Meat milestone: Singapore okays second cultivated meat product
In Singapore, regulators have approved Eat Just’s cultivated chicken breast for human consumption—just the second such approval globally after the forward-thinking nation gave Eat...
Future Meat raises $347 million to build US cultivated meat facility
In Israel, cultivated meat maker Future Meat has raised a whopping $347 million in a Series B funding, which it will use to build...
Shrimply the best: South Korean startup creates Dokdo prototype
In South Korea, Dokdo shrimp has been cultivated in a lab for the first time. CellMEAT says it has created several prototypes with different...
MeaTech 3D unveils largest cultured steak to date
In Israel, cultivated steak producer MeaTech 3D announced that it has successfully “printed” a 3.67-ounce cut of beef without adding any soy or pea...
Upside Foods weighs in on cultivated meat labeling debate
In California, cultivated meat major Upside Foods has told the USDA that cultivated meat should be called cultivated meat, noting that any regulations on...
Investors back cheesier animal-free mozzarella
In California, startup New Culture has raised $25 million as it works to make good on its promise of putting a better animal-free mozzarella...
ADM acquires Serbian soy protein company
In Chicago, agribusiness giant ADM has acquired Serbia’s Sojaprotein, a leading provider of non-GMO soy ingredients, for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 1977, Sojaprotein produces...
Meat processing giant JBS invests $100 million in cultivated meat startup
In Spain, leading meat processor JBS is taking a majority stake in cultured meat startup BioTech Foods.
The deal, which marks JBS’s entry into to...
Delicious data: Shiru uses machine learning to identify food-friendly proteins
In California, alternative protein startup Shiru has closed a $17 million Series A funding round and says it will use the funds to build...
Israel’s Herzog claims first president to try cultivated meat
In Israel, Isaac Herzog has become the first president to try cultivated meat. At a National Climate Strategy hype event ahead of Herzog’s departure to...