Cultivating a better future with impact investing
Sharyn Murray, CFAAlternative proteins can help investors achieve their ESG and corporate citizenship goals while driving positive outcomes for people and the planet.
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Kroger’s plant-based chicken launch signals a surge in alternative protein retail expansion
Emma IgnaszewskiKroger is launching several new products in its Simple Truth Plant Based line, signaling a broader trend of alternative protein expansion in retail.
WSO’s Friend of the Sea certification matters for the plant-based seafood industry. Here’s why
Jen LamyThe World Sustainability Organization, in partnership with GFI's Sustainable Seafood Initiative, announced it will begin certifying plant-based seafood products under their Friend of the Sea certification program.
U.S. plant-based meat sales growth accelerates despite Covid-19
Kyle GaanU.S. sales data shows that plant-based meat sales have remained strong amid Covid-19, outperforming both its prior-year growth as well as animal-based meat's growth rates.
Plant-based food retail sales hit $5 billion
Kyle GaanPlant-based retail sales grew almost five times faster than total retail food sales last year, according to new SPINS data commissioned by GFI and PBFA.
New partnerships are shaping the future of seafood
Jen LamyTo feed a growing global population safe and nutritious seafood for generations to come, we need to think outside of the box. BlueNalu's partnership with legacy seafood industry player Nutreco demonstrates how we can quickly and sustainably advance the plant-based and cultivated seafood industries.
UPSIDE Foods’ $161 million Series B is a turning point for the meat industry
Blake Byrne Nate CrosserThis new capital will allow UPSIDE Foods to fully fund its R&D plan, construct a pilot industrial-scale production facility, and prepare to bring cultivated meat to market.
GFI Brazil partners with Latin America’s first food tech hub
Felipe Barbosa KrellingLatin America has an important role to play in transforming the global food system. That's why GFI Brazil is partnering with FoodTech Hub Brazil, the first food tech hub in Latin America, to support the alternative protein market throughout the region.
BlueNalu makes a splash with groundbreaking cultivated yellowtail
Julia JohnIn a huge milestone for the cultivated seafood industry, BlueNalu has successfully produced whole-muscle portions of yellowtail fish fillet derived directly from fish cells.
Brazil’s Marfrig to export The Revolution
Raquel CasselliMarfrig, the world's second-largest beef company, and global agricultural giant ADM are expanding their partnership with the new plant-based meat brand The Revolution for both Brazil and the rest of the world.