The German branch of animal welfare charity PETA has announced the winners of this year’s Vegan Food Awards, set up to ‘honour outstanding innovations’ in the plant-based space. Scroll through the gallery to see who took out this year's best chicken,...
Surging awareness about plant-based products has seen a proliferation of meat analogues hitting the market. But to truly appeal to ‘meat-lovers’, Redefine Meat CEO and founder Eshchar Ben-Shitrit says the sector needs to look beyond innovation at a product...
Plant-based cheese, ready meals, seafood, and alternatives to eggs are among the biggest opportunities in the plant-based sector, a survey of over 6,000 consumers has found.
Swedish start-up Hooked is developing what it claims to be the ‘world’s first’ plant-based shredded salmon product. The aim? To meet the ‘rapidly increasing’ demand for seafood with healthy, tasty, and planet-friendly alternatives, the founders tell FoodNavigator.
New technology could reduce saturated fat and significantly improve the taste and texture of plant-based meat and dairy products, claims Motif FoodWorks, which is working on a variety of ingredients to make these foods more “craveable.”
Finnish processor HKScan and bakery Leivon Leipomo Oy are to set up a joint venture with the aim of promoting the development and growth of the plant-based Boltsi product range.
German ingredients supplier Emsland Group has partnered with US start-up JUST, Inc to process mung bean protein for the latter’s plant-based scrambled egg alternative Just Egg.
Future Meat Technologies says its plan to sell grow-your-own cell-based meat to food companies will make cultured meat accessible and affordable at both the retail and consumer level.
The French company also notes that food manufacturers in Europe are becoming increasingly wary of using ingredients sourced from China owing to the pandemic.
Fast-growing, robust, sustainable, nutritious... it even tastes like bacon. Is there no end to seaweed's talents? Meet the firm establishing what it claims is the UK’s first and only commercial offshore seaweed farm.
New research from insight provider IGD examines how to ‘shift’ consumers to healthy, sustainable diets. FoodNavigator spoke to Hannah Pearse, IGD’s head of nutrition and scientific affairs, to learn more.
A new consortium has been launched to support the development of sustainable production and processing techniques for insect-based products in North-West Europe. FoodNavigator caught up with ValuSect to find out more about how it plans to make insects...
Researchers in Norway are examining how seaweed farming can be commercialised in the country. “Seaweeds may become a profitable piece of the green transition.”
