Cultivated meat scales up in 2022
The Year of Living Larger, that’s 2022 and cultivated meat. Last year we saw several pilot plants come on line including from BlueNalu and UPSIDE Foods and now we’re...
Category : Alternative Proteins
Our Seafood Technology Future
What’s the future of our oceans and the seafood industry? For my views read my article on “Our Seafood Technology Future” in the futurist Club...
The cost of cultivated meat continues to drop
Another cultivated meat component is set for a major cost reduction. Cultivated meat processes often require a scaffold in order to give structure and texture...
Plant molecular farming, the future of protein
Many of you will be familiar with plantbased and cultivated meat, but what about growing animal meat components in plants? Companies like Nobell Foods, Tiamat Sciences Corp., Moolec Science and ORF Genetics...
Plant-based vs conventional burger scorecard
An extremely interesting article comparing the flavour and other attributes of plantbased vs conventional burger products was published recently. Except for one very disappointing set...
Are hybrid products the future of alternative meat?
The release of hybrid plantbased protein and cultivated meat fat products is one step closer. Cultivated fat maker Mission Barns and California company Silva Sausage...
Funding for cultivated meat
The USDA has recently announced funding for cultivated meat with the establishment of the National Institute for Cellular Agriculture at Tufts University in the US....
Pea prices soar
Soaring pea prices due to supply shortages highlights that growing the alternative meat protein market is not going to be easy in the short term....
Plant-forward products the plantbased future?
Interestingly Gardein sees that consumers are “looking for more ‘plant-forward’ options with different tastes and textures and a wider array of plants”. Are plantbased meat mimics...
Food waste reduction not the answer to global hunger
Trying to get consumers to cut food waste won’t make a difference fast enough. I’ve argued on many occasions that, while it’s a great goal,...