Meat giant Marfrig and ADM partner to bring plant-based meat to Brazil
Matt BallMeat giant Marfrig and the agricultural powerhouse ADM are partnering to bring plant-based meat to Brazil, helping meet growing international demand.
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Trading land for lab: Cultivating clean meat
GFI’s Bruce Friedrich explains why making alternative proteins the default choice is critical for building a sustainable food system.
Smithfield, the world’s largest pork processor, launches plant-based products
Mary AllenSmithfield is the latest major food producer to step into the plant-based protein market.
New Crop Capital accelerates animal-free foods through impact investment
Julia JohnNew Crop Capital is funding the shift from animal products to plant- and cell-based protein, and investment leaders like Dan Malek see more opportunity ahead.
From Oatly to Baskin-Robbins, plant-based ice cream keeps getting hotter
Julia JohnWould you like that in a cone or a cup? Revenue in the U.S. retail plant-based ice cream and frozen novelty sector increased 67 percent over the last two years.
Subway is about to offer Beyond Meat
Mary AllenSubway (the world's largest fast-food chain) is bringing the Beyond Meatball Marinara to 685 locations for a limited trial this September.
Hot new biotech in a toasty old town: New Harvest 2019 Conference in Cambridge, MA
Annie OsbornIn the middle of a July heatwave, entrepreneurs, scientists, and regulators gathered at the MIT Media Lab for New Harvest's fourth annual conference on cellular agriculture. Here's a taste of what we learned.
Impossible Foods is coming to retail AND expanding nationally to 7,000+ Burger King locations
Maggie MascarenhasImpossible Foods just announced FDA approval for grocery store distribution, a co-manufacturing partnership with OSI, and their imminent expansion to all 7,000+ Burger King locations.
Why VCs are interested in animal-free food with Lisa Feria
Julia JohnCEO of Stray Dog Capital Lisa Feria discusses how capital is accelerating the plant-based and cell-based meat sectors—and why food is suddenly such a hot place to invest.
Merck KGaA wants to accelerate your cell-based meat startup
Olivia JeffersonIs your startup working with technologies that will advance the production and accessibility of cell-based meat? Leading science and technology company Merck KGaA wants to accelerate these efforts!
