Let them eat macarons: Animal-free egg whites to debut in demanding baking application
In San Francisco, precision fermentation firm The EVERY Co. has unveiled animal-free egg whites and will soon prove their alternative’s “whipping and gelling” properties...
Bee-free honey maker generates buzz with $7.5 million fundraise
In San Francisco, bee-free honey startup MeliBio has raised $7.5 million to scale and commercialize its technology.
The company uses precision fermentation and plant science...
Rabbis okay cheeseburgers from cultivated meat
In Israel, a group of rabbis has said cheeseburgers made from lab-grown meat is kosher, having determined that the nascent technology does not constitute...
German startup targeting cultivated schnitzel by 2025
In Germany, cultivated meat startup Alife Foods hopes to launch a lab-grown version of schnitzel by 2025.
Alife is currently doing “sensory evaluations” for its...
Ancient bug creates food from art
In Austria, startup Arkeon Biotechnologies has raised $7 million to advance its single-step fermentation process for converting carbon dioxide into food ingredients.
The company was...
DiCaprio, Downey Jr., and NBA Allstar invest in cultivated salmon producer
In San Francisco, cultivated salmon producer Wildtype has raised $100 million in a series B funding as it works to build capacity and prepare...
All you need is plant-based chicken: Paul McCartney backs Singapore alt protein
In Singapore, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney has participated in a $100-million series A funding round for Next Gen Foods, the alternative protein company behind plant-based...
Face-hiding pop artist Sia invests in cultivated pet food startup
In Colorado, alternative protein pet food startup Bond Pet Foods has added Australian singer Sia to its stable of investors.
Founded in 2017, Bond Pet...
Cricketer and Bollywood star invest in plant-based meat
In India, cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma have invested in Mumbai-based alternative protein startup Blue Tribe Foods. The couple, who married...
Good shucking idea: Startup targets lab-grown oysters
In North Carolina, two entrepreneurs hope to bring lab-grown oyster meat to raw bars and leave real oysters doing what they do best: filtering...