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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

The startup space is buoyant with cash and targeting a blend of retail, direct-to-consumer and food service channels, playing with ingredients such as kelp, koji and mung beans. 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

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The Growing Appetite for Meat Alternatives in China

AFN Sustainable Protein

Editor’s Note: Bits x Bites is China’s first accelerator VC to invest in early-stage food tech startups. Here the Bits x Bites team breaks down key trends and milestone announcements that have been happening in China—the world’s biggest market for meat. . World’s Largest Meat Consumer. An Appetite for Edible Insects.

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The Growing Appetite for Meat Alternatives in China

AFN Sustainable Protein

Editor’s Note: Bits x Bites is China’s first accelerator VC to invest in early-stage food tech startups. Here the Bits x Bites team breaks down key trends and milestone announcements that have been happening in China—the world’s biggest market for meat. . World’s Largest Meat Consumer. An Appetite for Edible Insects.

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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients

AFN Sustainable Protein

Consumer demands are changing at a faster pace than ever as our understanding of nutrition evolves. . Protein-rich foods are in particular demand, and with the meat industry responsible for more than 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, innovators are finding alternative ways to give consumers what they want.

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Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients

AFN Sustainable Protein

Consumer demands are changing at a faster pace than ever as our understanding of nutrition evolves. . Protein-rich foods are in particular demand, and with the meat industry responsible for more than 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, innovators are finding alternative ways to give consumers what they want.

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EXCLUSIVE: Improved Nature Raises $3m to Launch Plant-Based Protein Company

AFN Sustainable Protein

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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EXCLUSIVE: Improved Nature Raises $3m to Launch Plant-Based Protein Company

AFN Sustainable Protein

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.