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Mission Barns unveils ‘novel, scalable, adherent’ bioreactor for cultivated meat, fat
Existing single-cell suspension stir tank bioreactors “can’t be used to effectively produce non-GM, cultivated muscle and fat,” claims Mission Barns.
Existing single-cell suspension stir tank bioreactors “can’t be used to effectively produce non-GM, cultivated muscle and fat,” claims Mission Barns.
The only subsegment delivering meaningful growth in unit sales was coconut milk, with dollar sales up 12.6% and units up 13.9% in the year to July 14, albeit off a small base.
“Our goal is to become the epicenter for unmanned aerial systems in the agricultural space,” says Kelly Hills CEO Lukas Koch.
A new player has emerged on the alt dairy scene with an aged plant-based cheddar launching at select restaurants in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area under the Plonts brand.
“We are trying to drive this business to cashflow positive operations as quickly as possible,” says CFO Lubi Kutua. “We have not said that that will occur this year.”
The legal dispute between the animal-free dairy pioneer and co-manufacturer Olon is turning increasingly ugly, with Olon arguing that Perfect Day is presenting “a false narrative” of their deteriorating relationship.
“For the first 100 tanks there, we have already sold all our product,” says founder and CEO Daniel Russek.
In its next growth phase, Agrovision will invest in establishing new growing regions in Egypt and Indonesia and expanding its operations in markets such as China, says CEO Steve Magami.
“Shiru’s hypothesis has been that there are likely much more than a dozen sweet proteins out there, but it’s very difficult to find them if you don’t have the right tools,” says founder Dr. Jasmin Hume.
“Cultivated meat can address the issues that consumers care about and have already shown they will pay extra for, so if we can do it efficiently, why wouldn’t they buy it?” asks Jeff ‘Trip’ Tripician.
The case mirrors a high-profile class action filed against Quorn Foods, which ultimately agreed to disclose that its fungi strain was a type of mold on product labels as part of a settlement.
Elmhurst 1925—best known for its clean label plant-based milks and creamers—is moving into the meat alternatives space with a single-ingredient chicken alternative.
The family feud over who should lead Illinois-based kefir maker Lifeway Foods and how it should be run has heated up again, as key shareholders of the publicly listed business have again called on the CEO and other top executives to resign.
The new funding is from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program and additional series A investors.
“A lot of our clients come to us and say they’ve tried using off the shelf AI and in many cases, don’t feel it’s very powerful or helpful,” says Steve Gundrum. “And then they see what we’re able to do with our customized models and it completely changes their perspective.”
Under the deal, Leprino will have exclusive global rights to produce casein proteins made via Fooditive’s precision fermentation platform.
Ag spray drone distributors have formed a coalition to urge lawmakers to reconsider plans to restrict the US activities of Chinese drone maker DJI Technologies and say alternative approaches could address potential security concerns.
After experiments with Amy’s Kitchen, Chef Bombay, and Sunbasket, Chef Robotics’ technology is being rolled out across North America.
Bonumose has patented a low-cost production method it claims could catapult rare sugar tagatose from a niche to a mainstream sweetener.
The approval letter is the first to cover a meat-replacing mycoprotein strain outside of the Fusarium genus and the first to include an USDA evaluation of mycoprotein as a meat enhancer.
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