Business Green

APRIL 8, 2021

Targeting individual consumer behaviours, or making greener brands aspirational, can create compelling campaigns that drive revenue and trigger sustainable behaviour change, writes Dentsu International's Anna Lungley. Creating a 'pull' for a more sustainable product is critical. Many organisations struggle to put this into practice.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 15, 2019

Food ingredients innovator Motif has raised $27.5 The rebrand emphasizes Motif’s plans to become a supplier of innovative ingredients to food innovators with a particular emphasis on its partnership with parent company Ginkgo Bioworks, the microbe manufacturer. Danone, Mars Inc, and Ingredion are founding members of the project.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 18, 2021

May 18, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC) have selected six startups for the KAITEKI Challenge that are innovating in the areas of alternative proteins, plastics, and packaging. Somerville, Mass.,

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Elemental Excelerator

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This report digs into data from the 515 companies from 46 countries that applied for our 11th cohort , and looks at trends from years past to better understand the changing landscape of climate technology. Between policy drivers, consumer demand and falling costs, there’s less risk around funding new climate technologies. Why is that?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2022

New report reveals how retailers are committed to increasing their volume of sales of meat and dairy alternatives. The research also revealed that the average price per unit of plant-based meats has increased by three per cent this year, compared to a six per cent increase for conventional meat.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 27, 2020

Meat alternatives taste so good these days, you can even get them at restaurants and fast food chains. One company is hoping to Redefine Meat…and it may just succeed. Steak is marbled with fat, which gives it that wonderful texture that meat-eaters love. But changes are coming.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 5, 2019

With big-name CVC investors like ADM Ventures and Danone Manifesto Ventures, Sustainable Bioproducts is preparing to unveil new plant-based product offerings targeting what it describes as the white space in the plant-based segment. We think we will have a differentiated offering that will make us a very viable competitor in the space.”.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Unilever recently set out its plan to significantly expand its plant-based range, with a view to securing €1bn in annual sales from alternative meat and dairy products within the next seven years. Three years ago, people who ate plant-based meat were the exception.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

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.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Today, by leveraging advancements in technology and new medical discoveries, we are able to treat and prevent diseases and enhance our quality of life, health and wellness. The agriculture, food, environment, science and technology communities are collaborating to change this. Soil at the center . According to the Howard G.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2021

Thankfully, there are many opportunities to improve the sustainability of your catering services, whether it be how the food is sourced, prepared, transported or served. This article covers the how-to’s of sustainable catering for business owners looking to green their operations. Source Locally From Sustainable Suppliers.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 9, 2020

The Impossible Pork debuted at the recent Las Vegas CES 2020 event, renowned as the largest digital technology show worldwide. By comparison, creating a plant-based pork substitute is a more sustainable process. The Impossible Pork is gluten-free with reduced fat and no cholesterol.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Wherever we look, humans have consistently built technologies that surpass their animal predecessors. Applying the latest technologies from biotech, tissue engineering, artificial intelligence, and food science, entrepreneurs are trying to create new animal-free products that are cheaper, healthier, tastier, and more sustainable.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Since then, meat industry players have shifted from emphasising the supposed sustainability of organically-produced meat to painting meat as an answer to ecological challenges like climate change. Meat companies themselves have also stepped up their climate-friendly advertising.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

APRIL 2, 2024

Finally Foods —an Israeli molecular farming startup producing dairy proteins in potatoes—has emerged from stealth with pre-seed funding from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub by Strauss Group and the Israeli Innovation Authority. Founded by Dr. Basia J.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Israel’s alternative meat startup Future Meat Technologies has closed a $14 million Series A round led by S2G Ventures and Swiss VC Emerald Technology Ventures. This is the second-largest round for a cultivated meat startup after Memphis Meat’s $17 million Series A. (If **UPDATED: Oct.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

Investment in the nascent field topped $350m - almost double the entire cumulative investment in the sector - and the number of alternative protein companies grew by 43 per cent to 76, a report by the sustainable proteins non-profit launched this week estimates.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 27, 2020

Today, by leveraging advancements in technology and new medical discoveries, we are able to treat and prevent diseases and enhance our quality of life, health and wellness. The agriculture, food, environment, science and technology communities are collaborating to change this. According to the Howard G.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Improved Nature , a Raleigh, NC-based protein and meat alternative innovator, has raised $3 million in a convertible note round led by Concentric Capital. The company’s products include the Improved Meat portfolio, that “mimics meat in all cooking methods and forms of distribution,” according to the website.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Improved Nature , a Raleigh, NC-based protein and meat alternative innovator, has raised $3 million in a convertible note round led by Concentric Capital. The company’s products include the Improved Meat portfolio, that “mimics meat in all cooking methods and forms of distribution,” according to the website.

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