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With Bold Net-Zero Commitments, Governments Around the World are Developing Plant-Based Meat Products
The governments of Taiwan and Saudi Arabia have joined a growing list of countries backing the vegan industry, announcing startups and funding, respectively, to create plant-based meat. Taiwan plans t …
This fish filet will be grown in a lab and 3D-printed before it ends up on your plate
Overfishing is depleting the global fish population, while microplastics and mercury pollute the remaining marine life. In response, a biotech firm and an agriculture startup have formed a partnership …
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs Launches Startup to Produce Plant-Based Whole-Cuts Using Breakthrough Innovation
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced that at the end of the year, it will launch a startup to produce plant-based whole cuts using a novel texturizing technology developed by the Dep …
The Era of Global Boiling and Its Impact on the Food Industry
In July 2023, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared that a new era had started on Earth, which he called the "era of global boiling." This was in response to global temperature records that h …
Can we produce more food with less farming? A new book has ideas.
In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. A few days later, according to Genesis, humans were added to the earth, and we proceeded to make a hash of it. There are 8 billion of us, we all …
$1 million grant awarded to advance alt-salmon fillets
Two alt-protein startups – Oshi (formerly Plantish) and The Better Meat Co – have jointly been awarded a $1 million grant from the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) foundation to c …
'World's first' energy drink developed by artificial intelligence
In Hungary, a beverage manufacturer claims to have produced the 'world’s first’ energy drink completely designed by AI. Over the centuries, technology has been responsible for significant advances in …
The rise of autonomous farms: How technology is revolutionizing agriculture
The agriculture industry is under pressure. Dramatic cost increases for inputs and labor are putting farmers’ profitability at risk. Globally, farmers report that prices for inputs such as fertilizer …
Tetra Pak leads Dairy Processing Task Force
Tetra Pak has initiated the Dairy Processing Task Force, a joint coalition that aims to improve approaches to decarbonisation within dairy processing. The coalition will bring in figures across the da …
Italy Gets One Step Closer To Ban Cultivated Meat Production And Imports
The Senate of the Italian Republic approved on July 19 the bill preventing the production and import of cultivated products, with the aim to protect national interest, food heritage and consumers' hea …
Brief: Nestl' aims to transition 100,000 acres of its wheat supply chain to regen ag
Nestlé says it plans to use more regenerative agriculture practices to grow wheat for its DiGiorno frozen pizza brand. Nestlé will help wheat farmers in the US to leverage regen ag practices “through …
Clean label cereal company raises $6 million
MINNEAPOLIS — Clean label breakfast food company Seven Sundays raised $6 million in growth capital during its most recent round of funding. The company, which has been a Certified B Corporation since …
How AI is driving supply chain advancements for food manufacturers
As food and beverage companies look to artificial intelligence to modernize and streamline their plants, Jonathan Darling believes the technology can be used to bring CPGs closer to their consumers. D …
MycoTechnology unearths next-generation sweet protein from fungi
MycoTechnology, a company harnessing the power of mushroom mycelia, has discovered a natural sweet protein derived from honey truffle.  The “first-of-its-kind” discovery has enabled the company to lau …
Coca-Cola launches sustainability-focused venture capital fund
ATLANTA — The Coca-Cola Co. and eight bottling partners have closed a $137.7 million venture capital fund to invest in early-stage companies developing sustainable solutions that may help reduce the C …
Nestl' unveils 'breakthrough' technology for sugar reduction
Nestlé has introduced a new sugar reduction technology – which uses an enzymatic process – that can reduce intrinsic sugar in ingredients such as milk, malt and fruit juices by up to 30%. The new vers …
Meat processors face millions in costs sourcing overseas labour
Meat processors are millions of pounds out of pocket having to source labour from overseas due to the lack of availability of UK candidates, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) …
Russia pulls out of Ukraine grain deal, in potential blow to global food supplies
CNN - Russia said Monday it was suspending its participation in a crucial deal that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain, once again raising fears over global food supplies and scuppering a rare dipl …
Plastic Packaging Sector Pressured By Global Slowdown, Higher Labour, Energy Cost
Kenanga Research (Kenanga) maintains Neutral on the export-dependent plastic packaging sector that will continue to feel the full brunt of the global economic slowdown over the immediate term. “In add …
Chinese scientists develop edible food packaging using soy protein isolate
A team of scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have created an edible, biodegradable, and transparent material using soy protein isolate, which they say has the potential to beco …
New Research Outlines Blueprint for Sustainable Protein Production in Asia
A new study from Asia Research and Engagement (ARE) highlights the impact of animal protein production on greenhouse gas emissions across Asia’s ten largest markets. The new ARE study, entitled “Chart …
Sustainability remains a resilient trend despite higher prices
KANSAS CITY — Even as retailers like Kroger and Walmart chronicle how higher food and beverage prices are prompting shoppers to alter their purchasing habits in an effort to save, sustainability and c …
European governments commit over '400m to alternative protein development
EU and national governments have committed £406m (€477 million) to the development of alternative proteins, new Good Food Institute (GFI) figures have revealed. New findings by the GFI show that more …
Tomato crisis hits India as rain ravages crops and prices rise 400%
Listening to the chatter at Delhi’s vegetable markets, only one question is on everyone’s lips: just how much will a tomato cost today? Prices of tomatoes, a staple of Indian cooking, have soared by m …
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