New bill aims to protect the agriculture industry from ideological attacks that blame ranchers for climate change Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed a new bill into law that prohibits the sale of lab-grown meat in the state. He stated that this decision was made to support and promote a[Read More…]
Protein Alternatives
Woodland Foods announces strategic acquisition of Idan Foods
Adds breading, batter, and coating systems capabilities to the solutions portfolio Woodland Foods (Woodland) a provider of globally-sourced, plant-based ingredients based in Waukegan, IL, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Idan Foods (Idan), a provider of breading and batters, coating systems, baking mixes, and seasonings based in Hawthorne, NJ. The Idan[Read More…]
UNLIMEAT Pulled pork wrap available at Starbucks HK
UNLIMEAT’s Starbucks collaboration is the most recent in a series of collaborations between UNLIMEAT and global companies in Hong Kong like Seven Eleven, and Ikea UNLIMEAT announced the launch of its Pulled Pork Wrap at Starbucks stores throughout Hong Kong. The UNLIMEAT Pulled Pork Wrap is a fully plant-based product containing UNLIMEAT’s pulled pork,[Read More…]
Meatless Mondays advocates consumption of plant-based meals to enhance health
In 2024, Meatless Monday will be launching a new open-access, web-based resource centre hosted by the School and curated by CLF Bare Food Global, a pioneer in promoting health and environmental stewardship, is introducing the Meatless Mondays initiative in 20 schools across the UAE, seven of which are in partnership[Read More…]
Johannesburg Court says alt meat can use meaty word
South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) banned the use of meat-like terms on plant-based product labels The Johannesburg High Court in South Africa has made a ruling in favour of plant-based meat alternatives that are marketed using “meat-like” terms. In June 2022, South Africa’s Department[Read More…]
AQUA Cultured Foods partners with Ginkgo Bioworks to optimise alt-seafood
The partners will work to optimise AQUA Cultured Foods’ fermentation technology and advance the development and production of AQUA’s 100 per cent fish-free products that emulate the look, feel, and taste of fresh-caught seafood AQUA Cultured Foods, a food tech company producing alternative seafood options through the use of microbial[Read More…]
Beyond Meat unveils new and expanded line of Beyond Crumbles
These new plant-based crumbles will be available in three versatile flavours, Beyond Beef Crumbles Original, Beyond Beef Crumbles Feisty, and the newest flavour, Beyond Sausage Crumbles Italian-Style Beyond Meat, a leader in plant-based meat announced a newly renovated and expanded line of Beyond Crumbles rolling out now in the freezer aisle at grocery[Read More…]
Coperion introduces MEGAtex cooling die series for plant-based meat
Coperion has designed its MEGAtex series texturizing units, especially for use with the ZSK food extruder Coperion introduces the latest model in its MEGAtex cooling die series for manufacturing plant-based HMMA (High Moisture Meat Analogues). The new MEGAtex R90 texturizing unit achieves throughputs of up to 500 kg/h and is[Read More…]
Seaweed bacon company Umaro Foods secures $3.8 Mn funding
Following their successful funding round – which was led by venture capital firm Agfunder – the Umaro Foods team is aiming to diversify its product range, along with expanding its technology platform for processing seaweed Umaro Foods, an alternative protein company based in Berkeley, California, has announced a successful second[Read More…]
UMAMI Bioworks acquires Shiok Meats
The combined entity, operating from Singapore, is set to benefit from enhanced market efficiencies, broader commercial opportunities, and expedited regulatory and market introductions for its products Agronomics has announced the acquisition of its portfolio company, Shiok Meats, by UMAMI Bioworks Pte. Ltd. The deal, structured as a share-for-share exchange, marks[Read More…]
