Future of meat – Page 5
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Comment & Opinion
From lab-grown meat to insects, alternative proteins are the future of our diets
Alternative proteins face regulatory hurdles but applications are already in progress around the world, say Katrina Anderson, associate director and Sian Edmonds, senior associate at Osborne Clarke
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Reports
Four post-Brexit innovation foods in the pipeline
Singapore became the first country to approve meat grown from cultured cells in 2021. No applications have been made in the EU, despite it being home to much of the technological development taking place
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Category Report
Will rising prices mince British meat? Meat & poultry category report 2023
As input costs soar, meat is getting pricier – and skint shoppers are cutting back. How can British producers hold on to their sales?
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Comment & Opinion
How robots, AR glasses and oven-free kitchens will change cooking by 2040
Mintel believes AR glasses, kitchen farms and metaverse cooking games are the future. Here are its top predictions for UK kitchens in 2040
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Comment & Opinion
Why supermarkets must offer more variety this Veganuary
As meat-free category growth slows, supermarket options need a facelift, says Christopher Kong, co-founder & CEO at Better Nature Tempeh
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Comment & Opinion
Why Unilever is treading carefully with ‘cow-free dairy’ products
Precision fermentation could replicate dairy without the environmental downsides. But there is a PR risk
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Analysis & Features
Wonka or Plonka? The risks of cost-saving food reformulation
As the cost of living crisis intensifies, suppliers are increasingly reformulating their products to contain cheaper ingredients. However, the tactic risks pushing away loyal shoppers
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Analysis & Features
Why cows could be an unexpected climate solution
Cattle farming is notoriously carbon intensive. But new techniques could see cows go from being a problem to part of the climate solution
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News
Heura raises €20m in mission to be European plant-based category leader
Plant-based brand Heura has raised €20m (£17.4m) to continue its rapid growth across Europe.
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Category Report
Is it the end of cheap meat? Meat, fish, poultry & eggs category report 2022
Meat prices are rising as soaring production costs feed through to supermarkets. How can suppliers and retailers effectively adapt?
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Analysis & Features
Are we one step closer to an eco-measure for food items?
Oxford scientists have analysed 57,000 multi-ingredient products - but the study has faced criticism
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Big Interviews
Christine Tacon on how she’s rebuilding trust via Red Tractor
More and more Brits don’t trust the food they eat. Why? The Red Tractor chair talks through some of the reasons, plus farmer frustrations and the pros and cons of media exposés
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Analysis & Features
Is Beyond Meat beyond hope? And what its slump says about the other plant-based players
Beyond Meat was on fire following its 2019 IPO, yet it’s since crashed and burned. The fall raises questions for the entire plant-based sector
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Comment & Opinion
Impossible has hit the UK. But with inflation soaring, is it right product, wrong time?
Has the pioneering fake meat brand already missed the boat in the UK?
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News
JBS and environmentalists at odds over Italy-sized emissions claims
The Brazilian meat giant has rejected accusations its emissions have surged as ”flawed”
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Big Interviews
Going plant-based with Pilgrim’s Food Masters CEO Nick Robinson
Pilgrim’s Food Masters CEO is taking some of the UK’s biggest meat brands and turning them veggie. So far, at least, it seems to be working
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News
Agronomics launches Roslin Technologies joint venture to develop lab grown pet food
Cultivated meat investor Agronomics has partnered with a food biotech company to develop lab grown meat for pets.
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Analysis & Features
The biggest funding rounds in cultured meat startups
Dive into the top 10 funding rounds for European biotechs developing protein alternatives and the biggest investments around the globe
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Analysis & Features
How 2021’s cultured meat controversy exploded
A facility producing about 6.8 kilotons would cost from $17-$23 per pound of meat
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Analysis & Features
Is cultured meat ‘pure science’ or a billion-dollar con?
Almost a decade since the unveiling of the first lab-grown burger, no business has been able to make it commercially viable. But that’s not stopped the money rolling in