Food tech & digital transformation

Do consumers have a stomach for food tech?

Do consumers have a stomach for food tech?

By Ryan Daily

Food-tech is a sought-after solution to address systemic challenges facing the industry, including feeding a growing global populace, but many consumers are not convinced of its importance or worse — they want nothing to do with it.

A masculine framing does not have an affect on men liking vegan dishes. Image Source: Daria Kulkova/Getty Images

The effect of masculine marketing on vegan diets

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

One of the most pervasive cultural perceptions around food consumption in general is that eating meat is for men and that, conversely, veganism is feminine. A new study explores whether reframing vegan dishes through masculine marketing alters men’s conception,...

Plant-based meat shows promise for reducing cardiovascular risk factor

Plant-based meat shows promise for reducing cardiovascular risk factor

By Deniz Ataman

Consuming plant-based meat, rather than its conventional counterpart from animals, is correlated with a “significant drop” in an emerging cardiovascular risk factor in a small study funded by an unrestricted gift from Beyond Meat and presented last week...

Bridging the gap between conventional meat and alternative proteins

Bridging the gap between conventional meat and alternative proteins

By Deniz Ataman

Alternative proteins offer myriad potential solutions to curb the effects of climate change and public health risks, while creating space for partnerships with corporate meat producers, panelists said during the Good Food Conference last week in a session...

[Watch] Cavi-art showcases seaweed-based caviar, shrimp alternatives

[Watch] Cavi-art showcases seaweed-based caviar, shrimp alternatives

By Deniz Ataman

Jens Møller Products ApS, the company behind Cavi-art, produces sustainable, plant-based alternatives to luxury seafood. The company featured its seaweed-based caviar, roe and whole shrimp during the Plant Based World Expo in New York City Sept. 7 and...

Eat Just raises funds to continue 'intense focus on profitability'

Eat Just raises funds to continue 'intense focus on profitability'

By Ryan Daily

Plant-based and alt-protein company Eat Just has completed its latest rounding of funding, which will support the company’s goal of profitability, as it continues to grow the distribution of its Just Egg and scale up its cultivated meat capabilities,...

Omeat launches potent and cost-effective FBS alternative

Omeat launches potent and cost-effective FBS alternative

By Deniz Ataman

After launching out of stealth mode in June, Omeat continues to improve price points for cultivated meat with the recent development of its fetal bovine serum (FBS) replacement, Plenty, Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., founder and CEO, Omeat, explained to...

James Bradley announced as Revol Greens’ CFO

James Bradley announced as Revol Greens’ CFO

By Deniz Ataman

Revol Greens announces its new chief financial officer, James Bradley, who will help shape the company’s expansion within the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) lettuce and greens category, including its recent launch of the Temple, Texas facility.

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