In 2024, the alternative protein industry underwent a transformative period marked by significant innovations, market expansions, and regulatory advancements, with an overall shift toward sustainability and consumer accessibility The year 2024 marked a pivotal chapter for the alternative protein (alt-protein) industry, with breakthroughs and challenges shaping its landscape globally. From[Read More…]
Cultured Meat
Aleph Farms submits application for cultivated meat in Thailand
A regulatory application for Aleph Cuts has been submitted in coordination with the Thai Union, aiming to introduce cultivated beef to the Thai market Aleph Farms has announced the submission of its first application for regulatory approval of cultivated meat in Thailand. This milestone, achieved in collaboration with our valued[Read More…]
Vow unveils first cultured quail foie gras
Becomes first company to sell multiple cultured meat products in various markets Vow launched Forged Gras – a revolutionary twist on the delicacy, of foie gras – making it the first and only company actively selling multiple cultured meat products in multiple markets. Vow’s innovative twist on this highly sought-after[Read More…]
Israel’s SuperMeat achieves breakthrough in cost parity for cultivated chicken
The company can produce cultivated chicken at $11.79 per pound at scale and reveals the first behind-the-scenes look at the full production process Israel-based SuperMeat, the only company to produce chicken meat composed of muscle and fat directly from animal cells, has announced groundbreaking innovations to make cultivated chicken affordable. With fat[Read More…]
CytoNest launches commercial product for cell-based meat production
The product, called CytoSurge 3D fibre scaffold, has applications in cell research, biopharmaceuticals, cell therapeutics, and cultured meat and seafood development University of Georgia startup CytoNest Inc. released its first commercial product, a fibre scaffold that optimises cell manufacturing and tissue engineering, last month. The product, called CytoSurge 3D fibre scaffold,[Read More…]
AGWA and Believer Meats to establish cultivated meat capabilities in Abu Dhabi
AGWA and Believer Meats to collaborate on establishing commercial, production, and research centres in Abu Dhabi AGWA (AgriFood Growth & Water Abundance), Abu Dhabi’s new food and water cluster, and Believer Meats, a global leader in the cultivated meat industry, announced their collaboration to develop capabilities in cultivated meat, including[Read More…]
After Florida Alabama bans cultivated meat
This new law prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of food products made from cultured animal cells Alabama has become the second U.S. state to ban cultivated meat, a type of alternative protein made from animal cells. The legislation, introduced by Sen. Jack Williams, vice chair of the Senate Agriculture,[Read More…]
Wanda Fish unveils first cell-cultivated bluefin tuna Toro Sashimi
Wanda Fish’s cell-cultivated adaptation of the 3D filet combines the cellular mass of muscle and fat created from the Bluefin tuna’s cells, developed with a plant-based matrix Israel- Cell-based seafood maker Wanda Fish, Ltd. unveils its first cultivated bluefin tuna toro sashimi. The creation of this prototype addresses the burgeoning[Read More…]
GOOD Meat begins world’s first retail sales of cultivated chicken
The new product, GOOD Meat 3, now sold at Huber’s Butchery in Singapore GOOD Meat announced that for the first time, cultivated meat is being sold at retail for shoppers to purchase and bring home to cook and serve to their families. For this world-exclusive launch, GOOD Meat has partnered[Read More…]
Florida bans sale of lab-grown meat
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…]