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No Whey! A Rundown of Alternative Cheese Startups
With summertime here, vegans across the country will be grilling up sizzling Beyond and Impossible burgers . While the burgers themselves may be delicious, there is still a deficit when […]
What’s Getting Funded in Food Tech Right Now?
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How a Materials Scientist Invented an Edible Way to Keep Your Avocados Ripe for Longer (Spoon Plus)
Apeel just raised $250 million from investors including celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Katy Perry. I spoke with Rogers a few days before they announced the funding to learn more […]
Taika’s Canned Adaptogen Coffee Ticks the Boxes for Wellness-Loving Millennials
During quarantine I’ve been drinking more caffeine than ever, which means that by 10 a.m., I’m usually about to rocket out of my chair. Maybe that wouldn’t be the case […]
Perfect Day’s Ice Cream, Made with Animal-Free Dairy, Debuts in SF
Perfect Day, the company which uses fermentation to make animal-free dairy from microbes, announced its first official retail partner today. The startup is working with Smitten Ice Cream in the […]
Eat Beyond Global’s CEO on Why Now is Prime Time to Invest in Food Tech
With so much instability in the world right now, it may seem like a tricky time to be raising money for an investment fund. Especially in a burgeoning space like […]
Singaporean Alternative Meat Co. Growthwell Group Raises $8M, Will Develop Chickpea Protein Products
The Growthwell Group, a plant-based protein company based in Singapore, announced today that it had raised $8 million (h/t Deal Street Asia). The investment was led by Singaporean sovereign fund […]
Israel: InnovoPro Snags $15M to Boost Chickpea Protein Production
Chickpea protein is bulking up. Today Israel-based company InnovoPro announced it had raised a $15 million funding round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners with participation from CPT Capital. This brings […]
FDA Approves Perfect Day’s Animal-Free Whey Protein as Safe to Eat
Perfect Day, the startup using fermentation to create animal-free dairy proteins, has officially received approval for its proprietary whey protein from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a letter, […]
Food-X Announces Cohort 11, Its First-Ever Virtual Accelerator Program
Food-X, a hugely popular startup accelerator for food businesses, today announced the eight chosen companies for Cohort 11 of its program. While they vary in focus — food traceability, restaurant […]
Food Tech News: Nestlé Expands Coffee Blockchain, Uber Expands Eats for Business
How are you all doing out there? I’m starting to get into a bit of a weekend routine: walk, bake bread (then Instagram it, of course), read, sleep. And read […]