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Oobli launches protein-sweetened chocolate bar
The company, previously known as Joywell Foods, has three varieties available for online presale, all of which have 70% less sugar than traditionally made competitors.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 15, 2022 -
NotCo raises $70M to make its AI available to other companies
The Chile-based company will build on its recent joint venture with Kraft Heinz to bring the power of its Giuseppe algorithm to an array of manufacturers.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 12, 2022 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Drew Angerer via Getty ImagesTrendlineThe Food Dive Outlook on 2023
Continued volatility, a focus on sustainability and technology playing a bigger role in giving consumers what they want are playing a huge part in the trends we see for 2023.
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Orbillion Bio partners with Solar Biotech to make 4M pounds of cultivated meat a year
The startup making Wagyu beef, elk and lamb from cells is the latest in the food space to work with the biomanufacturing company.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 12, 2022 -
Equinom raises $35M for new non-GMO plant protein ingredients
The Israel-based company is nearly doubling its lifetime funding with this round and will use the money to get its precision-bred pea, soy and sesame ingredients to the market faster.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 12, 2022 -
Bel Brands gets into animal-free cheese with Perfect Day partnership
The French company continues its embrace of alternative dairy by launching plant-based The Laughing Cow wedges and working with food tech startups for more innovative products in the future.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 8, 2022 -
Believer Meats breaks ground on world’s largest cultivated meat plant
The company, formerly known as Future Meat Technologies, will be able to make at least 11,000 tons of cultivated meat in custom bioreactors once the North Carolina facility opens.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 8, 2022 -
Motif FoodWorks continues to challenge Impossible Foods’ patents
After the European Patent Office revoked one of the plant-based meat maker’s patents, the food tech company objected to four others filed in the U.S.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 7, 2022 -
Precision pollination startup BeeHero nets $42M with backing from General Mills
The startup said its technology allows beekeepers to better monitor their hives, which could help improve crop yields and reduce food insecurity.
By Chris Casey • Dec. 7, 2022 -
A taste of Food Dive’s best stories
From the struggles of plant-based meat to Kellogg’s proposed split, Food Dive writes about the news that moves the CPG industry.
By Food Dive Staff • Dec. 2, 2022 -
ICL Food Specialties and Protera Biosciences partner on AI-discovered plant-based ingredients
The collaboration, with the goal of quickly scaling up clean-label options, follows a $1 million investment from the global minerals giant last year.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 1, 2022 -
Perfect Day expands its reach with gelatin company purchase
With the acquisition of India’s Sterling Biotech Limited, the animal-free dairy company doubles its manufacturing capacity and has a path to widen its precision fermentation portfolio.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 30, 2022 -
Wilk makes yogurt using milk from cultivated cells
The Israeli company is the first to create a finished dairy product that has been produced by cells grown outside of an animal.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 18, 2022 -
Race for regulation of cell-based meat
Upside Foods gets FDA greenlight for cultivated chicken
The California company received the first U.S. regulatory approval of any kind for meat grown from cells. It awaits a decision from the USDA before it can serve its products to consumers.
By Megan Poinski • Updated Nov. 16, 2022 -
Beyond Meat partners with American Cancer Society on research
The meat analog company will help facilitate data collection to see if plant-based alternatives could be linked to the prevention of chronic disease.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 15, 2022 -
Vow raises $49.2M to expand cultivated meat production
The Australian company, which focuses on growing uncommon types of meat such as kangaroo, alpaca and quail from cells, plans to launch in its home country and the U.S. next year.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 14, 2022 -
Sponsored by Ecolab
5 tips for using sanitary design to ease food & beverage industry labor challenges
Sanitary design is all about ensuring facility equipment and processes are cleanable – Could your facility be improved?
By James Tester & Rick Stokes, Manager Area Tech Support – Ecolab • Nov. 14, 2022 -
Deep Dive
From science to CPG: New ventures create opportunities for startups
While many larger players in the food tech space had to build their own facilities and processes from scratch, entities are planning to give those starting out now a smoother beginning.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 11, 2022 -
UNFI to add indoor farms at select distribution centers
In a new partnership, Square Roots will co-locate its vertical farming technology on-site at certain facilities, starting with the grocery wholesaler’s Prescott, Wisconsin, location in 2023.
By Peyton Bigora • Nov. 11, 2022 -
Salt evangelists aim to rethink how consumers view the ancient ingredient
Undeterred by health issues tied to salt, entrepreneurs are mixing it with things like coffee and garlic while embracing smaller, more powerful particles.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 10, 2022 -
Deep Dive
From science to CPG: Finding the right team to go beyond the lab
While scientific processes and developments are core to what food tech companies do, they need employees who can turn the science into a successful business.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 10, 2022 -
From science to CPG series
A five-part series examining the challenges food tech companies face when scaling up.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 9, 2022 -
Deep Dive
From science to CPG: Adapting R&D to regulations — and eventually consumers
As food tech startups grow, their focus needs to shift from scientific breakthroughs to meeting stringent manufacturing rules, as well as thinking a lot about the people who will one day eat their products.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 9, 2022 -
Fermentation leaders form Fungi Protein Association
Companies including Quorn, MycoTechnology, Meati and The Better Meat Co. are coming together to advocate for alternatives that are not made from plants.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 9, 2022 -
Deep Dive
From science to CPG: How money makes the food tech startup world go round
Fundraising and understanding a realistic timeline are high barriers for these companies as they face R&D and regulatory challenges.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 8, 2022 -
Deep Dive
From science to CPG: How food tech companies grow into tomorrow’s food manufacturers
It’s difficult to take a scientific discovery that could change the way the world eats and get it to consumers’ plates. Startups need tenacity, money, R&D, patience and an understanding of reality.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 7, 2022