Is 3D printing part of the future for meat alternatives?
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
A new report shows how some companies and academic research labs are applying extrusion, 3D printing and cellular agriculture to produce meat alternatives.
The Growing Appetite for Meat Alternatives in China
AFN Sustainable Protein
JANUARY 29, 2018
Could innovations in plant-based alternatives, cultured meat, and edible insects play a part in China’s food future? Could China become a haven to advance meat alternative technology development? World’s Largest Meat Consumer. So what is the state of play in China’s diet transition?
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The Growing Appetite for Meat Alternatives in China
AFN Sustainable Protein
JANUARY 29, 2018
Could innovations in plant-based alternatives, cultured meat, and edible insects play a part in China’s food future? Could China become a haven to advance meat alternative technology development? World’s Largest Meat Consumer. So what is the state of play in China’s diet transition?
Unilever teams up with plant-based protein start-up Enough to expand vegan food range
Business Green
MAY 26, 2021
Unilever has announced a partnership with Scottish food tech start-up Enough in a bid to expand its range of plant-based food products, with the consumer goods giant eyeing growing demand for meat alternatives over the coming decades.
Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?
GreenBiz
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. "To
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Heck Foods to experiment with vertically-farmed crops for vegan range
Business Green
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
The crops will allow Heck Foods to "continue creating unique and interesting flavours" for its recently-launched plant-based meat-alternative range, which includes vegan sausages and burgers, the company said.
How alt-protein companies Impossible Foods, Memphis Meats hope to reshape diets
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Alternative proteins, which have gained more mainstream attention in U.S. supermarkets and direct-to-consumer models during the COVID-19 pandemic, include both plant-based or food-technology (so-called "clean meat") alternatives to animal protein.
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'Outsize opportunity': How investors could help slash global food sector emissions and unlock a $1.5tr economic boost
Business Green
MARCH 27, 2023
The food sector is also facing major transition risks as diets and technologies shift in support of net zero goals. The report calculates that unless the industry responds to these transition risks, firms at the centre of the food supply system could lose more than a quarter of their value in the coming years.
20 must-read books about food systems
GreenBiz
JULY 10, 2020
These 20 books provide insight into food access and justice in Black communities, food relief and school nutrition programs, the effects of technology on global food supply chains, the relationship between climate change and food production, and much more. Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes " by Bryant Terry.
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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients
AFN Sustainable Protein
OCTOBER 5, 2017
BEFORE Brands , an immune-boosting children’s food brand, raised a $35 million Series B round while Omni Active Health Technologies raised $35 million in a late-stage round backed by private equity. Also tackling dairy is Ripple Foods , which launched a milk alternative earlier this year and counts GV and Khosla among its investor base.
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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients
AFN Sustainable Protein
OCTOBER 5, 2017
BEFORE Brands , an immune-boosting children’s food brand, raised a $35 million Series B round while Omni Active Health Technologies raised $35 million in a late-stage round backed by private equity. Also tackling dairy is Ripple Foods , which launched a milk alternative earlier this year and counts GV and Khosla among its investor base.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Greentown Labs Announce the KAITEKI Challenge Startup Participants
Greentown Labs
MAY 18, 2021
The KAITEKI Challenge received more than 115 applications from 35 countries, representing a range of technologies distributed across the three topic areas. STARFIELD (Shenzhen, China) uses innovative technology to create plant-based meat alternatives that are delicious, affordable, and healthy.
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A View of Climate Tech Trends through Elemental’s Portfolio Applicants
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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Resource efficiency and vertical farming: Solutions for a sustainable future?
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
For example, soy, which is used in animal feed and many meat-alternative products, is responsible for widespread deforestation and has a high carbon footprint. We are also exploring other ways of tackling water wastage through innovative technologies, such as motion sensors and rings fitted around taps to monitor and manage water use.
Investors are betting billions on carbontech. Will it pay off?
Grist
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Technologies that capture, reuse, or lock away carbon dioxide have long seemed more like science fiction than viable ventures: Buildings that trap waste gases in their concrete bricks. ” “A couple of years ago, the state of the conversation was, is the technology real, or is it just magic? General Assembly in New York City.
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How one company is planning to Redefine Meat
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.
Rebranded Ginkgo-spinout & ingredients innovator Motif FoodWorks raises $27.5m, hones in on animal-free
AFN Sustainable Protein
AUGUST 15, 2019
Motif will use Ginkgo’s fermentation technology to provide food companies with ingredients for alternative protein product lines in the plant-based and meat alternatives space. The company has also formally identified the animal-free sector as its main area of focus.
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Sustainable consumption: Get ready for the next frontier in the race to zero
Business Green
APRIL 8, 2021
Forecasting work carried out by the Climate Change Committee in 2019 on the UK's contribution to stopping global warming shows that 59 per cent of the changes the UK needs to make to achieve net zero rely not just on the large-scale transition to low-carbon technologies but also on wider human and societal behaviour change.
Growing appetite: Retailers and food firms rush to join plant-based meat boom
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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This volcanic microbe startup is taking on Beyond Meat and Impossible in plant-based race
AFN Sustainable Protein
AUGUST 5, 2019
The company is busy building out its product portfolio and figuring out the best route to market for its volcanic microbe-based technology. Chipotle recently announced that it has no plans to add plant-based meat describing the offerings as too processed for its fresh-focused platform.
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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time
Energy Innovation
MARCH 8, 2023
They found that a net-zero food system could be achieved through widespread adoption of system-wide efficiency improvements, shifts toward plant-forward diets, nature-based sequestration, and adoption of emerging technologies. But ultimately, consumer demand for livestock products must be curbed to lower overall emissions. Wollenberg, E.,
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A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic
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. Products are just tastier now than ever before, thanks to leaps in food technology innovation, he says.
Why technology could make animals obsolete
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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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet
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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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?
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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Impossible Foods debuts plant-based pork at CES
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 9, 2020
The Impossible Pork debuted at the recent Las Vegas CES 2020 event, renowned as the largest digital technology show worldwide. The Silicon Valley-based company continues to break ground since launching the Impossible Burger in 2016 to help minimize the use of animals as a food source.
Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model
DeSmogBlog
JULY 18, 2021
While the industry promotes meat as a solution to world hunger, it has simultaneously sought to undermine the concept that significantly reducing meat in diets, or replacing animal products with non-meat alternatives, is an effective emissions reduction strategy. Technological Fixes to Save the World.
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'Farming is going to have to change': NFU President Minette Batters on net zero, changing diets, and Brexit
Business Green
MAY 21, 2020
The NFU remains resolute that UK farmers do not need to reduce meat and crop production in order to decarbonise, arguing that a combination of more efficient farming methods and livestock production, as well as technology and biocrops, offers a credible solution. Meat alternatives and plant-based proteins.
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UPDATE: Future Meat Technologies raises $14m Series A as Memphis Meats eyes jumbo Series B
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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20 must-read books about food systems
AGreenLiving
JULY 10, 2020
These 20 books provide insight into food access and justice in Black communities, food relief and school nutrition programs, the effects of technology on global food supply chains, the relationship between climate change and food production, and much more. Vegans and non-vegans alike will appreciate “Vegetable Kingdom.”
Could just three policy levers trigger a global cascade of climate action?
Business Green
JANUARY 20, 2023
Advances in EV technology should also help deliver electric boats, ferries, construction machinery, and even aircraft, driving decarbonisation across the transport sector as a whole. Governments have been reluctant to date to encourage people to eat less meat or introduce policies such as meat taxes.
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Report: Lab-grown meat investment tops $350m worldwide in 2020
Business Green
MAY 12, 2021
Despite significant growth in investment, interest and innovation, however, alternative proteins still equate to less than one per cent of the size of the global meat market at present, according to the report. As such, the report paints a bullish picture for the future of the burgeoning lab-grown meat industry.
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Casein… from potatoes? Molecular farming startup Finally Foods emerges from stealth
AFN Sustainable Protein
APRIL 2, 2024
Vinocur (formerly VP R&D at computational biology company Evogene ), and Dafna Gabbay (who previously founded a startup making copper-based antimicrobials), Finally Foods leverages AI-powered technology from Evogene it claims will speed up and optimize the process of developing plants expressing high levels of casein proteins.
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The Plant-Based Meat Revolution is Not “Inevitable”
AFN Sustainable Protein
JULY 24, 2019
Lagally is a mechanical engineer with nearly 20 years of engineering experience and holds five patents in manufacturing technology. . Recent headlines have triumphantly proclaimed that it is all but “inevitable” that plant-based meat will become cost-competitive with the products of industrial animal agriculture in short order.
When climate solutions stop trending
Grist
AUGUST 9, 2023
Technologies that are coming online, communities working together to build resilience, cultural shifts beginning to take root — some things that have worked, some things that might work, and some things that look like they’re starting to work.
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SDG14: How to develop a cleaner ocean strategy
Business Green
JANUARY 27, 2020
Professor Sverre Steen from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology suggests that aquaculture firms should cultivate seaweed to offset their greenhouse gas emissions. Prognosis has shown that seaweed can absorb really large amounts of carbon dioxide when grown in large-scale farms," he says.
Sustainable Catering: Small Business Guide
Green Business Bureau
JULY 22, 2021
Plant-based meat replacements that look and taste like meat are also becoming more available. Brands such as Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods and MorningStar Farms all produce reasonably priced meat alternatives that can easily be incorporated into your new menu.
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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet
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. The same goes for our fields.
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EXCLUSIVE: Improved Nature Raises $3m to Launch Plant-Based Protein Company
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.
EXCLUSIVE: Improved Nature Raises $3m to Launch Plant-Based Protein Company
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.
Scale is the Real Barrier for Lab-Grown Meat
AFN Sustainable Protein
MAY 31, 2017
When the lab-grown meat industry is fully mature, production facilities will look very similar to breweries, according to Michael Selden, cofounder of Finless Foods , an early-stage cultured fish startup. The technology that makes cultured meat possible is adopted from the medical field, with early versions going all the way back to 1922.
Scale is the Real Barrier for Lab-Grown Meat
AFN Sustainable Protein
MAY 31, 2017
When the lab-grown meat industry is fully mature, production facilities will look very similar to breweries, according to Michael Selden, cofounder of Finless Foods , an early-stage cultured fish startup. The technology that makes cultured meat possible is adopted from the medical field, with early versions going all the way back to 1922.
Global briefing: Tesla suspends Fremont factory production as global pandemic escalates
Business Green
MARCH 20, 2020
Norwegian CCS R&D hub, Technology Center Mongstad (TCM) has signed a contract with OGCI Climate Investments - the $1bn investment fund from the industry-backed Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) - to test carbon capture technology at TCM's facilities from March 2020. Oil industry group inks Norwegian CCS agreement.
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