Cell-based space meat could address astronaut appetites
In Paris, the European Space Agency has completed two projects that point to the viability of growing meat in space, potentially solving a major...
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...
Gouda idea: Cali company raises cash for animal-free cheese
In San Francisco, animal-free cheesemaker Change Foods has raised $875,000 in an oversubscribed, pre-seed funding round, according to Green Queen.
The company had initially targeted...
Dockside and Perennia partner to make nutritious pet food from rescued fresh food
In Nova Scotia, Dockside Pet Products and Services partnered with Perennia Food and Agriculture to create pet food products using local ingredients from rescued...
Inside scoop: Unilever set to launch chocolate ice cream enabled by precision fermentation
In London, Breyers will soon introduce a chocolate ice cream that replaces lactose with a whey protein produced by precision fermentation. The new offering...
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...
Meat without feet (or fins): Chicago company reports alternative seafood breakthrough
In Chicago, alternative seafood startup AquaCultured Foods claims to have produced the world’s first “whole muscle seafood alternative” via fermentation. The process uses fungi...
Copia Agro & Food announces a new $50 million agriculture and food investment fund
In Israel, the Copia Agro & Food fund announced it is raising $50 million to expand its investments in agricultural and food projects developed...
Spinach eyed as scaffold material for lab-grown beef
In Massachusetts, researchers at Boston College are considering spinach as an edible scaffolding material to produce lab-grown more cost effectively.
After paring the leaves down...
Nestlé USA enters the plant-based foods segment with Sweet Earth acquisition
In Virginia, Nestlé USA agreed to acquire Sweet Earth, a plant-based foods manufacturer based in Moss Landing, CA. The acquisition will give Nestlé immediate...