Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Tesco is plotting a major increase in plant-based meat products in its stores over the coming years in order to capitalise on the growing trend towards vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets, as it today became the first UK retailer to set a sales target for meat alternatives.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

The report shows that the largest year-over-year growth in funding was for downstream innovations such as meat alternatives, indoor farming and robotic food delivery. There’s a significant opportunity to boost investment for upstream innovations — and nothing is more upstream than soil. . percent year over year.

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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. Hilhorst added that plant-based food was "one of Unilever's fastest growing segments".

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 5, 2017

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. Here’s a look at some of the most successful and mature innovative food startups across the category: Meal replacements.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 5, 2017

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. Here’s a look at some of the most successful and mature innovative food startups across the category: Meal replacements.

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2022

Climate impact of beef worldwide is far higher than that of microbial-meat alternatives, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 15, 2019

Food ingredients innovator Motif has raised $27.5 The rebrand emphasizes Motif’s plans to become a supplier of innovative ingredients to food innovators with a particular emphasis on its partnership with parent company Ginkgo Bioworks, the microbe manufacturer. Danone, Mars Inc, and Ingredion are founding members of the project.

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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. Cultivated fish fillets, sushi-grade salmon, and lobster are all reportedly in development at present, it states.

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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.

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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.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

APRIL 2, 2024

Finally Foods —an Israeli molecular farming startup producing dairy proteins in potatoes—has emerged from stealth with pre-seed funding from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub by Strauss Group and the Israeli Innovation Authority. Founded by Dr. Basia J.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2020

Back in Europe, Unilever has built a $94m innovation centre in the Netherlands. Housing 500 employees, it focuses on plant-based innovations for brands like Hellman's and Knorr. In total, the research finds, seven of these 15 retailers now sell, or plan to sell, plant-based meat alternatives.

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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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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

In sustainability discussions of the intersection between retail and agriculture, much of the recent focus has been on the development of innovative new products, particularly plant-based meat alternatives. But in the context of row crop production the science is very proven.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In many major economies, plant-based options and meat-alternatives are growing in popularity, leading to rising sales of veggie food and milk in supermarkets and restaurants. Fortunately the opportunities for change are growing rapidly.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2021

With consumers willing to pay up to 10 per cent more for meat alternatives and an astonishing 91 per cent of millennials willing to switch to a new product from a purpose driven company, this industry is expected to be worth $8.3bn by as soon as 2025.

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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.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The rise of fake meat With all of this in mind, it’s no wonder that food scientists have been investing copious research and development time, money and energy into finding meat alternatives. Some have already been around for decades, while new alternatives are consistently hitting the market.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 10, 2019

(If you include seafood in your definition of meat — jury out over here at AgFunder! T he CEO of major meat alternative producer Monde Nissin, Henry Soesanto , also invested alongside Chinese agri-foodtech VC Bits x Bites, Tyson Ventures, and Manta Ray Ventures, a UK-based venture capital firm. ” Fatty focus.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 5, 2019

Joining SBP only two weeks ago, Karuna boasts 25 years of marketing expertise in consumer brands, retail, and innovation, and was the Lead Strategist behind Proctor & Gamble’s #LikeAGirl campaign, making her a hot commodity in the marketing world. And there’s the fact that only 5% of the US population is vegetarian and only 3% is vegan.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 22, 2020

That made me think, ‘Wow, what if we could create a line of meat alternative products from one of the most sustainable sources of food on the planet?’ In fact, today, Kelp Jerky is the world’s first meat alternative snack made from ocean-farmed seagreens and the only high-protein, soy-free vegan jerky in the market,” explained Myers.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 2, 2020

5 things to know about California’s gas car sales ban Cities should track emissions from the goods they import Missing ingredients: How to accelerate the meat alternatives revolution Features Riffing on transportation trends (11:30) What’s the buzz in the work of fleet management? Innovation in textiles.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 2, 2020

5 things to know about California’s gas car sales ban Cities should track emissions from the goods they import Missing ingredients: How to accelerate the meat alternatives revolution Features Riffing on transportation trends (11:30) What’s the buzz in the work of fleet management? Innovation in textiles.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2022

New report reveals how retailers are committed to increasing their volume of sales of meat and dairy alternatives. per cent cheaper per kilo than comparable own-brand meat products. Similarly, UK supermarket giant Tesco's 'Plant Chef' range is now 11.6

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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. ” Transforming plants into steak might sound like science-fiction, but it is an innovative approach to shaking up the meat industry.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Development of new plant proteins is one way to shift consumer diets to meat alternatives and meal substitutions (Costa et al., Food Policy , 108 , p.102236.

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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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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 27, 2020

The report shows that the largest year-over-year growth in funding was for downstream innovations such as meat alternatives, indoor farming and robotic food delivery. There’s a significant opportunity to boost investment for upstream innovations — and nothing is more upstream than soil. percent year over year.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The passion and talent we see in this industry is second to none and it makes innovation in this space move so much faster. The passion and talent we see in this industry is second to none and it makes innovation in this space move so much faster. Questions or comments, email us at funds@agfunder.com. References. [1] 3] FAO ( URL ). [4]

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 9, 2020

Impossible Foods has unveiled its newest meatless product, Impossible Pork. 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.

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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.

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Elemental Excelerator

DECEMBER 1, 2022

How do they confirm or challenge the areas we see as ripe for innovation? We asked our Directors of Innovation to weigh in. This is aligned with rising consumer demand for more sustainable products, as well as pressure for innovation to address supply chain disruptions , which were intensified throughout the pandemic.

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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.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 18, 2021

May 18, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC) have selected six startups for the KAITEKI Challenge that are innovating in the areas of alternative proteins, plastics, and packaging. Somerville, Mass.,

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