PETA offers helping hand to Wienermobile, but with a catch
In Chicago, PETA has offered to replace a recently stolen catalytic converter to get Oscar Mayer’s iconic Wienermobile rolling again—but only if parent company...
Eating meals within a 10-hour window protects against disease
In California, Salk Institute scientists found that mice lacking the biological clocks for a healthy metabolism could still be protected against obesity and metabolic...
Eat Just plans $200-million cultured meat plant in Qatar
In Qatar, food tech Eat Just is planning to build a production plant for cultured chicken and vegan eggs.
Doha Venture Capital contributed a “relevant...
Eating beans instead of beef could reduce U.S. GHG emissions by 75 percent
In California, researchers suggest that the U.S. could realize approximately 50 to 75 percent of its GHG reduction targets for the year 2020, if...
Milk rethinker Remilk raises $11.3 million
In Israel, a startup working to produce dairy products using microbial fermentation has raised $11.3 million in a Series A found. Based in Tel Aviv,...
Califia Farms lands $50 million to expand plant-based beverage manufacturing
In California, Califia Farms, best known for its innovative plant-based beverages in distinctive curvy bottles, closed another round of funding that brought in over...
ClearMeat targets clean meat adoption in India
In India, cell-based meat company ClearMeat has developed cultivated chicken mince that it hopes will address both the populous country’s increasing appetite for chicken...
Rebound Technologies receives $1.2 million to keep food cold and save electricity at the...
In Colorado, Rebound Technologies, a Denver-based startup developing a novel refrigeration technology, closed a $1.2 million seed round with support from PRIME Coalition, Closed...
Nestlé invests $145 million in Aimmune to develop multiple food allergy therapies
In Switzerland, Nestlé Health Science invested $145 million in Aimmune Therapeutics to accelerate the development of innovative oral immunotherapy biologics designed to desensitize people...
Post-diagnosis soy consumption reduces mortality from some breast cancers
In Massachusetts, research led by Tufts University found that post-diagnosis consumption of foods rich in isoflavones, like soy, is associated with a reduced mortality...