Mollusk money: Lab-grown oyster maker attracts key investor
In North Carolina, a startup pursuing lab-grown oysters has received an unspecified investment from Cult Food Science, an investment firm focused on cultivated meat...
Meat milestone: Singapore okays second cultivated meat product
In Singapore, regulators have approved Eat Just’s cultivated chicken breast for human consumption—just the second such approval globally after the forward-thinking nation gave Eat...
Spyce opens with the world’s first robotic kitchen
In Massachusetts, the world’s first restaurant with a robotic kitchen opened in the form of the fast-casual eatery Spyce. Created as a startup on...
The Anna Karenina principle for microbiomes
In Oregon, scientists at Oregon State University proposed an Anna Karenina principle for microbiomes that effectively shows the bacterial communities that live inside everyone...
Acclaimed restaurant Noma partners with Novonesis to “take deliciousness to the next level”
In Denmark, Michelin star-mainstay Noma has partnered with biosolutions leader Novonesis to determine the potential of new biobased food ingredients within the Noma Projects...
Stake in Steak: Shiok acquires 90% of cultured beef startup
In Singapore, Shiok Meats has acquired a 90% stake in Gaia Foods, a company developing cultured meats including beef, pork, and mutton, for an...
Yumble expands kid-friendly home meal delivery
In New York, Yumble, a home-delivery kids' food service, closed Series A funding having raised $8.5 million to date. By shipping kid-friendly lunches, dinners,...
Stinky tuna no more! Plant-based tuna hits shelves
In New York, Good Catch created a plant-based albacore tuna that doesn’t smell like tuna but tastes just like the usual tuna fish. The...
Ample Foods raises $2 million to expand drinkable nutrition markets
In California, Ample Foods, a nutrition startup that enables people to have a complete, satisfying and healthy meal in under two minutes, announced an...
Opalia and Hoogwegt partner on cell-based dairy
In Canada, cell-based dairy startup Opalia and dairy ingredient provider Hoogwegt have entered into a commercial agreement.
Under the terms of the two-year deal,...