Green beans: Brazil’s Cellva uses biotech to convert coffee waste into cocoa substitute
In Brazil, a São Paulo-based biotech startup is converting coffee waste into cocoa substitute in an effort to address shortages, high prices, and large...
The Blockchain Food Safety Alliance debuts in China
In China, Walmart, JD.com, IBM, and Tsinghua University National Engineering Laboratory for E-Commerce Technologies announced the Blockchain Food Safety Alliance, a collaboration designed to...
Daily Harvest expands with a $43 million investment
In New York, Daily Harvest, the female-led, New York-based subscription service specializing in frozen, plant-based, one-step-prep foods, announced a $43 million Series B funding...
Lab-grown fish startup raises €7 million
In Germany, lab-grown fish startup Bluu Biosciences has raised €7 million ($8.25 million) to advance its cell-based salmon, trout, and carp, the most-consumed fish...
Celeb-backed Wildtype eyes launch of lab-grown salmon by year-end
In San Francisco, a cultivated seafood maker backed by A-listers has said it will launch sushi-grade salmon in restaurants before the year-end.
Justin Kolbeck,...
Designer eyes bacteria as the future of food
In the Netherlands, designer Marek Głogowski is advocating for humans to eat more sustainably by adding more bacteria-based foods to their diets.
Głogowski, a recent...
Kratom shows benefits in treating opioid addiction
In New York, a review of 57 years of international scientific evidence may help reduce misconceptions about kratom and restore its potential as a public...
Omeat emerges from stealth mode to deliver cultivated beef
In Los Angeles, Omeat has exited stealth mode and officially joined the race to deliver cultivated meat. The company's process uses regenerative factors extracted...
Milk, cheese and yogurt join kale as good sources of vitamin K
In Massachusetts, new research shows that common dairy products could be a good source of dietary vitamin K, which helps the blood to clot,...
Ocean Hugger Foods partners with Aramark to distribute plant-based raw tuna alternative
In New York, Ocean Hugger Foods, the makers of Ahimi, the world’s first plant-based alternative to raw tuna, partnered with Aramark, a global leader...