Meat milestone: Lab-grown chicken sees first commercial sale
In Singapore, cultured meat leader Eat Just has claimed the world’s first commercial sale of a cultured meat product. The news comes just weeks...
3D-printed steak startup invests in lab-grown fat
In Israel, 3-D printed steak startup Meat-Tech 3D Ltd. is planning to buy an unnamed cultured fat company for $17.5 million and plans to...
Symrise plans natural food coloring sale
In Germany, specialty chemicals giant Symrise AG has received an offer from Chr. Hansen Natural Colors A/S, now known as Oterra, to acquire its...
Designer eyes bacteria as the future of food
In the Netherlands, designer Marek Głogowski is advocating for humans to eat more sustainably by adding more bacteria-based foods to their diets.
Głogowski, a recent...
Mushroom stem preservative uses ag waste to prevent food waste
In Canada, a company extracting food preservatives from mushrooms has increased production to meet growing consumer demand for natural food additives.
Chinova Bioworks has added...
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...
Krispy Kreme and Ethical Spirits team up to produce doughnut gin
In Tokyo, craft gin maker Ethical Spirits has formed an unlikely partnership with Krispy Kreme doughnut chain to produce gin.
Called Little Joy Spirits,...
Show me the honey: Start up developing bee-free route
In the Netherlands, Fooditive has begun developing bee-free honey using DNA from honey and fermentation enzymes. The company says its faux honey has the...
Spain looks to evaluate health impacts of cultured meat
In Spain, BioTech Foods has been awarded a €5.2 million (US $6.3 million) government grant to evaluate if cultured meat has any of the...
Cultured Wagyu beef maker raises $5 million
In California, Orbillion Bio, a startup targeting lab-grown replacements for foodie cuts of meat like bison, elk and Wagyu beef, has raised $5 million.
The...