In a case reminiscent of Nestlé’s court battle with Impossible Foods over the use of the name “Incredible Burger”, whereby The Hague ruled that Nestlé had infringed upon Impossible’s trademarks, allowing four weeks to withdraw […]
Rival Foods, a young startup based in Germany which produces whole-cuts of plant-based meat, announced yesterday a partnership with LIVEKINDLY Collective to develop plant-based chicken products. Rival Foods says it has developed and commercialised a […]
Russia is soon to have its first-ever plant-based incubator as the ProVeg Incubator partners with the newly-formed Association of Alternative Food Producers (AAFPP), a non-profit that was set up in Russia by Julia Marsel and […]
Zurich’s MIRAI Foods, which claims to be the only Swiss clean meat startup to date, has raised $2.4 million in a first-round financing fund. MIRAI says it is one of the very few cultured meat […]
Swedish pea-based milk producer, Sproud, which launched in 2018 and expanded to 15 markets in just two years, announces it has raised £4.8 million in funding. Sweden’s hottest pea protein drink successfully moved into the […]
Veg Capital and ProVeg are mission-aligned organisations both aiming to remove animals from the food chain and support new startups working for the same cause. As such, the two have partnered to invest in selected […]
Founded by Damien Clarkson and Judy Nadel, the couple behind London’s Vevolution, along with vegan investor Michiel van Deursen and product specialist Russell White, new venture THE PACK plans to disrupt the pet food industry, having […]
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is investing in female-led vegan startup Clevr Blends. With this investment, the self-proclaimed feminist, who has already campaigned for gender equality in the past, is expanding her mission to […]
Nine finalists from 350 initial applicants will begin Vevolution’s virtual competition Pitch & Plant 2020 – the global investment competition for plant-based and animal-free startups. This year’s entrepreneurs come from six different countries around the […]
The new plant-based “POZ” sneaker, developed by Po-Zu‘s sustainable footwear experts, is set to be one of the first shoes on the UK market to successfully use cactus leather and combine it with other natural, […]
The Finnish foodtech startup Solar Foods produces nutrition from thin air. What sounds like science fiction is expected to be ready for the market by end of 2022, as the €8.6 million research project has […]
Following the phenomenal news today that Singapore will be the first country in the world to sell cultured chicken, produced by Just Eat, we report further Singaporean news that Float Foods just announced the introduction […]
Rollito Vegano was founded by Hugo and Alex during the pandemic, two vegan activists with aspirations to change the world. Their first product, Sinjamón, is the first 100% vegan Serrano ham in 100% compostable and […]
Rootly, a startup from Denmark, is developing vegan sausages with a difference. They’re made mostly with vegetables, but they contain a unique ingredient — recycled juice pulp.
At the beginning of the month, Swedish startup VEAT launched its first plant-based vending machines in Stockholm, with the simple goal to make healthy, sustainable food affordable and accessible. Already, the concept has attracted several […]
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