Our year in review
Dig into our latest and past annual reports to learn more about how we’re building a good food future—all powered by our global community of donors.
Imagine more with us
Ten years ago, we asked a bold question: Given growing global demand for meat and the impacts of its production on people, animals, and the planet, what if we transformed how meat is made? Today, alternative proteins are increasingly recognized as an essential solution to many of the world’s biggest challenges, backed by a thriving scientific community and a growing global movement. In 2025, donor support continued to drive wins for alternative proteins worldwide—unlocking government investments, advancing regulatory progress, and accelerating scientific breakthroughs.
Our global community of supporters enabled us to:
- Expand the Alt Protein Project to 70+ student chapters across six continents.
- Rescue critical cultivated meat cell lines when SCiFi Foods closed, partnering with Tufts University to make them available to 18 companies and 22 academic labs worldwide (and counting!).
- Secure historic halal rulings in South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore, opening the door for more than a billion people to access cultivated meat.
- Champion public investment, helping unlock government funding for alternative protein research globally.
10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Our latest report
Explore a decade of impact in our 2025 Year in Review, a special 10th anniversary edition. Together, we are building a food system that can feed a growing population while protecting our planet and all who call it home.
Past annual reports
Year in Review 2024
In 2024, we championed public support for alternative proteins, grew the scientific ecosystem, and highlighted good food solutions at global events.
Year in Review 2023
In 2023, GFI unlocked funding for plant-based and cultivated meat research, hosted our largest in-person Good Food Conference, and launched reports calling for governments to fund alternative protein innovation.
Year in Review 2022
In 2022, GFI expanded our global student movement to 36 total universities and collaborated with the government of Singapore to serve cultivated meat at COP27.
Year in Review 2021
In 2021, GFI released life cycle and techno-economic assessments for cultivated meat and elevated alternative proteins as a global climate solution at the UN Food Systems Summit and COP26.
Year in Review 2020
In 2020, GFI supported a proposal resulting in the U.S. National Science Foundation funding cultivated meat research and launched our ASAP Initiative to identify the field’s most pressing challenges.
Year in Review 2019
In 2019, GFI grew government support for alternative proteins in the United States, India, Brazil, and Israel, and our grant program funded 14 open-access research projects.
Year in Review 2018
In 2018, GFI launched our research grant program, hosted the inaugural Good Food Conference, and mounted a defense of plant-based meat and milk labeling across the U.S.
Year in Review 2017
In 2017, GFI launched the world’s first university course on plant-based meat and supported more than 100 alternative protein startups.
Year in Review 2016
In 2016, the year GFI was founded, we launched two alternative protein startups and accelerated innovation in the public and private sectors.
Grow the good food future
Our research, insights, and advocacy are possible thanks to our global family of donors. Connect with us today to learn how you can help fuel this transformative work.
