May 6, 2024 | Cultured Meat

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…

April 29, 2024 | Mergers & Acquisition

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…

April 23, 2024 | China

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…

April 19, 2024 | Feature

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…

April 17, 2024 | Africa

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…

April 2, 2024 | Company News

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…

March 29, 2024 | Company News

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…

March 22, 2024 | Company News

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…

March 14, 2024 | Company News

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…

March 14, 2024 | Company News

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…