This Parisian Startup Just Banked $15M for Cultivated Leather
Nov 25, 2024 · 4 Mins Read Already working with major luxury brands, French cultivated leather startup Faircraft has raised $15.8M in funding to scale up operations. France may be the second largest exporter of leather in Europe, but a company based in its capital is hoping to disrupt the planet-harming industry with a version grown from animal cells.
Vow's Lab-Grown Meat Earns Hong Kong Regulatory Approval
Nov 19, 2024 · Vow’s cultured foie gras targets a new taste experience. Forged Gras comprises 51% of Vow’s cultured Japanese quail, which lends the product a “rich umami and subtle gamey flavour”, Peppou says: “To achieve its luxurious texture and melt-in-your-mouth experience, we blend this with a thoughtful selection of ingredients – vegetable and herb-infused coconut oil, sunflower oil, and ...
7 Best Oat Milk Powder Brands for At-Home Lattes & Baking
Sep 24, 2024 · Launched in 2023, Overherd is among the youngest companies in the space, and makes only one thing: powdered oat milk. The product is made up of 68% gluten-free oats, coconut MCT powder, and chicory root fibre, and fortified with calcium carbonate and vitamin B12.
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DSM-Firmenich Unveils Taste Solutions for Better Non-Dairy Milk
Nov 14, 2024 · “Our mission is to transform the perception of plant-based drinks by delivering the authentic flavours and textures associated with dairy. With our latest taste solutions, our aim was to do more than mimic dairy but rather redefine what plant-based beverages can be,” said JoAnn Fritsche, sweet goods director for North America at DSM …
VBites: Heather Mills Rescues Alt-Meat Brand from Administration
Jan 24, 2024 · VBites’ rescue is reminiscent of British alt-meat player Meatless Farm‘s story from last year – after announcing it was entering administration, the brand was saved by fellow plant-based meat player VFC. Since then, VFC has taken over pie manufacturer Clive’s Purely Plants too, before rebranding into the Vegan Food Group this month to expand its footprint as a holding company, with the ...
Bain & Co: How Brands Can Appease Consumers' Sustainability …
Oct 8, 2024 · 6 Mins Read Consumer concern about the climate crisis has escalated since 2022, but half of the world finds sustainable living expensive. With climate scientists sounding the alarm about the unrealistic path to 1.5°C – just as the Arctic burns, the Amazon is cleared, and America reels from its deadliest hurricane in two decades – how governments reshape their policies is …
14 Startups Making Cocoa-Free & Cell-Based Chocolate Alternatives
Dec 11, 2024 · Founded by siblings, Planet A Foods uses traditional fermentation and roasting methods to transform oats, sunflower seeds and shea butter into ChoViva, its cocoa-free chocolate alternative.The innovation has made it into 20 products available in 42,000 stores across Europe, and will soon appear in the UK and France, followed by the US and Asia later on.
L'Oréal Launches Animal-Free Collagen Skincare in China - Green …
Feb 12, 2024 · Recombinant collagen: the economic opportunity . According to research by Frost & Sullivan, the retail sales for China’s animal-derived collagen and recombinant collagen markets in 2021 are projected to be 17.9 billion yuan (2.77 billion USD) and 10.8 billion yuan (1.67 billion USD), respectively. The CAGRs from 2017 to 2021 of animal-derived collagen and recombinant collagen markets stand ...
The Better Meat Co's Mycoprotein Gets Singapore Regulatory …
Oct 18, 2024 · The Singapore approval is a feather in the startup’s cap after a tough couple of years. Until this summer, it had been embroiled in a bitter IP battle with fellow mycelium producer Meati since late 2021. The Better Meat Co had sued Meati – one of the best-financed alternative protein companies – for undermining its IP and attempting to “bully” a less-funded rival.