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Aleph Farms is bringing cultivated steak to Brazil
19 Mar 2021
This month, cell-based meat producer Aleph Farms partnered with Brazilian-based BRF S.A. in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement that will bring cultivated meat to the Brazilian market. Under the agreement, the two companies will co-develop a ...
Read moreNestlé purchases Essentia Water, increases functional water portfolio
18 Mar 2021
Nestlé entered into an agreement in early March to acquire ionized alkaline water brand Essentia Water, which the Swiss company said was the No. 1 selling bottled water brand in the natural channel.
Read moreFollow Your Heart dips into pancake batter
17 Mar 2021
Trailblazing vegan brand Follow Your Heart has entered a new category with the launch of its Rocket Cakes bottled pancake batter mix. The mix is a refrigerated batter made from corn, white rice and millet flours and is gluten-free, soy-free and non-GMO...
Read moreOcean Spray launches Wave caffeinated sparkling water
16 Mar 2021
Cranberry brand Ocean Spray launched a new line of functional water through an exclusive partnership with Walmart. Called Wave, the caffeinated sparkling water contains 50mg of caffeine derived from black tea, real fruit juice, and has no added sugars,...
Read moreFood allergies are impacting more than half the U.S. population
15 Mar 2021
Just over half of the U.S. population (51%) is impacted by food allergies or sensitivities, according to a new study by That’s It which used the Suzy marketing platform. This number is not necessarily those who have to contend with food allergies thems...
Read moreGood Catch sends its plant-based burgers into fast food
12 Mar 2021
Plant-based tuna brand Good Catch announced that it will expand its foodservice footprint in New York through its new limited-time partnership with the sustainable restaurant chain Bareburger. While the initial trial period expired on March 10, the com...
Read moreDrizly predicts that hard seltzer will get more flavorful in 2021
11 Mar 2021
The U.S. alcohol delivery service Drizly expects “hard alternatives” to continue to flourish in 2021. However, the category is no longer limited to seltzer with hard versions of iced tea, kombucha and lemonade gaining ground amid a demographic that is ...
Read moreCoffee start-up to scale up ‘digitization’ of coffee aroma with $3m funding
11 Mar 2021
Colombian-Israeli start-up Demetria is ready to scale up its Artificial Intelligence-driven tools that digitize the taste and aroma of coffee after closing a $3 million seed funding round.
Read moreSingapore-based Next Gen announces largest plant-based seed funding
10 Mar 2021
Food tech startup Next Gen closed a $10 million seed round, giving the company the right to claim the largest ever seed funding round for a plant-based food tech company, according to Pitchbook data cited by the startup. Along with the influx of fundin...
Read moreBeyond Meat signs deal with McDonald’s and Yum! Brands
9 Mar 2021
Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat announced that it struck a three-year partnership with McDonald’s to be the fast food chain’s preferred supplier for the McPlant patty. Additionally, Beyond Meat will partner with Yum! Brands, which owns KFC, Pizza ...
Read moreHealthy Height expands into China
9 Mar 2021
Healthy Height, the nutritional shake brand which has been clinically proven to increase children’s height is expanding its e-commerce presence in China.
Read moreAsahi Breweries launches low-alcohol alternative Beery
8 Mar 2021
Asahi Breweries launched a carbonated, low-alcohol drink as part of its endeavor to increase the sales of beverages with ABV volumes under 3.5%. The Japanese brewery is working to expand low-alcohol sales from 6% to 20% by 2025. The 0.5% ABV Beery beve...
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