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Why Michelin-Starred Chef Marco Pierre White Is Serving Whole-Cut Vegan Lamb

“I think it’s going to revolutionize our world,” Chef Marco Pierre White—Britain’s first three-starred Michelin chef—says about Redefine Meat’s whole-cut vegan lamb and beef.

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Startup New Culture Raises $25 Million to “Make Cow Cheese Without the Cow”

San Francisco-based startup New Culture will use the $25 million to get its melty vegan “cow cheese without the cow” on pizzeria menus next year.

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General Mills’ First Vegan Cheese Is Made With Animal-Free Whey

General Mills’ new vegan brand Bold Cultr makes vegan cheese using innovative animal-free whey protein.

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Nestlé Leads $4 Million Investment to Bring Skin-On Vegan Chicken Wings to Market

Swiss food giant Nestlé helps California startup Sundial Foods raise $4 million to bring its realistic vegan chicken wings to American consumers in 2022.

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Brave Robot Sells 1 Million Vegan Ice Cream Pints, Saving the Equivalent of 1 Million Miles of Emissions

Made with Perfect Day’s animal-free whey, Brave Robot’s vegan ice cream is helping consumers fight the climate crisis one pint at a time.

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The World’s Most Advanced Lab-Grown Meat Facility Just Opened in California

Bustling Oakland, CA is home to UPSIDE Foods’ state-of-the-art lab-grown meat facility, a modern and transparent “slaughterhouse” where animals are not killed for food.

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The New Betty Crocker? This Vegan Cake Mix Is Made with Perfect Day’s Animal-Free Whey

Brave Robot’s product line expands beyond vegan ice cream with the launch of Climate Hero Super Cake mix made with Perfect Day’s animal-free whey which replaces the need for eggs.

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How Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson Are Investing in a Meat-Free Future

Woody and Laura Harrelson and Owen Wilson are supporting the plant-based shift with an investment in Abbot’s Butcher, a vegan meat brand.

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Race to Save the Oceans: Fish-Free Seafood Companies Raise $116 Million in Last Six Months

The first State of the Industry Report of the alternative seafood sector shows it raised $116 million in capital in the last six months, making it well-positioned to capitalize on the momentum of the broader vegan meat category.

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The USDA Just Made Its First Investment in Lab-Grown Meat

In its first investment into the lab-grown meat space, the USDA awarded $10 million to Tufts University to establish the National Institute for Cellular Agriculture.

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The Meatless McDonald’s McPlant Burger Is Finally Coming to America

Featuring a plant-based patty made by Beyond Meat, the McPlant burger is finally making its US debut at McDonald’s in select cities next month.

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Volvo’s New Leather-Free Car Interior is Now Being Used to Create Matching Vegan Handbags

Carmaker Volvo partnered with fashion designer Phillip Lim to turn its new leather-free car interiors into stylish vegan leather handbags.

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Is Vegan SPAM in the Works? Hormel’s New Partnership Focuses on Plant-Based Meat

Hormel Foods Corporation is working with food-technology company The Better Meat Co. to develop new animal-free meat products, making vegan SPAM a possibility.

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Ashton Kutcher Joins Cell-Based Meat Company to Develop 3D Bioprinting

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher partners with cell-based meat company MeaTech to help accelerate the commercialization of MeaTech’s meat production technologies.

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New Startup MeliBio Uses Technology, Not Bees, to Make Real Honey

California startup MeliBio has replaced bees with its proprietary technology in making real honey that does not harm animals or the environment.

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San Francisco’s Greek Chain Souvla Is First in the Country to Serve Vegan Lamb

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Jack in the Box Tests Its First Plant-Based Beef Burgers in Phoenix

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Here’s How This Startup Made the World’s First Animal-Free Egg Whites

The EVERY Company—a startup formerly known as Clara Foods—is using cutting-edge technology to decouple animals from the proteins they produce, starting with animal-free egg whites.

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Perfect Day Raises $350 Million Ahead of IPO, Announces Dairy-Identical Cheese Label

Perfect Day—makers of dairy-identical milk proteins—are forging ahead to build an animal-free dairy industry with a new $350 million in funding, a potential IPO, and its first line of vegan cheeses.

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Jane Goodall Has Fought to Save the Planet for 60 Years. Why Her Next Project Is About Lab-Grown Meat.

Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall will narrate Meat the Future, a forthcoming film about the next agricultural revolution where animals are no longer slaughtered for food.

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Two-Time ‘Cupcake Wars’ Champ Doron Petersan Is Now Delivering Her Famous Vegan Cookies Nationwide

Doron Petersan’s beloved Sticky Fingers bakery now ships vegan cookies, baking mixes, and decorating kits throughout the country.

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Perfect Day Launches World’s First Dairy-Identical Gelato and Take-And-Bake Cakes

Seven dairy-identical gelato flavors and four desserts are coming to universities, hotels, and casinos thanks to a partnership between food technology startup Perfect Day and dessert supplier Villa Dolce.

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Volvo Commits to Setting New Animal-Free Standard in Car Industry, Starting With Leather

Volvo is removing all cow-derived materials, starting with leather, from its vehicles to set a new, animal-friendly sustainable standard in the automotive industry.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Wants to Save the Planet. He Just Invested in 2 Cell-Based Meat Companies to Help Do It.

Actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio is now an investor and advisor in pioneering cell-based meat companies Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat to help advance the development of sustainable beef.

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Awkwafina Is the Voice of Lightlife’s New Plant-Based Meat Campaign

Actress Awkwafina is lending her distinctive voice to plant-based meat brand Lightlife’s new wellness campaign.

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This Startup Just Raised $314 Million To Make Animal Silk Obsolete

Japanese startup Spiber is using its $314 million in new funding to create a global sustainable materials market that relies on microbial fermentation rather than animal products to make silk, wool, leather, and more.