Green beans: Brazil’s Cellva uses biotech to convert coffee waste into cocoa substitute
In Brazil, a São Paulo-based biotech startup is converting coffee waste into cocoa substitute in an effort to address shortages, high prices, and large...
Re:meat raises $1.1 million in oversubscribed funding round for cultivated
In Sweden, cultivated meat startup Re:meat has successfully closed an oversubscribed funding round, raising €1 million (US$1.1 million) to establish Scandinavia’s first "Re:meatery," a...
Mission Barns gets FDA Okay for cultivated fat, secures restaurant partner
In California, cultivated meat startup Mission Barns is planning a retail launch and first restaurant partnership following regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and...
Marsapet taps Calysta for vegan dog food
In California, Calysta and Marsapet have launched the first complete dog food featuring FeedKind Pet protein, a cultured protein fermented without using any arable...
Swiss chocolatier Lindt invests in Food Brewer
In Switzerland, food-tech startup Food Brewer has raised CHF 5 million ($5.6 million) in a seed extension round that included participation from chocolatier Lindt...
Meatly debuts world’s first cultivated dog treats
In the United Kingdom, Meatly has introduced Chick Bites, a hybrid dog treat made by pet food startup The Pack, at Pets at Home....
South Dakota moves to ban cultivated meat
In South Dakota, lawmakers have advanced a bill prohibiting the production, sale and distribution of cultivated meat. The Amendment, added to HB1109, was passed...
Food flex: MyriaMeat achieves muscle contractions in lab-grown pork
In Munich, cultivated meat startup MyriaMeat has grown pig muscle tissue from pluripotent stem cells with the ability to contract—an industry first.
The achievement could...
Valio and Melt&Marble to codevelop products using cell-based fats
In Finland, dairy major Valio has initiated a research collaboration with Melt&Marble, a Swedish company that produces fats for food applications using cellular agriculture....
Foodtech startup Pluri secures $6.5 million, enters cacao market via Kokomondo acquisition
In Israel Pluri Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in cell-based solutions, has received a strategic private investment of $6.5 million, led by global investor...