Impossible Burgers can fly, too
In New Zealand, Air New Zealand is the first in the world to serve the plant-based Impossible Burger which is now available as part of its...
Fish Byproduct Chitosan Holds Promise as Cow Feed Additive
In Brazil, researchers have examined the impact of supplementing beef cattle feed with chitosan, a byproduct of the fishing industry.
The work aimed to evaluate...
DuPont receives Gates Foundation grant for protein-based biologic medicine development
In Delaware, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided a grant to DuPont Industrial Biosciences to create new production systems to enable affordable, protein-based...
Kraft Heinz launches Evolv Ventures looking for disruptive tech companies
In Illinois, Kraft Heinz launched the $100 million Evolv Ventures fund to invest in emerging tech companies that are transforming the food industry and...
Novel Foods Group bets big on precision fermentation to produce elusive sweetener
In Dubai, Novel Foods Group is planning a $500-million precision fermentation production hub to scale production of brazzein, a sweeter-than-sugar protein found in the...
Ample Foods raises $2 million to expand drinkable nutrition markets
In California, Ample Foods, a nutrition startup that enables people to have a complete, satisfying and healthy meal in under two minutes, announced an...
Perfect Day gets $24.7 million and a new patent
In California, Perfect Day, a global leader in the science, research, and production of animal-free dairy, raised $24.7 million in funding and received its...
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,...
New pneumonia vaccine offers comprehensive immune response
In New York, a new vaccine under development provoked an immune response to seventy-two forms of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Vaccines introduced in the early 2000s...
Lab-grown chocolate stirs up interest
In Germany, a startup is developing no-cocoa chocolate in an effort to address the climate and child-labor concerns surrounding the cocoa industry. QOA, which...