Archives for May 2, 2018

Tyson Ventures invests in Israeli clean meat start-up Future Meat Technologies

Tyson Ventures - the venture arm of meat packer Tyson Foods - has co-led a $2.2m funding round in Israeli cultured meat (aka 'clean' meat) start-up Future Meat Technologies, four months after investing in US-based cultured meat firm Memphis Meats.

Departure Snacks makes global flavors – and the cultures they come from -- accessible at a local level

On the surface, consumer demand for global flavors and desire to eat locally appear to contradict, but Chicago-based startup Departure Snacks has found a way to combine the two – creating a synergistic sales model and allowing consumers to have their...

Addressing consumer confusion about healthy eating could help better-for-you brands succeed

Companies that want to win over shoppers seeking a healthier life must do more than simply offer better for you brands – they also must clear up the widespread confusion about nutrition that holds consumers back from making meaningful dietary changes,...

Aleph Farms CEO on its 3D cultured beef: 'Unlike other companies, our meat grows together like real meat'

Israeli start-up Aleph Farms' proprietary "three dimensional" process holistically grows all parts of meat - muscle, fat, blood vessels and connective tissue - together, yielding a 'free-range' taste and texture.

Rising demand prompts JBS investment in hamburger production lines

Processor JBS has invested R$13 million (m) in two of its units in São Paulo, Brazil to increase output of hamburgers .

University study finds growth link between pork and formula-fed infants

The University of Colorado has published a report that supports pork as an important source of protein in an infant’s diet when transitioning to solid foods.

'We can accommodate clean meat within the existing regulatory framework...'

Approving cattlemen’s petition would have a “chilling” effect on food innovation, says Memphis Meats

Attempts by the US Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) to restrict use of the terms ‘beef’ and ‘meat’ to products from animals ‘born, raised, and harvested in the traditional manner,’ would have a “chilling” effect on innovation “at a time when the global...

'We can produce up to 10,000 cows’ worth of meat with a single biopsy'

Memphis Meats: ‘What’s common in Silicon Valley is that you move fast and break things, but that's an awful way to approach making food’

Excitement is building as cultured meat approaches commercialization, but “science does not occur in a cultural vacuum” and bringing consumers and regulators with you on the journey is more important than being first to market, says clean meat start-up...

Clean meat start-up SuperMeat raises US$4m with backing from traditional industry players

Israeli Clean meat start-up SuperMeat has announced it has raised close to US$4m from its seed funding round.