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Plant-Based Protein

Amber Farms rolls out plant-based protein pastas in 3 varieties

April 26, 2022

Amber Farms has rolled out the only organic plant-based protein/refrigerated ready-to-heat and eat spaghetti, linguine, and whole-wheat linguine pastas in the United States.

Hormel Foods launches plant-based chili with beans

April 20, 2022

The makers of Hormel chili have launched Hormel plant-based chili with beans, a product that was created to appeal to plant lovers and chili enthusiasts.

Plant Openings

ADM to add capacity, build a new innovation center

The demand for alternate protein is behind the expansion and new facility to be located in Decatur, Illinois

April 12, 2022

ADM will invest approximately $300 million to expand significantly its Decatur, Illinois, alternative protein production.

Cell-based Foods

CULT Food Science invests in cell-based oyster company

Pearlita Foods is a cell-based, mollusk production company, wanting to transform the way seafood is cultivated for a more healthy and sustainable future

April 11, 2022

CULT Food Science Corp. has made an investment in Pearlita Foods, which is said to be the world’s first cell-based mollusk company.

Plant-Based Meats

Brazilian plant-based brand Future Farm expands distribution in the U.S.

April 5, 2022

Brazilian-founded food-tech brand Future Farm is continuing its launch into the U.S., most recently exhibiting at the 2022 Natural Products Expo West conference in Anaheim, California.

Plant-Based Meats

Next Meats USA offers plant-based short ribs and skirt steaks

April 1, 2022

The Japanese-based manufacturer of plant-based meat alternative products is offering two products in six Tokyo Central stores and four Marukai stores throughout Southern California and the Bay Area.

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz (left) and Matias Muchnick, Co-Founder and CEO at NotCo

Scaling up plant-based products with artificial intelligence

This Kraft-Heinz/TheNotCompany, Inc. joint-venture has both the smarts and the manufacturing capabilities to push creative new alternative proteins to market

March 30, 2022

The Kraft Heinz Company and food tech start-up TheNotCompany, Inc. announced a joint venture designed to reimagine global food production and advance toward a more sustainable future.

Alternative Protein Report

BioBetter extracts growth factors for scaled cultivated meat production from tobacco plants

March 29, 2022

FoodTech start-up, BioBetter, Ltd., has assigned a new role for the much-maligned Nicotiana tabacum plant upon discovering it can overcome the greatest hurdle in cultured meat—that of scaled production.

Aleph Farms’ scientists, Dr. Keren Tazat-Fireberg and Dr. Hezi Hayun, analyze collagen-producing cells under a microscope. Photo courtesy Aleph Farms

Cell Cultured Products

Beyond cell-cultured meat to other useful products--without the cow

Once the technology was in place to produce steak, Aleph Farms extended its development process to produce collagen

March 16, 2022

Aleph Farms, purveyor of cultivated beef steaks, hasn’t stopped at just producing steak without the cow.

Pilot Plant Tel Aviv Cultivated Meat SuperMeat

Alternative Proteins

Ajinomoto invests in SuperMeat, focuses on establishing supply chain for cultivated meat industry

March 11, 2022

SuperMeat, a food-tech company focused on cultivated meat, announced a new strategic partnership with Ajinomoto to establish a commercially viable supply chain platform for the cultivated meat industry.

Coalition Unites Europe’s Food Manufacturing Technologies and Equipment Sector

Clean Label Packaging Expands to Include Sustainability Considerations

How Sensing Technologies Can Help Avoid Food and Water Waste

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