Gouda idea: Cali company raises cash for animal-free cheese
In San Francisco, animal-free cheesemaker Change Foods has raised $875,000 in an oversubscribed, pre-seed funding round, according to Green Queen.
The company had initially targeted...
Finnebrogue and Ivy Farm partner on cultivated wagyu beef
In the United Kingdom, food producer Finnebrogue and cultivated meat maker Ivy Farm Technologies have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop the...
USDA approves UPSIDE Foods cultivated chicken
In California, cultivated meat pioneer UPSIDE Foods has received U.S. Department of Agriculture label approval for its cultivated chicken. The move paves the way...
Jellatech raises $3.5 million for bio-identical collagen
In North Carolina, biotechnology company Jellatech has announced an oversubscribed, $3.5-million seed round as it looks to scale production of bio-identical human, bovine, and...
Meatable taps ESCO Aster for cultivated pork production
In the Netherlands, Meatable has partnered with ESCO Aster—the only commercially licensed cultivated meat contract manufacturer in the world—to launch cultivated pork in Singapore....
A&W offers Beyond Meat plant-based burgers across Canada
In Canada, A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. will be the first national burger chain in Canada, and Beyond Meat's largest restaurant partner yet,...
Pope asks youth to cut down on meat
In Prague, Pope Francis has requested young people cut down on meat to help address the climate crisis. In a letter to the EU...
Full Harvest fights food waste
In California, Full Harvest, a marketplace for excess produce that would otherwise go to waste, closed an $8.5 million Series A round led by...
Innit buys ShopWell for personalized nutrition guidance while planning, shopping and cooking
In California, Innit, a leading food tech innovator, acquired ShopWell Labs, Inc., a personalized food discovery platform with features ranging from meal planning, shopping...
Soylent receives $50 million in Series B funding
In California, Soylent announced the completion of a $50 million Series B financing round led by GV with participation from Tao Capital Partners, as...