12 Food Tech Startups from Around the World Join the ProVeg Incubator

The 10th cohort focuses on high-impact technologies, regions, and solutions Twelve pioneering, impact-driven startups, hailing from Thailand, Singapore, China, Israel, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, South Africa, the Netherlands, Ireland, the UK…

Babybel Maker Backs AI-Powered Climax Foods To Make Develop Game-Changing Plant-Based Cheese

3 Mins Read French cheese giant the Bel Groups is investing in and partnering with Californian biotech startup Climax Foods to develop AI-powered plant-based, sustainable and nutritious cheese products. French…

Food Industry Is ‘Leaning In’ to Alternative Proteins, Good Food Institute Reports

6 Mins Read Three new reports from the nonprofit The Good Food Institute detail a shifting landscape across the global food system as the plant-based, precision fermentation, and cultivated meat…

Foodtech start-up ChickP shares functional potential of plant-based cheese analogues

More than two years ago, the company started commercial production​ of its 90% chickpea isolate, which “can be the next-gen of plant-based protein to replace animal protein,​” Levy said. ChickP has shown…

Dairy-Free Products Drive the Plant-Based Category, But They Have A Retention Problem, Survey Finds

3 Mins Read A new report finds that while the demand for dairy-free options continues to rise, consumers aren’t sold on the options. More than 80 percent of consumers surveyed…

Scottsdale company joins Humane Society for a plant-based culinary workshop

With meat and dairy alternatives rising in popularity, Southwest Foodservice Excellence, a national food service management company that specializes in K-12 nutrition, has collaborated with the Humane Society of the…

Traditional protein giant Americana sees plant-based opportunity in Middle East

Americana is one of the largest food brands in the region alongside other big names such as Agthia and Baladna, and is one of the best-known there for its animal…

Growing the right crops in the right places

The last in a series of discussions on the growth of Ireland’s plant protein sector featured on the most recent ‘Tillage Edge’ podcast. Many members of the general public now…

Stressed plants make ultrasonic clicking noises

Listen carefully, and a plant may tell you it’s thirsty. Dry tomato and tobacco plants emit distinct ultrasonic clicks, scientists report March 30 in Cell. The noises sound something like…

Judge Deals Another Blow to Tejon Ranchcorp Project

Site of proposed Centennial project wildflowers; Image: Richard Dickey L.A. County Ordered to Set Aside Approvals for Risky Sprawl Development  March 28, 2023, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – A judge has…