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University of Helsinki Joins €2 Million Project to Develop Healthy Vegan Meat
Soy and wheat protein, the ingredients behind tofu and seitan, have dominated the vegan meat market for years. With the emergence of brands such as California-based Beyond Meat and Germany's LikeMeat, pea protein has...
Buying Beyond Meat Stock: A Guide to the Hottest Vegan Meat Brand
In May 2019, vegan meat brand Beyond Meat made history by going public. This marked the first time that a plant-based meat brand hit the stock market, perhaps signaling to investors that next-generation of...
UN Encourages Investors to Cash In On Plant-Based Food
United Nations-backed organization Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)—an independent network bringing sustainability into investment practices—is urging investors to back plant-based products. In a new PRI report, entitled Inevitable Policy Response, the group discusses policies that...
EU Pledges €10 Billion for Plant-Based and Alternative Proteins
The European Commission presented its plans to help the European Union become carbon neutral by 2050 on Wednesday. As part of the European Green Deal, the Commission, the executive branch of the EU, has...
Nearly $1 Billion Invested In Alternative Proteins This Year, Surpassing All of 2019
The alternative protein space attracted $930 million in investments in Q1 2020, surpassing all of 2019's $824 million in funding. According to new reports from The Good Food Institute (GFI), 2019 and Q1 2020 have...
South America’s Vegan Boom Just Got a $1 Billion Boost From Japan’s SoftBank
Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. will invest in Latin American vegan food tech companies this year. Although SoftBank Group hasn’t announced which companies it will invest in, Vegconomist speculates that Chile-based startup NotCo is...
Spain’s Government Just Made Its First-Ever Investment in Vegan Meat
For the first time ever, the Spanish government is investing in vegan meat. The government-backed NEOTEC technology fund is financing Barcelona-based startup Foods for Tomorrow, creator of the vegan meat brand Heura, with €250,000. NEOTEC...
What Really Happens When Meat Companies Buy Up Vegan Brands?
(Corrected October 25, 2019). The human consumption of animal-derived milk has declined 25% in the last 20 years, while the global plant-milk market is projected to rise to $21.7 billion by 2022. Sales of...
‘Shark Tank’ Investor Mark Cuban Is Vegetarian Now
Investor Mark Cuban of ABC's "Shark Tank" is vegetarian. The reality series featured Deborah and Jonathan Torres, co-founders of Los Angeles-based vegan fried chicken startup Atlas Monroe, on Sunday's episode. The meat-free chicken, made from...
Kraft Heinz Just Invested $3.5 Million In Vegan Mozzarella Cheese
Kraft Heinz has invested $3.5 million in a vegan cheese startup that's perfecting dairy-free mozzarella. The seed funding round was led by Evolv Ventures, Kraft Heinz's $100 million venture capital fund. New Culture is a New...
All the ‘Smart’ Athletes Are Going Vegan, Says NBA Star John Salley
Four-time NBA champion and wellness entrepreneur John Salley believes that going vegan is the smart thing for athletes to do. “I think the smart athlete realizes that his body is the commodity,” Salley told Yahoo...
New Zealand Investors Launch Vegan-Friendly Fund Due to Animal Welfare Concerns
In a world where conscious consumers trying to better align their actions and their values, an investment company has updated its terms to help customers invest ethically, with a new vegan-friendly policy. Pathfinder Asset Management is the leading...