For consumers, one of the big pluses of e-commerce is the convenience: You can shop anytime, from anywhere, and these days pay with a simple tap of your […]
Plant-based ‘meat’ startup Tender has already nabbed a fast-food chain contract, and another $11M
Food technology startup Tender Food Inc. is a 4-year-old startup elbowing its way into a market that is already crowded with well-known brands. It’s doing so well that […]
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 […]
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 […]
A bumpy road for EV manufacturers
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Meati Foods puts CFO Phil Graves at the helm as it cuts 13% of its workforce
After naming Phil Graves the chief financial officer of alternative protein maker Meati Foods at the beginning of February, he is now the company’s new chief executive officer. […]
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 […]
Miruku grabs more capital as its plant-based dairy tech reaches proof of concept
While the food tech investment sector figured itself out last year, Miruku, a New Zealand-based food tech company, was busy getting ahead of molecular farming technology. That proactive […]
Planet A Foods whips up more capital to take its cocoa-free chocolate global
Planet A Foods, a B2B sustainable ingredients company, announced $15.4 million in Series A funding. The brother-and-sister founding team of Drs. Max and Sara Marquart started the Munich-based […]