Steak in space: Micro Meat and Orbital Assembly sign cultivated meat pact
In Mexico, cultivated meat producer Micro Meat has partnered with Orbital Assembly to evaluate lab-grown meat production in space.
OA, which develops space stations with...
Purple Carrot and Fresh Del Monte Produce expand plant-based meal kit availability
In Massachusetts, Purple Carrot, the first and only 100 percent plant-based meal kit company, announced that Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. made a $4...
Wasteless gets $2 million to keep reducing food waste in supermarkets
In the Netherlands, Wasteless Ltd, the developer of dynamic pricing software aimed at reducing food waste in supermarkets, completed a $2 million funding round...
Let them eat lab-grown caviar
In London, scientists at Caviar Biotec and University College London have grown sturgeon caviar in a lab using cells from a fish egg sac....
Israeli cultured meat plant can grow equivalent of 250 chickens a day
In Israel, Future Meat Technologies has claimed the world’s first cultured meat factory as well as the emerging industry’s most competitive price point—$3.90 for...
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...
Eating meals within a 10-hour window protects against disease
In California, Salk Institute scientists found that mice lacking the biological clocks for a healthy metabolism could still be protected against obesity and metabolic...
Moderate to vigorous exercise lowers glaucoma risk
In California, a study showed that people who engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity may significantly lower their risk of glaucoma. Researchers from...
Spyce opens with the world’s first robotic kitchen
In Massachusetts, the world’s first restaurant with a robotic kitchen opened in the form of the fast-casual eatery Spyce. Created as a startup on...
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...