A new vegan tuna fish product has been developed by Mimic Seafood, a startup based in Spain. Tunato is a 100% vegetable food that is said to imitate tuna in appearance, texture and taste. Tunato is already available at the Ametller Origen Commons Restaurant in Barcelona’s World Trade Centre and it will reportedly be soon available in other sushi restaurant chains.
Propel Foods is Developing AI-Powered Plant Proteins Backed by Mexican Government
After winning the Hult Prize 2021, with a proposal to help local communities and the environment with alternative foods, Joel González, Sofía Hillman, and Jayat González received a US $150K prize which they used to fund their startup Propel Foods. Based in Mexico City, Propel Foods is an AI-powered startup that creates plant-based and hybrid-protein foods. The company says it combines the best of the vegetable and animal worlds in foods that are good for your health, delicious to eat, and good for the planet’s health. Propel Foods commented in an interview: “Since we won the prize, we have continued turning our idea into a viable business. We were recognized in Mexico as a National Interest, were featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, and have entered into talks …