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Plant-based & Alternative Proteins

Cultivated seafood company roe-volutionising the caviar market

Cultivated seafood company roe-volutionising the caviar market

21 Feb 2025

A Singapore-based startup is targeting premium markets and younger consumers with its latest innovation – cultivated caviar.

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Protein diversification: A massive missed market?

Protein diversification: A massive missed market?

20 Feb 2025

Germany and the UK could be missing out on the massive market for alternative meats and proteins, with one new coalition calling for an end to the “steak-tofu struggle”.

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China ramps up cultivated meat research with new innovation base

China ramps up cultivated meat research with new innovation base

18 Feb 2025

China has opened its first fermentation and cultivated meat research centre in Beijing.

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Singapore explores farmland-free food production

Singapore explores farmland-free food production

17 Feb 2025

Researchers discover new technology replicating on-farm food production conditions from within the indoor lab environment.

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Indians enjoy first bites of cultivated chicken

Indians enjoy first bites of cultivated chicken

13 Feb 2025

The first public tasting of cultivated meat in India has taken place as the country prepares for the first commercial cultivated meat products – potentially as early as the end of this year.

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Disruptor brands spearhead sustainable solutions

Disruptor brands spearhead sustainable solutions

11 Feb 2025

Manufacturers, big and small, sharpen their focus by providing sustainable products and services centred on comprehensive and sustainable approaches to traditional methods.

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Waitrose data could indicate a return to favour for plant-based ready meals

Waitrose data could indicate a return to favour for plant-based ready meals

5 Feb 2025

Waitrose has unveiled a new plant varieties logo to support the launch of an expanded range of plant-based ready meals, citing its own data as an indicator that this type of meal is regaining popularity.

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Ultra-processed plant-based meat alternatives: Healthy or harmful?

Ultra-processed plant-based meat alternatives: Healthy or harmful?

4 Feb 2025

Although plant-based meats have been under increasing scrutiny for their ultra-processed nature, they might still offer major health benefits compared with animal-based alternatives.

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Singapore introduces Food Safety and Security Bill

Singapore introduces Food Safety and Security Bill

3 Feb 2025

Amid growing food safety concerns and supply chain disruptions, the Singapore Food Agency passes its Food Safety and Security Bill (FSSB) to provide greater clarity, assurance, and credibility.

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Brands, retailers, and countries remain divided over Nutri-Score labels

Brands, retailers, and countries remain divided over Nutri-Score labels

30 Jan 2025

Europe's supermarkets and manufacturers are far from aligned over a standarised approach to nutrition labelling. Some welcome the non-mandatory Nutri-Score labels with open arms, while others have “considerable concerns”.

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Impossible Foods secures reinstatement of EU patent for heme protein

Impossible Foods secures reinstatement of EU patent for heme protein

28 Jan 2025

The decision overturns the 2022 revocation of the patent and solidifies legal protection of the innovative ingredient that can be used in plant-based food production.

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US wins GMO corn trade dispute with Mexico

US wins GMO corn trade dispute with Mexico

24 Jan 2025

A Mexican decree banning imports of genetically modified (GM) corn for human consumption has been overturned in what has been hailed as a victory for US exports.

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