strategic research and development partnership with the Center of Food and Fermentation...

Cricketer and Bollywood star invest in plant-based meat

In India, cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma have invested in Mumbai-based alternative protein startup Blue Tribe Foods. The couple, who married...

All you need is plant-based chicken: Paul McCartney backs Singapore alt protein

In Singapore, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney has participated in a $100-million series A funding round for Next Gen Foods, the alternative protein company behind plant-based...

Solar Foods and Ajinomoto unveil mooncakes from air

In Singapore, food giant Ajinomoto has introduced mooncakes and ice cream sandwiches featuring proteins produced using fermentation and carbon dioxide as feedstock. Dubbed Solein, the...

Food giant Nestlé signs cultured meat exploration pact

In Switzerland, leading food company Nestlé has announced a partnership with Israeli startup Future Meat to evaluate how cultured meat can be incorporated into...

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