Atomo Coffee Raises $40 Million in a Series A for Its Climate-Friendly Beanless Brew
Seattle’s climate-friendly ‘beanless’ Atomo Coffee has announced the closing of its Series A, with a $40 million investment led by S2G Ventures, AgFunder, and Horizons Ventures. Reverse engineering the coffee…
Jellatech Reaches Major Milestone By Confirming Cell-Based Collagen Success
Headquartered in North Carolina, biotech startup Jellatech has announced the successful production of cell-based collagen. The company, founded two years ago, claims to have created full-length, triple-helical collagen that functions…
Burger King Unveils Two New Impossible-Powered Burgers In The US
Burger King U.S. is launching two new Impossible Burger menu items beginning today: the Impossible King and Southwest Bacon Impossible Whopper. The Impossible King is a flame-grilled Impossible patty topped…
‘Overlooked’ Agriculture Emissions Linked to Serious Health and Financial Risks, Study Finds
New research connects rural agricultural emissions including ammonia, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen oxides to urban pollution issues. The new research, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, looked at…
PlantBaby Scoops $4 Million For Organic Clean Label Infant Nutrition R&D
Hawaii-based PlantBaby has announced the closure of a $4 million seed funding round. It was led by Big Idea Ventures and with participation from The Fund LA, Two Culture Cap,…
Unilever Announces $120 Million Investment To Scale Production Of Palm Oil Alternative
Unilever has formed a strategic partnership with San Diego-based biotech Genomatica (‘Geno’) to pursue a path to commercialisation for the latter’s microbial fermented alternative to unsustainable palm oil. Unilever anticipates…
3 natural foods retailers share their approaches to quality standards
Explore how natural foods retailers apply quality standards so they offer consumers only products with integrity and innovation. New Hope Network Read More
Clif Bar, Kellogg, and Honest Tea: Major Shakeups Come to Multinational Food Giants
Kellogg is splitting into three divisions to foster growth, Clif Bar finally sells out, and Honest Tea gets CPR as the founders swoop in after Coca-Cola announces plans to discontinue…
Hershey Launches Patent Application For Dairy-Free Chocolate Made With Roasted Grains Instead of Milk
Pennsylvania-based confectionery giant Hershey has applied for a patent for using roasted grain in vegan chocolate products. The company seeks to protect its technique of replacing milk proteins with roasted…
Comedian Kevin Hart Opens a Vegan Fast Food Restaurant Chain With Former Burger King Chef
Comedian Kevin Hart has announced that he is entering the quick-service restaurant sector. The Fatherhood star is set to open two Hart House locations in 2022, the first this summer.…
May 3, 2022