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Lab-grown meat pioneer Gourmey acquires Vital Meat in crucial step forward

Gourmey has taken on Vital Meat’s team and Nantes-based infrastructure

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Insect food: what happened to the buzz?

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Insects have nearly made it on menus for a good while now. But progress has been stymied by regulatory hurdles, conspiracy theories and the ‘yuck factor’. Can the idea still make progress?

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Is hybrid meat the answer to plant-based decline?

In hybrid meats we potentially have products that are healthier, better value, more sustainable and more delicious, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation

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Meatable opens up road to lab-grown chicken and lamb with new acquisition

The takeover of Uncommon Bio’s platform has given the business an entirely new way to manufacture cultivated meat 

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Future of Food: Science Museum showcases fixes for a booming population

Visitors are taken through examples of how technology can be used to feed a booming global population while still protecting the planet 

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The growing appeal of Australian red meat for retailers

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With a focus on quality, sustainability and supply chain resilience, Australian exporters are seeking to become a more prominent presence in the UK’s premium meat sector.

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Meatly announces tech updates to cut cultivated meat costs

Meatly has created a bioreactor which could cut costs for the sector by 95%

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Food safety bosses reveal eight companies to ‘fast track’ lab-grown meat

The FSA said teams of scientists and regulatory experts would begin work on the two-year programme to collaborate with the cell-cultivated products industry, academic bodies and trade organisations

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Cellular meat won’t take off in our lifetimes

It is laughable to suggest cell-grown meat will make any inroads into global consumption within 25 years, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation and author of The Angry Chef

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Allplants creditors owed £13m as administrators continue attempt to sell off assets

Allplants creditors are set to suffer a significant shortfall to the more than £13m owed when the vegan ready meals brand collapsed last year

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How sustainability efforts in food are going up in flames

The clock is ticking on myriad climate targets, but progress appears to be stalling. As a swathe of senior sustainability leaders leave the industry, what can be done to reverse the damage?

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Infinite Roots secures £2m to explore whey upcycling tech

The German business is working with the Hamburg University of Technology to develop technology to upcycle whey into a fermentation feedstock for its mycelium, paving the way for the creation of new food ingredients and products

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Gosh loses more sales due to plant-based exodus

Gosh said ‘meat mimics’ were under the most pressure in the market, while losses at Enough doubled in 2023

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FSA hails tipping point as lab grown meat tests approved

FSA bosses found it hard to contain their excitement at the prospect of the UK soon becoming a world leader in the production of lab-grown meat

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