Spanish Plant-Based Meat Startup Heura Raises €4M In 24 Hours During Crowdfunding Campaign
Spanish plant-based meat maker Heura has attracted an impressive €4 million (approx. US$4.8 million) within just 24 hours of launching its campaign on the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The Barcelona-based startup…
Carbon Negative & Meat-Free: Better Nature Debuts Most Sustainable & Affordable Product Yet
UK-based tempeh startup Better Nature has launched a new product range of meat-free products that are also carbon and plastic negative as part of its commitments to tackle climate change,…
Unilever Partners With Mycoprotein Startup ‘Enough’ To Expand Plant-Based Meat Portfolio
Unilever has announced a new partnership with food tech Enough, formerly known as 3F Bio, to launch new plant-based meat products and keep up with the “explosive growth” of alternative…
Plan*t : After Retail Launch, NZ Startup Eyes Australian & Asian Markets For Its Hemp-Based Products
In early 2020, alternative protein food tech Sustainable Foods acquired 100% of The Craft Meat Co and now via this retail brand, the company is set to launch a new…
Animal Free Dairy: E.U. Drops Plant-Based Censorship Proposal Under Amendment 171
European lawmakers have dropped plans under Amendment 171 that campaigners say amounted to censorship over plant-based dairy products. Under the proposed law, plant-based dairy makers in the E.U. would have…
British Vegan Egg Brand Crackd Expands Distribution & Gears Up For International Launch
British plant-based egg brand Crackd, which was first introduced to stores in November last year, is now rapidly expanding its distribution within the U.K. and gearing up for its international…
‘New world of packaging possibilities’ trialled by Coca-Cola in Hungary
AdeZ, a Coca-Cola owned plant-based drink brand, is trialling the use of paper bottles in Hungary. The Hungary rollout will see 2,000 paper bottle prototypes being market-tested for the first…
Texas Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning ‘Beef’, ‘Chicken’ & Other Meat Terms On Plant-Based Labels
Legislators in Texas have passed a bill to ban terms such as “meat” and “beef” on the labels of plant-based food products, a law supported by big meat-funded groups to…
Good & Gather Plant Based: U.S. Retailer Target Unveils New Vegan Product Line
In a recent announcement, the eighth-largest U.S. retailer Target has unveiled a plant-based line under its largest owned brand Good & Gather private label food and beverage brand offering products…
COVID prompts one in four to cut back on animal products
Since the start of the pandemic, one in four Brits have reduced the amount of animal products they consume, according to the results of new research published this month by…