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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

Overall, businesses creating all sorts of meat alternatives raised $3.1 Alternative meat, dairy and egg products make up more than half of that, at $2.1 We want to offer people the best plant-based meat alternatives in terms of taste, texture, flavor and nutrition," Pohl said. "To

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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients

AFN Sustainable Protein

Protein-rich foods are in particular demand, and with the meat industry responsible for more than 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, innovators are finding alternative ways to give consumers what they want. Here’s a look at some of the most successful and mature innovative food startups across the category: Meal replacements.

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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients

AFN Sustainable Protein

Protein-rich foods are in particular demand, and with the meat industry responsible for more than 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, innovators are finding alternative ways to give consumers what they want. Here’s a look at some of the most successful and mature innovative food startups across the category: Meal replacements.

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A View of Climate Tech Trends through Elemental’s Portfolio Applicants

Elemental Excelerator

How do they confirm or challenge the areas we see as ripe for innovation? We asked our Directors of Innovation to weigh in. This is aligned with rising consumer demand for more sustainable products, as well as pressure for innovation to address supply chain disruptions , which were intensified throughout the pandemic.

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Resource efficiency and vertical farming: Solutions for a sustainable future?

Business Green

Not only does it account for more than a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, but intensive agriculture also depletes finite resources, including water, land and forests. We believe the potential of vertical farming remains underappreciated as a solution to many problems posed by agriculture.

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Growing appetite: Retailers and food firms rush to join plant-based meat boom

Business Green

New report reveals how retailers are committed to increasing their volume of sales of meat and dairy alternatives. The report predicted that plant-based proteins and meats could reach parity with conventional meats in terms of taste, texture, and cost between 2023 and 2031.

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'Urgent priority': Can 2021 usher in a sustainable food system transformation?

Business Green

Agriculture alone is the identified threat to 24,000 of the 28,000 species deemend to be at risk of extinction, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). In many major economies, plant-based options and meat-alternatives are growing in popularity, leading to rising sales of veggie food and milk in supermarkets and restaurants.