How regulation is impacting alternative proteins
The cultivated meat sector faces considerable hurdles, primarily due to complex and slow regulatory processes, particularly within the UK and…
Maple Leaf commits to plant-based meat in wake of pork spin-off
Maple Leaf Foods remains committed to the plant-based meat category after spinning off its pork operations into Canada Packers last…
The Future of Food Isn’t Just Plant-Based — It’s Fungal, Fermented, and Lab-Grown
The alternative protein market is diversifying beyond its initial plant-based focus, which has seen sales flatten. Emerging technologies include fungi…
Cell AgriTech Buys Avant’s Lab-Grown Meat Equipment After Singapore Exit
Malaysian firm Cell AgriTech, a contract manufacturer specializing in cultivated meat, has acquired all equipment from Avant Proteins, the Singapore…
Autopsy of the Agrifood–Climate Tech Collapse
The agrifood and bio-industrial innovation sector experienced a substantial financial downturn between 2023 and early 2026, leading to the failure…
Top stories in Cultivated Meat – February 2026
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[job] PhD in Cellular Agriculture – Nord University – Bodø
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Norway, invites applications from outstanding candidates for a three-year PhD position in Cellular…
Precision fermentation startup Verley raises $38m Series A
Amid rising protein demand, food formulators face limitations with conventional protein sources. Plant proteins can present sensory and technical challenges,…
Hybrid meat: JOYN Foods finds sweet spot in alt protein market
JOYN Foods, a US-based startup, offers a blended meat solution using frozen mycelium from edible mushroom strains under its 50CUT…
US Declares Agriculture A National Security Priority – Can Food Tech Capitalise?
The US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and War (DoW) have signed an agreement to integrate agriculture into the national security…