The best known mycoprotein is probably Quorn, a meat substitute that’s fast approaching its 40th birthday. But Finnish biotech startup Enifer is cooking up something even older: Its […]
Food VC Peakbridge has new $187M fund to transform future of food, like lab-made cocoa
Climate change is not just about removing carbon from the atmosphere or making more fuel efficient cars. It’s also about the food we eat. That’s the focus of […]
Meati Foods bites into another $100M amid growth to 7,000 retail locations
Mushrooms continue to be a big area for alternative proteins. Canada-based Maia Farms recently raised $1.7 million to develop a blend of mushroom and plant-based protein using biomass […]
After a $20M Series A funding, Germany’s Insempra plans eco-friendly lipid production
Lipids are fatty, waxy or oily compounds that, for instance, typically come in the form of fats and oils. As a result they are heavily used in the […]
Animal-free egg protein startup Onego Bio is one step closer to cracking the traditional egg market
In 2023, higher egg prices provided an opportunity for alternative protein companies to show they could compete with traditional egg manufacturers. A year later, prices have calmed down, […]
Poseidona is removing invasive algae from oceans and turning it into food
Invasive algae is a problem all over the world. Different species of seaweed pose a threat to the oceanic environment by smothering and killing coral, which has an […]
Cultivated Biosciences poised to take its plant-based cream to market in 2025
Products derived from animals have that familiar taste and texture, and replicating that with plant-based alternatives has been a challenge for some companies. Dairy, in particular, is an […]
Emilie Rae’s Simp Wine: Getting drunk on the bevvy for foot fetishists
OnlyFans performer Emilie Rae released a £100 red wine made with grapes she crushed with her feet.
Ingrediome believes it can solve the lab grown protein taste problem
One of the challenges for alternative proteins, particularly plant-based, is developing a product that mimics the taste of traditional meat. Many startups have taken on this challenge. But […]
Bluestein Ventures raises $45M for third food tech fund
Food tech investment may have declined along with overall venture capital, but Bluestein Ventures is not letting that slow it down. The Chicago-based early-stage venture capital firm closed […]