EVERY debuts yeast-fermentation egg alternative at buzzy NYC restaurant
In New York, a Michelin star restaurant that made waves in 2021 by announcing an all plant-based menu will be the first to serve...
Smithfield Foods invests $25 million in Chef’d to accelerate the online meal kit market
In Virginia, Smithfield Foods, Inc. invested $25 million in Chef’d, an e-commerce meal marketplace. With this investment, the companies will leverage Smithfield’s portfolio of...
Researchers at Yonsei University develop rice with cultivated beef cells
In South Korea, scientists have combined cultivated bovine muscle and fat cells to cooked rice, creating an umami flavor profile and adding protein to...
Cultivated wildebeest could soon appear on South African menus
In South Africa, cultivated meat producer Mogale Meat says it could have lab-grown game meat, such as springbok, wildebeest, and impala, available for sampling...
University of Edinburgh researchers bring us a step closer to space bacon
In Scotland, researchers from the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute have created a pig cell line capable of producing fat cells with “remarkable consistency”...
Replacing dietary saturated fat with vegetable oil reduces cardiovascular disease as well as statins
In Dallas, an American Heart Association advisory reports that replacing saturated fat with healthier fat may lower cholesterol as well as drugs. Several studies...
Detecting food fraud and contaminants with portable nuclear-based technology
In Austria, the International Atomic Energy Agency launched a coordinated research project to develop methods for using hand-held devices to quickly detect food fraud...
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...
DuPont Nutrition debuts plant-based, 90 percent protein nuggets for healthy snacks
In Nevada, DuPont Nutrition & Health debuted SUPRO 90 percent protein nuggets in a range of textures, shapes and sizes, offering endless possibilities to...
Meat without feet or fins: Lab-grown sushi plant set to open in Bay Area
In California, cultured seafood company Wildtype is set to open a new facility that can, at full scale, produce 200,000 pounds of cell-based, sushi-grade...