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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Meat alternatives Investment Technology Retail 52

Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2020

Sustainable management advice is outlined in the context of energy use, water use, "enteric emissions", and grazing management - the latter vital in the context of combating tropical deforestation, a major contributor to climate change, two-thirds of which is driven by global retail supply chains.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2022

The retailer said it was offering reward programme members tips on some of the best ways to incorporate more protein from plants into their diets over the coming month, as well as discounts on its meat-free Plant Kitchen range each Monday.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This shelf-life enhancement drastically reduces food wastage which is a material benefit for retailers and consumers. 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.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Also tackling dairy is Ripple Foods , which launched a milk alternative earlier this year and counts GV and Khosla among its investor base. Beyond Meat , another plant-based burger company has raised a total of $17 million and has various meat alternative products on sale in Whole Foods, Target, and other retailers.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Also tackling dairy is Ripple Foods , which launched a milk alternative earlier this year and counts GV and Khosla among its investor base. Beyond Meat , another plant-based burger company has raised a total of $17 million and has various meat alternative products on sale in Whole Foods, Target, and other retailers.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2022

Plant-based 'meats' tend to have a far smaller impact on both the climate and the environment than animal products, while typically proving more nutritious, according to the findings of a major first-of-its-kind study that assessed tens of thousands of processed food products on sale in the UK and Ireland.

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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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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

Late last year, Quorn, the world's biggest meat alternative brand, started putting 'farm to shop' carbon footprint data on packs of its top selling 30 products. Amid growing corporate interest, Hugh Jones of the Carbon Trust considers the history and future for product carbon footprinting.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

In both cafeterias and in online surveys, we have found when people are offered a greater proportion of meat-free meals (from one in four, to two or even three in four), the number of people opting for the vegetarian choice can increase substantially. Making plant-based options more prominent elsewhere.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Ec covers the life-cycle emissions for consumed food from production, packaging, transportation, and refrigeration in the truck, retail store, and consumer’s home. They also found that in-store marketing and retail stimuli can influence individuals to purchase more than was planned (impulse buying), leading to food waste.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

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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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 31, 2017

When the lab-grown meat industry is fully mature, production facilities will look very similar to breweries, according to Michael Selden, cofounder of Finless Foods , an early-stage cultured fish startup. He said it will require automated solutions to keep labor costs, and retail prices, down. Read more about the process here ).

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AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 31, 2017

When the lab-grown meat industry is fully mature, production facilities will look very similar to breweries, according to Michael Selden, cofounder of Finless Foods , an early-stage cultured fish startup. He said it will require automated solutions to keep labor costs, and retail prices, down. Read more about the process here ).

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