Faux foie gras firm to expand into other poultry products
In France, cultured foie gras startup Gourmey has raised $10 million and announced plans to expand into cultured poultries, including duck, chicken and turkey.
The...
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...
Unilever eyes 2023 for precision-fermented dairy launch
In London, Unilever executives have publicly called dairy “problematic” as it invests in R&D to produce alternatives via precision fermentation. The consumer goods giant,...
“Eat a Swede” satirically promotes cultivated human meat
In France, a playfully macabre short film encouraging the consumption of people—specifically, Swedish people, going by the film’s title “Eat a Swede” and tagline...
Good shucking idea: Startup targets lab-grown oysters
In North Carolina, two entrepreneurs hope to bring lab-grown oyster meat to raw bars and leave real oysters doing what they do best: filtering...
France ag minister poo-poos cultivated meat, asks Twitter-verse to think of the children
In France, Agricultural Minister Julien Denormandie has seemingly indicated he will not approve cell-based meat for sale. On social media, Denormandie wrote, “Meat comes...
Iron Man invests in cheesier vegan cheese startup
In California, vegan cheese startup Nobell Foods has raised $75 million to tackle perhaps one of the biggest hurdles to adopting a vegan diet:...
Dream job alert: Lab-grown meat startup recruiting bacon taste testers
In California, start-up Mission Barns is looking for 100 bacon lovers to do curbside taste tests of its lab-grown meat.
The taste tests will be...
Netanyahu endorses cultivated meat, says Israel will become “powerhouse” in the space
In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first world leader to sample cell-based meat—which he subsequently gave rave reviews.
After tasting cultivated steak produced...
Celebrated chef forms cultured meat joint venture
In Japan, Michelin Star chef Shimamura Masaharu has launched a cultured meat startup.
The award-winning creator and owner of Osaka’s Unkaku restaurant has launched...