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New Age Meats: People are being fooled into thinking clean meat is just around the corner

Clean meat technology is progressing rapidly, says Brian Spears, co-founder at cell cultured meat start-up New Age Meats, but perhaps not as quickly as we've been led to believe, as there’s a huge difference between launching at a high-end restaurant and building a scalable platform that can deliver product to the mass market.

BlueNalu raises $4.5m to fuel its ambitions in ‘cellular aquaculture’

San Diego-based BlueNalu - which aims to make a splash in the cellular aquaculture field with cell-cultured seafood products – has raised $4.5m in a seed round led by New Crop Capital and joined by a coalition of 25 venture organizations and individuals...

Amazing Grass raises funds to save US farmland through sales of new Protein & Kale product

Frightened by The American Farmland Trust’s estimate that more than 175 acres of US farmland is lost every hour to development, the plant-based supplement and nutrition bar company Amazing Grass is on a mission to raise funds that will help keep small...

Cacique preserves authenticity as it expands with a ‘make it better, not cheaper’ mentality

“Handmade” and “small batch” claims that attract the attention of consumers who are looking for “authentic” and “artisanal” products do not have to be self-defeating as a company automates production to meet increased demand as long as the company holds...

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Ingredion: Developing functional flours to meet evolving consumer perceptions of clean labels

As clean label becomes more of a mainstream feature in some countries and segments, the expectations of consumers continue to evolve. In this ever-changing landscape, manufacturers need to innovate to keep up and find new ways to differentiate their products....