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Helaina is a team brought together by the belief that health and developmental outcomes of all infants can be improved through nutritional options closest to breast milk. Our team is […]
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With Pea Protein on the Rise, Producers Aim for Innovation in Fields and Factories
It’s easy enough to identify pea protein in nutritional powders and shakes in grocery store aisles. But if you look closely at product labels, you’re also likely to find pea […]
Formo Raises $50 Million to Make Animal-Free Cheese With Precision Fermentation
Berlin-based Formo announced today it had raised $50 million in Series A funding. The investment in the maker of animal-free cheese was led by EQT Ventures, with Elevat3 Capital and […]
Pepper the App Aims to be the Instagram for Cooking
Jake Aronskind realized that every time he went on a social media platform, most of what he was seeing was food. After the pandemic began, this was amplified. Seeing people […]
Bartesian Brings Its Cocktail Robot to Williams-Sonoma & Macy’s
Home robot bartender Bartesian has made the (retail) big time. According to a release sent to The Spoon, the long-time maker of countertop cocktail makers has announced that its machines […]
Wild Earth Launches Cell-Based Pet Food As It Raises a Fresh $23 Million
Plant-based pet food brand Wild Earth has announced plans to expand its product line into pet food made with cell-based meat. The announcement comes on the heels of a new […]
Smoothie Robot Blendid Joins The Equity Crowdfunding Crowd With $2 Million Raise
Blendid, the maker of smoothie-making robots, announced today it had raised $2 million via crowdfunding platform StartEngine. According to the announcement sent to The Spoon, the raise brings the company’s […]
I Taste Tested the Impossible Chicken Nugget Against Three Other Brands. Here’s How It Fared.
You may have heard that Impossible Foods plant-based chicken nuggets are available today at select restaurants. To generate a little buzz for today’s launch, the company behind the Impossible Burger […]
Stockeld Dreamery Raises €16.5 Million for Legume-Based Alternative Cheeses
This week, Swedish plant-based cheese company Stockeld Dreamery announced that it has raised €16.5 million (~$20 million USD) in a Series A round, according to a release sent to The […]
Los Angeles International Airport Rolls Out NomNom, a Semi-Autonomous Food Delivery Robot
Los Angeles International is not my favorite airport. It’s crowded, has nine (nine!) terminals that take forever to navigate, and traffic blows once you get in your rental car and […]
Food Waste Start-up Agricycle Global Raises $2.4M Seed Round
Agricycle Global, a food and agriculture waste start-up based in Wisconsin, announced this week that it has raised a two-part seed round totaling $2.4 million. The round was led by […]
Compound Foods Raises $4.5M to Make Synthetic Coffee
Coffee, without the bean, is what startup Compound Foods promises, and the company just raised $4.5 to help make that goal a reality. TechCrunch was first to report today that […]
