Plant-based cheesemaker raises $7.5 million
In California, plant-based food start-up Climax Foods has raised $7.5 million. The company’s initial focus will be on developing a fermentation-based process to make cheese,...
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...
Danone takes a stake in Harmless Harvest to expand premium coconut water distribution
In France, Danone Manifesto Ventures took a stake in Harmless Harvest, a leader in U.S. refrigerated premium coconut water and a Fair for Life...
Healthy meal ingredients grown at home using 3D printed CellPod tech
In Finland, the VTT Technical Research Centre has developed a plant cell incubator for home use that yields a harvest within a week. Using...
Improve Nature lands $3 million to expand soy-based protein that behave like meat
In North Carolina, Improved Nature raised more than $3 million to expand their offering of alternative plant-based meat substitutes made from non-GMO sustainably-sourced plant-based...
Plant-based meat makers willing to give cultivated fat a try
In Belgium, a cultivated fat startup has conducted a survey showing more than half of plant-based meat producers would “likely or very likely” add...
To protect the global milk supply, Cornell and IBM use genetic sequencing and bioinformatics
In New York, IBM and Cornell University are using next-generation sequencing combined with bioinformatics to help reduce the chances that the global milk supply...
Better Juice reduces simple sugars in fruit juices
In Israel, Better Juice Ltd. developed innovative technology to reduce the amount of simple sugars in orange juice. The patent-pending enzymatic technology uses all-natural...
Kraft Heinz launches Springboard to support emergent brands
In Chicago, The Kraft Heinz Company launched Springboard, a platform dedicated to nurturing, scaling and accelerating the growth of disruptive US brands within the...
Kaleido Biosciences and CoreBiome accelerate microbiome therapeutic discovery
In Massachusetts, Kaleido Biosciences, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel chemistries to unlock the power of the human microbiome, announced an agreement with CoreBiome, a...