Impossible Burgers can fly, too
In New Zealand, Air New Zealand is the first in the world to serve the plant-based Impossible Burger which is now available as part of its...
Let them eat macarons: Animal-free egg whites to debut in demanding baking application
In San Francisco, precision fermentation firm The EVERY Co. has unveiled animal-free egg whites and will soon prove their alternative’s “whipping and gelling” properties...
AQUA Cultured Foods taps Ginkgo Bioworks to accelerate alternative tuna and scallops
In Chicago, AQUA Cultured Foods has partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks to optimize production of alternative seafood. Specifically, the two companies will jointly optimize AQUA...
Lab-in-a-smartphone breakthrough enables mobile health diagnostics
In Illinois, University of Illinois professors demonstrated a compact, inexpensive system that performs optical spectroscopy in a way that can fit inside the body...
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...
Plenty goes to Seattle for their next backyard-quality indoor farm
In California, Plenty announced their next indoor organic farm will be in the Seattle area as they continue to scale worldwide. Expected to open in...
Aleph Farms files for Cultivated Meat in Thailand
In Israel, Aleph Farms has submitted its first regulatory application for cultivated meat in Thailand. This application, filed in collaboration with Thai Union, aims...
ADM acquires Serbian soy protein company
In Chicago, agribusiness giant ADM has acquired Serbia’s Sojaprotein, a leading provider of non-GMO soy ingredients, for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 1977, Sojaprotein produces...
Animal-free meat solutions among Israeli food tech finalists
In Israel, winners of Calcalist’s Food Innovation contest for best startup working in food technology has named 11 finalists, including a handful of biotech...
Spent brewers’ yeast used to make vegan ribs
In California, food tech firm Planetarians is converting spent brewers’ yeast sourced from AB InBev—maker of popular beer brands like Budweiser and Stella Artois—into...