Faux foie gras firm forms foodie panel

In Paris, cultivated meat startup Gourmey has formed what it claims is the culinary industry’s first-ever advisory board dedicated to cultivated meat. The panel...

Skip the salad with vitamin-enriched cultured beef

In Massachusetts, researchers at Tufts University are demonstrating that cultured meat can be made healthier than conventional meat by genetically engineering cow cells to...

Dannon meets or exceeds Partnership for a Healthier America commitments

In Washington, D.C., The Dannon Company has met and in some cases surpassed its commitment to the Partnership for a Healthier America. Dannon exceeded the...

Cargill switches sweetener plant from corn to wheat to make vegetable protein and biofuel

In Germany, Cargill announced its intent to grow and diversify its product portfolio at its starches and sweeteners plant in Krefeld with products such...

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...

Natufia offers fresh produce grown automatically in your kitchen

In the United Kingdom, Natufia Labs, a startup developing machine-learning technology that grows plants right in your kitchen, closed a $1.2 million seed round...

New proprietary stevia leaf has twenty times more sugar-like steviol glycosides than other varieties

In Malaysia, PureCircle announced the successful production of the first stevia leaf extract from the new, proprietary stevia leaf – StarLeaf stevia.  StarLeaf stevia...

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...

Vegan ice cream Brave Robot uses biotech to produce milk proteins

In California, food technology firm Perfect Day has expanded into animal-free dairy ice cream. Dubbed Brave Robot, the company uses genetically modified microflora to produce...

Impossible Foods wants to eliminate animals for food by 2035

In California, Impossible Foods published its 2018 impact report, an annual update on the startup’s mission, business and strategic roadmap. The report, “Mission: Earth,”...

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