NouriTech breaks ground on new plant to produce Calysta’s FeedKind protein at scale
In Tennessee, NouriTech, a venture formed through investments from Cargill, Calysta, Inc. and several third-party institutions, broke ground on a new thirty-seven acre plant...
Bill Gates invests in cell-based breast milk startup
In North Carolina, Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures has co-led an oversubscribed, $21-million Series A funding for cell-based breast milk startup Biomilq.
Using cellular agriculture...
Bill Gates has beef with beef
Microsoft cofounder and third richest man on the planet Bill Gates has ruffled feathers by suggesting in his latest book that to avoid a...
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...
Plant-based meat makers willing to give cultivated fat a try
In Belgium, a cultivated fat startup has conducted a survey showing more than half of plant-based meat producers would “likely or very likely” add...
Mooala raises $5 million to expand distribution
In Texas, Mooala, a producer of dairy-free beverages, raised $5 million of equity capital to facilitate the rapid expansion of Mooala throughout the Southwest,...
Faced with skyrocketing demand, Beyond Meat triples manufacturing
In California, Beyond Meat more than tripled its manufacturing footprint from 30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. as demand continues to skyrocket. This expansion will...
Consumers now insisting on multi-nutrient content, says TerraVia
In California, TerraVia, the algae-based nutrition and specialty ingredients company formerly known as Solazyme, is benefitting from rising demand for plant-based proteins with nutritional...
Memphis Meats raises $17 million to make meat without the animal
In California, Memphis Meats raised $17 million from a group of investors including Bill Gates, Richard Branson and Cargill to continue developing delicious products,...
Food flex: MyriaMeat achieves muscle contractions in lab-grown pork
In Munich, cultivated meat startup MyriaMeat has grown pig muscle tissue from pluripotent stem cells with the ability to contract—an industry first.
The achievement could...