Designer Kyran Knauf set to launch bioplastic tabletop cricket farms
In the Netherlands, designer Kyran Knauf wants to introduce a truly alternative protein to people’s diets: crickets. He has created a small device that...
USDA approves UPSIDE Foods cultivated chicken
In California, cultivated meat pioneer UPSIDE Foods has received U.S. Department of Agriculture label approval for its cultivated chicken. The move paves the way...
Company making food from air announces seed funding
In Vienna, carbon dioxide-to-food-ingredients startup Arkeon Biotechnologies has added €4 million (US$4.3 million) to a €6.5 million seed funding announced last March.
The company...
Eating more nuts, vegetables and whole grains with less salt and trans fat reduces...
In Oregon, researchers showed a direct link between unhealthy diets and more than 400,000 deaths from heart and blood vessel diseases in 2015. The...
Natural additives eliminate nitrites in British bacon
In the UK, the cancer risk in bacon, the beloved British fry-up, will be slashed next month with a technological breakthrough that eliminates dangerous...
NoPalm raises €5 million for palm oil alternative
In the Netherlands, palm oil alternative startup NoPalm Ingredients has raised €5 million (US$5.4 million) to accelerate scale up of its biotech-enabled yeast oils.
Founded...
Impossible Foods to make 1 million pounds of plant-based meat per month
In California, Impossible Foods launched its first large-scale production facility to make at least 1 million pounds of plant-based meat per month – enough...
Lots of nutrition information meets lots of confusion
In Washington, D.C., the International Food Information Council Foundation’s 12th Annual Food and Health Survey found that 96 percent of consumers seek health benefits...
Time for the steak harvest? Molecular farming looks to produce animal proteins in plants
In the United Kingdom, Moolec Science is looking to “molecular farm” by coaxing crops to create animal proteins. The company believes that by leveraging...
Fonterra Ventures teams with foodspring to tap into the active nutrition market
In New Zealand, Fonterra Ventures has entered into its first strategic partnership, teaming up with German active nutrition start-up foodspring, Germany’s fastest-growing food start-up. The...