Actor James Cromwell glues hand to Starbucks counter to protest plant-based milk upcharge
In New York, actor James Cromwell briefly disrupted a Manhattan Starbucks by gluing his hand to the counter in protest of the popular chain’s...
Cow-free milk maker Remilk plans massive facility in Denmark
In Denmark, foodtech startup Remilk has announced plans to build the world’s largest cow-free milk plant. The 750,000-square-foot facility will be built in Kalundborg...
Israel startup E-FISHient targets cultivated tilapia
In Israel, a new cultivated seafood startup has been spun out of a collaboration between publicly traded investment fund BioMeat Foodtech and Volcani Institute,...
Let them eat lab-grown caviar
In London, scientists at Caviar Biotec and University College London have grown sturgeon caviar in a lab using cells from a fish egg sac....
Mollusk money: Lab-grown oyster maker attracts key investor
In North Carolina, a startup pursuing lab-grown oysters has received an unspecified investment from Cult Food Science, an investment firm focused on cultivated meat...
Space steaks: Elon Musk’s aerospace firm takes cultivated cow cells to ISS
In Israel, cultivated meat cells from Aleph Farms have been taken to the International Space Station, courtesy of Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace firm.
The goal...
Jungle on your plate: Lab-grown lion and zebra meat heads to taste tests
Cultivated meat startup Primeval Foods is planning tasting events in New York and London for its lab-grown lion, tiger and zebra meat.
Based in the...
Natalie Portman invests in alternative meat
In Boston, a startup pursuing whole-cut meats from plants has raised $12 million with participation from actress Natalie Portman.
Formerly named Boston Meats, the company...
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...