Mission Barns is betting that animal-free pork fat will make artificial meat delicious
Inspired by the desire for healthier yet flavorful alternatives, Mission Barns has developed animal-free, cultured pork fat, which recently received…
Lab-Raised Salmon Set to Hit the Menu at Seattle’s Hottest Oyster Bar
Seattle’s The Walrus and the Carpenter will soon become the third restaurant globally to serve Wildtype’s lab-grown salmon, a product…
Investments in Alternative Proteins Total $443 Million in First Half of 2025
The alternative protein sector saw 54 deals totaling $443.45 million in the first half of 2025, with investments spanning various…
Multus and Fishway Combine Expertise to Tackle Global Seafood Shortfall With Cultivated Fish
Fishway and Multus Biotechnology have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of scalable and cost-effective cultivated fish. This…
EU novel food delays. Bureaucracy is choking food innovation
Despite the European Union’s commitment to sustainable food innovation, a new analysis reveals that the authorization process for novel foods…
Can Cultivated Meat Succeed? One Company Turns to Quail Foie Gras and Woolly Mammoth Meatballs to Stay in the Game
Ines Lizaur, CTO at Australian cultivated meat company Vow, is leveraging her background in aerospace and automotive industries to tackle…
Alt meat’s moment of truth: TiNDLE, and an industry, recalibrate
Next Gen Foods, rebranded as TiNDLE Foods, secured a massive $100 million Series A funding round in early 2022, marking…
Steakholder swims into retail
Steakholder Foods has successfully launched its first 3D-printed plant-based products, Green Future white fish kebabs and salmon patties, at retail…
The realities of agrifoodtech investment in 2025
Given the current scarcity of venture capital in agrifoodtech, a panel at the Salinas Biological Summit discussed alternative funding strategies…
How To Explain Lab-Grown Meat Simply (For People Who Aren’t Scientists)
As far back as Winston Churchill’s 1930s prediction of growing chicken parts separately, the concept of lab-grown meat has existed.…