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ProVeg Incubator Welcomes Ten Startups in 13th Cohort

ProVeg International has announced the inclusion of ten startups in the 13th cohort of its ProVeg Incubator, a programme designed to support the development of plant-based and alternative protein products. The startups will receive funding, mentorship, and resources to accelerate their products towards market readiness. Comprehensive support for startups The ProVeg Incubator programme provides these startups with access to up to $300,000 in funding and a network of over 100 mentors who will offer guidance in areas such as product development, market strategy, and scaling. The programme aims to support companies that are working towards more sustainable food systems by developing plant-based and alternative protein products that can help reduce the reliance on animal agriculture. The selected companies, hailing from various regions including Brazil, Canada, …

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Five Startups Compete to Revolutionize Alt Protein Cost Efficiency in Givaudan Plant Attitude Challenge

Five startup finalists — Eat Typcal (Brazil), Meatless Kingdom (Indonesia), Eternal (US), Juicy Marbles (Slovenia), and BVeg Foods (India) — are set to pitch their ideas to reduce the costs of alt-protein recipes by 20% while ensuring a “delicious” consumer experience at Givaudan’s Plant Attitude Challenge on April 17th, 2024. The finalists will also explain how their solutions specifically relate to the findings and recommendations outlined in Givaudan’s recent white paper in collaboration with the University of California Berkeley.  The paper discusses various alt protein production methods and opportunities for improving efficiency in the food industry. In addition, it provides ten actionable pathways to help producers address supply chain issues, resource consumption, production scale-up, and competitive pricing to reduce product costs. Flavio Garofalo, Global Director, …

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