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GFI: Global Alt Protein Investments Drop by €2Bn in 2022, While European Investments Up by 24%

International nonprofit food awareness organisation The Good Food Institute (GFI), today releases new data on global alt protein investments for the last year. The figures reveal that alt protein companies across Europe raised €579 million last year, nearly 24% more than in 2021.   However, the numbers also show that global investment in sustainable proteins decelerated in 2022, from a record-breaking €4.7 billion in 2021 to €2.7 billion in 2022, mirroring the marked decline in global venture capital investment.  France raised over 11 times more  The latest GFI figures show that France and Spain saw investments increase across all sustainable protein categories. French companies raised €168 million, over 11 times more than last year, while Spanish companies attracted €42 million — a 58% increase from 2021.  Other figures …

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