Under development Down Under: Lab-cultured yak and kangaroo meat
In Australia, a startup is developing cell-based meat replacements for rarely eaten animals, including kangaroo, lion, tortoise, and yak. Vow Foods, which says it takes...
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...
Hampton Creek launches breakfast eggs without the egg
In California, Hampton Creek, a company that applies cutting-edge science and technology to create healthier, more sustainable foods announced the launch of Just Scramble. ...
Kroger partners with Apeel to reduce food waste
In Ohio, The Kroger Co. announced that The Horton Fruit Company is supplying Apeel avocados from Apeel Sciences to the grocer, starting in its...
Spinach eyed as scaffold material for lab-grown beef
In Massachusetts, researchers at Boston College are considering spinach as an edible scaffolding material to produce lab-grown more cost effectively.
After paring the leaves down...
The Beyond Burger goes to Hong Kong
In California, Beyond Meat announced the international launch of The Beyond Burger at the in-store bistro of Hong Kong’s Green Common’s Harbour City and...
New York startup using precision fermentation to make breast milk
In New York, startup Helaina is using precision fermentation to produce breast milk that more closely mimics the real thing.
Founder Laura Katz recently told...
FDA says the Impossible Burger is GRAS
In California, Impossible Foods received a no-questions letter from the US Food and Drug Administration, accepting the unanimous conclusion of a panel of food-safety...
Nestlé USA enters the plant-based foods segment with Sweet Earth acquisition
In Virginia, Nestlé USA agreed to acquire Sweet Earth, a plant-based foods manufacturer based in Moss Landing, CA. The acquisition will give Nestlé immediate...
Purdue teams with industry leaders to modernize the freeze-drying process
In Indiana, Purdue University researchers and industry leaders are teaming up to transform the freeze-drying process, formally known as lyophilization, used to make everything...