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UK consumers could be eating cultivated meat within two years

UK consumers could be eating cultivated meat within two years

26 Mar 2025

Cell-cultivated products (CCPs), from chicken nuggets to beefburgers, could be on UK supermarket shelves by 2027 after regulators launched a sandbox to accelerate approvals.

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Partnership plans to scale cultivated meat production

Partnership plans to scale cultivated meat production

21 Mar 2025

Food technology innovator Ever After Foods (EAF) and multinational food leader Bühler are striving to overcome hurdles to access and accelerate the development of cultivated meat.

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Seafood set to ‘dethrone’ poultry as protein growth king

Seafood set to ‘dethrone’ poultry as protein growth king

19 Mar 2025

Seafood is poised to surpass poultry as the leading contributor to global protein supply growth this year, according to Rabobank’s latest protein outlook.

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Food companies urged to bring ‘joy’ and urgency to healthy food mission

Food companies urged to bring ‘joy’ and urgency to healthy food mission

14 Mar 2025

For too long, businesses have treated health and sustainability as separate agendas – but there is growing evidence to show diets that benefit human health can also enhance that of the planet, say experts.

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Scientists reveal new crop production ideas to overcome food shortages

Scientists reveal new crop production ideas to overcome food shortages

13 Mar 2025

Researchers from the University of Illinois are exploring increasing Rubisco levels to enhance photosynthesis and elevate crop productivity.

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Is the price of a sustainable and healthy diet… unsustainable?

Is the price of a sustainable and healthy diet… unsustainable?

4 Mar 2025

Healthier foods are more than twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy foods, with healthier food increasing in price at twice the rate in the past two years.

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F&B industry hit with fresh greenwashing claims

F&B industry hit with fresh greenwashing claims

26 Feb 2025

The food and beverage (F&B) industry is under fresh scrutiny amid claims of greenwashing, with Arla the latest company in the firing line.

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Mealworm protein faces commercial roadblocks as producers struggle

Mealworm protein faces commercial roadblocks as producers struggle

25 Feb 2025

The financial struggles of Ÿnsect, one of Europe’s largest insect protein producers, have raised concerns about the viability of large-scale mealworm farming.

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Cultivated seafood company roe-volutionising the caviar market

Cultivated seafood company roe-volutionising the caviar market

21 Feb 2025

A Singapore-based startup is targeting premium markets and younger consumers with its latest innovation – cultivated caviar.

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Protein diversification: A massive missed market?

Protein diversification: A massive missed market?

20 Feb 2025

Germany and the UK could be missing out on the massive market for alternative meats and proteins, with one new coalition calling for an end to the “steak-tofu struggle”.

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China ramps up cultivated meat research with new innovation base

China ramps up cultivated meat research with new innovation base

18 Feb 2025

China has opened its first fermentation and cultivated meat research centre in Beijing.

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Singapore explores farmland-free food production

Singapore explores farmland-free food production

17 Feb 2025

Researchers discover new technology replicating on-farm food production conditions from within the indoor lab environment.

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