Nestlé partners with Starbucks to launch non-dairy coffee creamers
USA – Nestlé, a food and beverage company, and Starbucks, multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves, have…
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Bühler teams up with Big Idea Ventures to invest in meat alternative startups
SWITZERLAND – Grain and food processing solutions provider, Bühler has announced a partnership with Big…
Beyond Meat expands in Europe with new manufacturing facilities
NETHERLANDS – US plant-based meat producer, Beyond Meat has opened its first co-manufacturing facility in…
Danone North America gets new CEO, forms Plant-based Acceleration Unit
USA – Danone has appointed Shane Grant as Executive Vice President and CEO Danone North…
KFC to test plant-based chicken nuggets at select stores in China
CHINA – The Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) China, operated by Yum China Holdings, is piloting…
Danone Manifesto Ventures invest US$10m in plant-based food startup Laird Superfood
USA – Danone Manifesto Ventures (DMV), the corporate venture arm of global food and beverage…
Food tech startup Rebellyous raises US$6m to revolutionize the plant-based meat industry
USA – Rebellyous Foods, a Seattle-based startup developing innovative production technology specific to the plant-based…
Marfrig expands partnership with Burger King for its plant-based burger
BRAZIL – Marfrig Global Foods, one of the world’s leading beef producers and the world’s…
teaRIOT launches 100% plant-powered energy drink to disrupt the US$12bn market
USA – teaRIOT, a California-based energy drink brand is launching the market’s first 100% plant-powered…
Cargill debuts new private plant-based patty and ground products
USA – The global food and agriculture company, Cargill is introducing its new private label…
Danone North America introduces new plant-based ready-to-drink lattes
USA – Danone North America is expanding its Silk brand into the ready-to-drink coffee market…
Global oat drinks market value to nearly double by 2027, FMI projects
WORLD – The global oat drinks market size is expected grow at an impressive 8.2%…
Bühler and Givaudan team up to open plant-based food innovation center in Singapore
SWITZERLAND – Bühler has partnered with flavor and fragrance house, Givaudan, to open an Innovation…
ADM to expand production of soy protein concentrate in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS – ADM is expanding the production of soy protein concentrate at its facility in…
Danone North America introduces new plant-based half & half alternative
USA – Danone North America has expanded its Silk brand offerings with the launch of…
Demand for pulse flour to gather pace with increasing penetration of flour variants
WORLD – Heightened demand for plant-based and gluten-free foods from the food industry across the…
Plant-based cheese startup Noquo Foods raises US$3.7m in seed funding
SWEDEN – Noquo Foods has raised €3.25 million (US$3.7 million) in a seed funding to…
Nestlé partners with Burcon and Merit on plant-based ingredients
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé has entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with Merit Functional Foods…
Keeping the pace: New study highlights plant-based protein trends in 2020
USA – Plant-based proteins dominated the food and beverage landscape in 2019 driving new product…
Conagra Brands launches Gardein Ultimate Plant-Based Burger
USA – Gardein, a brand of Conagra Brands, has earned yet another spot in the…
Plant-based meat brand Z-Rou Meat signs distribution deal with IS Seafood
CHINA – Z-Rou Meat, a Shanghai-based plant-based meat start-up has formed a strategic cooperation with…
Califia Farms closes landmark US$225m series D financing round
USA – Califia Farms, a Los Angeles-based plant-based food and beverage company has closed its…
Beyond Meat and Roquette sign a multi-year pea protein supply agreement
USA – Beyond Meat has announced a multi-year pea protein supply agreement with Roquette, a…
Raisio invests US$50m in plant-based value added products facility
FINLAND – Raisio Group is investing approximately €45 million (about US$50 million) in building a…