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Nestlé backs vegan chicken brand Sundial Foods
1 Dec 2021
The world’s largest food conglomerate Nestlé is backing a California-based startup that makes plant-based chicken wings with meat, skin and bone. The Swiss food giant participated in a $4 million funding round for Sundial Foods that included other inve...
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Fi Europe opens its doors to in-person attendees today!
30 Nov 2021
After a week-long online program Fi Europe opens for in-person attendees under 2G measures in Frankfurt today – if you’re not able to attend in-person, you can follow the program from the show floor live on the online platform.
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Snacking brand Brave launches cookies and cream chickpea bites
23 Nov 2021
Chickpea snack brand Brave announced it is launching three new flavors to its lineup: Cookies & Cream, BBQ and Salt & Vinegar. The cookies and cream flavor is an indulgent snack which the company says is a world-first and is also compliant with the new...
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Mondelez looks to replace sugar with ultrasonic "welding"
18 Nov 2021
Snack maker Mondelez International is testing Torr FoodTech’s sugar elimination technology, which allows manufacturers to omit added sugar and binders. Coined iWeld, Torr's technology combines ingredients with mechanical pressure and processes like ult...
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Caju Love startup is making meat out of cashews
16 Nov 2021
Hawaiian startup Caju Love recently launched a vegan meat alternative made from cashew fruit. Typically, cashew fruit is considered a waste product in the nut and juice industry, so the company chose this fiber-filled fruit in an effort to create a zer...
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Yali Bio comes out of stealth mode to launch synthetic fat
12 Nov 2021
Lab-generated, synthetic fat startup Yali Bio is the latest company to raise funds to develop a plant-based alternative fat that mimics animal-derived options. While the company is still a nascent startup, it has already drummed up some institutional f...
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IBM partners with McDonalds to automate drive thru orders
11 Nov 2021
Fast food chain McDonald's announced it is entering into a partnership with IBM to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence technology that will automate the restaurant's drive-thru lanes.
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British meal kit company trials edible packaging made from pea protein
3 Nov 2021
Meal kit company Gousto is trialing the world’s first pea protein packaging as a vegetable stock cube wrapper this November. Made from engineered pea protein that has been dried into sheets in order to preserve food flavor and shelf life, the vegan, gl...
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Hormel Partners With Better Meat Co. to develop animal-free products
22 Oct 2021
The venture arm of Hormel Foods Corporation, which is best known for its SPAM canned meat product, has entered into an exclusive partnership with The Better Meat Co. with the aim of launching mycoprotein-based products to the marketplace. Financial det...
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Clara Foods rebrands as the EVERY Company and launches animal-free egg
20 Oct 2021
Fermentation startup Clara Foods announced it is rebranding as the EVERY Company at the same time that it is launching the world’s first animal-free, nature-equivalent egg protein — ClearEgg.
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Grey Poupon introduces mustard wine, sells out in a day
19 Oct 2021
In early October, the well-known, Kraft Heinz-owned Dijon mustard brand Grey Poupon announced it would launch La Moutarde Vin, a white wine infused with Grey Poupon mustard seeds.
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Mondelez introduces a vegan version of its Cadbury bar
18 Oct 2021
Cadbury will soon have a new vegan chocolate bar in the U.K., called the Cadbury Plant Bar, Mondelez International announced. The new plant-based offering is inspired by Cadbury’s Dairy Milk, one of the most well-known chocolate bar options in the regi...
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