Zipongo acquires FillMyFork to make purchasing healthy food easier
In California, Zipongo acquired FillMyFork as a complimentary expansion of its Food Benefits Management offering to health plans, employers and health systems. Zipongo and FillMyFork...
Cruelty-free kebabs: Future Meat adds lamb to portfolio
In Israel, cultivated meat pioneer Future Meat Technologies has produced lab-grown lamb that looks, cooks and tastes like conventional ground lamb meat.
The company uses...
Lab-grown crab didn’t leave taste testers crabby
In Singapore, cultivated meat startup Shiok Meats recently held a tasting event for what it claims is the world’s first cell-based crab meat.
At an...
First gene therapy in the U.S. approved by the FDA
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the first gene therapy available in the United States, ushering in a new approach...
Symrise opens innovation center dedicated to “naturalness”
In Singapore, specialty chemicals company Symrise has unveiled “Enhanced Naturals @Spark,” a multi-functional innovation and technology center is dedicated to “naturalness innovation.” The facility...
Perfect Day raises $350 million, plans to add tech development arm
In Berkeley, California, animal-free milk protein producer Perfect Day has closed a $350 million Series D investment round. The company says it will use...
Singapore first to approve cultivated meat for sale
In Singapore, regulatory authorities have approved the sale of cell-based meat, becoming the first country to do so.
After extensive testing and review, The Singapore...
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...
Sweet Defeat lozenge stops sugar cravings in seconds
In New York, Sweet Defeat LLC, launched Sweet Defeat, a patented lozenge that is clinically proven to reduce consumption of and desire for high...
Purple Carrot and Fresh Del Monte Produce expand plant-based meal kit availability
In Massachusetts, Purple Carrot, the first and only 100 percent plant-based meal kit company, announced that Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. made a $4...