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 […]
Blue Horizon Ventures, the food tech-focused venture capital fund headed by Roger Lienhard and Michael Kleindl, announces the final close of its first flagship fund. The investment fund far exceeded initial targets by reaching an […]
Swiss technology group Bühler AG and the DIL Deutsches Institut for Lebensmitteltechnik, a research institute focusing on food technology and food science, have teamed up to develop new production technologies for the next generation of […]
Givaudan Active Beauty has launched a new plantbased pigment created with Chinese red radish ‘Raphanus Sativus L’. The New Red 1805, for use in natural make-up, offers a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic red pigments, […]
This will be Nestlé’s first venture into the vegan tuna category, a market that is consistently expanding into the mainstream, which took the company 9 months to develop, an efficient feat by modern standards, considering […]
Swiss retailer Migros is testing a new concept at the Dreispitz branch in Basel. The plant-based butcher who developed Migros’ recently introduced V-Love product line will sell a wide variety of different plant meats from […]
Coop Switzerland, the country’s second-largest supermarket chain, continues to expand its vegan ice cream range and has released the Gianduja Freeze Cappuccino as part of its Karma range which is based on coconut, hazelnut, cashew […]
On Monday, the Swiss Retail Giant Migros announced the launch of its own brand V-Love, which starts off with a plant-based BBQ range and is planned to develop into an all-encompassing brand for vegan products. […]
Naanu is a Swiss-based startup producing an innovation in vegan snacks: 100% natural cookies that replace dietary supplements. “I personally hate taking pills and rarely reach for chemically made medication,” says CEO Julia Devecchi. “At […]
Lidl Switzerland is expanding its range of vegan and vegetarian products. The retailer now plans to roll out an exclusive meat-free area which it is calling the “veggie block” into all of its more than […]
Veeconomy, a plant protein company from Switzerland, has launched a campaign called Vegan United, where supporters order a voucher from one of the participating companies or make a donation. Veeconomy CEO Theo Favetto says vegans […]
Swiss foodtech company Planted recently secured seven million Swiss Francs in seeding investment to increase production, accelerate research & development and expand internationally. The company’s debut product is an alt meat called planted.chicken, created from […]
Swiss company Planted, creator of plant-based meat which is said to mimic the taste, texture and mouthfeel of animal meat, announces it has raised seven million Swiss francs in a seeding round. The capital will […]
The Swiss retail giant Migros already has 500+ certified vegan products in stock. As part of their “Generation M” sustainability programme, the company had already set the target of increasing its range of certified vegan […]
The Zurich based company Goldrad hs launched their first luxury handbag collection, with a selection of handcrafted vegan handbags. The company relies on high quality, recycled and sustainable materials that are completely cruelty-free. Goldrad proudly […]
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