A moo-ving gesture: Big Dairy wants to help cultured milk startups disrupt Big Dairy
In Spain, a leading dairy company is helping cultured milk startups advance their technology by launching a startup incubator.
Pascual Innoventures—the innovation arm of Calidad...
Otsuka buys Daiya Foods to expand plant-based food products
In Canada, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. acquired Daiya Foods Inc. a privately held Vancouver-based company specializing in the manufacture of plant-based foods. The 405 million...
Edible bug grants now available in Europe
In Northwest Europe, companies looking to develop insect-based foods can apply for grants. The European ValuSect (Valuable Insects) consortium is offering forty grants, worth...
Bee-lieve it: MeliBio set to launch fermentation-based honey
In San Francisco, synthetic biology company MeliBio has held a private tasting event for what it claims to be the world’s first bee-free honey.
The...
Solar Foods wins NASA food challenge
In Finland, alternative protein producer Solar Foods has been named the international category winner by the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge.
Launched in 2021 by...
DoD yields to livestock lobby, cancels military cultivated meat funding program
In the US, lobbying from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has prompted the Department of Defense to cancel plans to fund research into cultivated...
Nestlé invents a new sugar crystal so that less tastes like more
In Switzerland, Nestlé scientists created a novel structural form for sugar that can be produced using all natural ingredients. At a microscopic level, the change...
BRAIN Biotech terminates natural sweetener pact with Roquette Frères
In Germany, BRAIN Biotech AG has terminated its joint development contract with Roquette Frères covering natural sweeteners.
The two companies signed the pact in...
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...
Under development Down Under: Lab-cultured yak and kangaroo meat
In Australia, a startup is developing cell-based meat replacements for rarely eaten animals, including kangaroo, lion, tortoise, and yak. Vow Foods, which says it takes...