Food Tech News: Food Waste Protein Powder and Nike Coffee Sneakers
It’s that time of week! Food Tech News is here, and stories on protein powder made from food waste, a cell-based protein ingredient for skin care, and Nike’s new coffee […]
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Russia Gets Its First Alt-Protein Food Tech Accelerator
A newly formed nonprofit called the Association of Alternative Food Producers (AAFP) has joined forces with food awareness organization ProVeg to launch Russia’s first-ever incubator program dedicated to animal-free protein. […]
Entomo Farms Raises $3.7M CAD for Cricket Protein
Ontario, Canada-based Entomo Farms, a startup that produces cricket protein products, announced this week that it has raised $3.7M CAD (~$2.89M USD). The funding round was lead by undisclosed investors […]
Swedish Startup Sproud Raises £4.8M For Pea Protein Milk
Swedish-based Sproud, producers of pea protein milk, recently announced that it has raised £4.8 million (approximately $6.6 million USD) for the production of its pea protein milk (news from Dairy […]
Food Tech News: Muniq Raises $8.2M for Protein Powder, Danone Launches Plant-Based Cheese
Welcome to this week’s Food Tech News round-up! This week, news that caught our attention included Muniq’s recent funding round, Danone’s new plant-based cheese, Torchy Taco’s new contactless services, and […]
Air Protein Raises $32M to Make Meat From Air
Air Protein, a company using technology to make meat from elements in the air, announced today it has completed a $32 million Series A round of fundraising. The round was […]
Perfect Day Is the Latest Alt-Protein Company to Head to Singapore
Alternative-protein company Perfect Day has signed an agreement with Singapore’s Agency of Science, Technology, and Research (A*Star) to build out a research and development lab in the city-state, according to […]
Pea, Soy, Fungi. We Break Down the Main Ingredients Used by Alt Protein Companies
Despite being bad in so many other ways, 2020 has been a huge year for alternative protein. According to the Good Food Institute, $1.5 billion has been invested in alternative […]
Nature’s Fynd Raises $45M For 2021 Launch of its Fermented Protein
Nature’s Fynd, producers of microbe-based proteins, raised $45 million this week (h/t FoodDive) to support its go-to-market strategy and launch in 2021. This most recent funding round was led by […]
Solar Foods Gets $5.2M to Commercialize Protein Made From Air
Finnish startup Solar Foods has been granted €4.3 million (~$5.2 million USD) in financing from government organization Business Finland. The new funding follows a Series A fundraise from September and […]
Moolec Science Plans to Make Animal Proteins With Soy, Pea & Safflower Using ‘Molecular Farming’
Moolec Science wants to bring sustainable animal protein production to the farm. Not through the cattle pasture or henhouse, but through crops. Using a genetic engineering technique known as molecular […]
MycoTechnology Wins the Radicle Protein Challenge, Secures $1M
MycoTechnology, producers of fermented mushroom protein, won the $1M prize for receiving first place in the Radicle Protein Challenge this week. The Syngenta Group, a multinational agriculture company, and Radicle […]
