All Future of meat articles – Page 7
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Comment & Opinion
A meat tax isn’t reasonable now, but the conversation is far from over
A tax on meat would be regressive, with the price of alternatives as it is. But technology could see that change
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News
3D printed meat company Redefine Meat to launch in UK later this year
The tech business launched its range of vegan meat alternatives in its native Israeli market this week
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Analysis & Features
Five strange yet nutritious ‘novel foods’ attracting attention from regulators
Some call them innovative. Others call them ‘Frankenfoods’
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Analysis & Features
Edible insects, CBD, lab-grown meat: why Brexit is great news for weird foods
Will Brexit kick-start the novel foods industry in the UK?
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News
Nestlé eyes push into cultured meat market
The global food giant said it was closely monitoring scientific trends and exploring emerging technologies
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Comment & Opinion
Scaremongering or not, Dimbleby's food strategy looks set to tax industry
Scaremongering became a thorny topic again this week as the industry returned to the war room to discuss the threat of the HGV driver crisis sparking food shortages. As with last year’s lockdown, supermarkets are desperate not to see predictions of empty shelves become a self-fulfilling prophecy, especially with the ...
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News
Bug flies past £300k crowdfunding target to launch insect recipe kits
Founded in 2018 by Leo Taylor and Aaron Thomas, Bug has ambitions to become the UK’s “go-to” brand for edible insects as it launches a range of recipe kits and insect packs.
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Analysis & Features
How futuristic food tech is transforming how we eat
Food technology is no longer the preserve of lab-bound boffins. These days innovators are taking products to market themselves – and cashing in
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News
Cultured meat startup Ivy Farm urges FSA to be ‘nimble’ on regulation
The business announced a £16m fundraising round last weekend
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News
City Snapshot: Lab grown meat backer Agronomics raises £62.5m in share placing
Cultivated meat group Agronomics has raised more than £60m as investors continued to place big bets on the alternative protein market.
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News
Lab-grown meat startup Meatable raises $47m to scale up production
The Dutch company showcased its first pork product in 2020 and is currently focused on the further development of cultivated pork and beef
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News
Cheap food is driving destruction of the natural world, says Chatham House report
Food production is the main driver of biodiversity loss with the ‘cheaper food paradigm’ playing a key role.
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Comment & Opinion
Why would vegetarians, vegans or meat eaters ever consider lab ‘meat’?
Marketing this gut-churning product will be an uphill struggle, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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News
EU parliament to hear proposals on meat tax this week
The ‘fair meat pricing’ proposals have been devised by campaign group the True Animal Protein Price Coalition
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News
Co-op pledges to cut nitrite use in own label bacon by 60%
The retailer said the cut in the use of nitrites would not affect the preservation, taste and colour characteristics of its bacon
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News
Startup launches environmentally-friendly traceable meat box
Happy Meat is claiming its meat boxes have a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to standard beef
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News
3D printed vegan meat a step closer after startup wins $6m investment
Israel-based Redefine Meat aims to create industrial-level 3D printing machines for use across the food sector
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News
Unilever to launch major push for The Vegetarian Butcher
The fmcg giant will spend £8m on a major marketing campaign for the brand
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Analysis & Features
The startups racing to rewrite the rules of the meat alternatives sector
From 21st century meat extenders to a new generation of mycoprotein, here are five exciting alternative protein startups to have on your radar
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Analysis & Features
Will new EU regulation bring an end to the ‘veggie sausage’?
EU proposals are calling for veggie brands to stop using meat terminology. But is this necessary? And what would be the impact on meat alternatives?