Upside Foods, a lab-grown meat company, set to reduce workforce
Upside Foods, a US cultivated-chicken business, is undergoing workforce reductions, with reports indicating around 26 job cuts and a downsizing of the management team. The...
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Spanish Plant-Based Business Brotalia Acquired by Canada’s Above Food
Canada’s Above Food Corp. has recently acquired Spain’s Brotalia, also known as Foody’s, a plant-based food company specializing in alternatives to chicken, seafood, burgers, and...
Plant-Based Funding Increases with £20 Million Contribution from Planet First
This UK-based plant-based business, This, has recently secured £20m in funding from impact investor Planet First Partners in its Series C funding round. This brings...
Dutch meat company Group of Butchers acquires Germany’s Abbelen.
Group of Butchers, a Netherlands-based company, has acquired German private-label meats producer Abbelen. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. This move...
Ahimsa cohort owners take over Wicked Kitchen
Wicked Kitchen, the plant-based retail and foodservice brand known for its diverse offerings, has recently been acquired by the Ahimsa group of companies. This acquisition...
Australian alternative meat company Proform Foods goes into administration
Proform Foods, a key player in the food and beverage industry, specializing in plant-based meat alternatives, has entered voluntary administration. Administrators from the local branch...
UK investor the Shallan Group acquires Glendale Foods
Glendale Foods, a UK supplier of branded and private-label frozen foods, has been acquired by the Shallan Group investment firm. Paul Burkitt and Mark Jones,...
Germany sees a 17% increase in production of meat substitutes in 2023
In 2023, Germany saw a 17% increase in meat substitute product demand, with production rising by 17% year on year, according to the country’s Federal...
GFI reports decrease in US plant-based food retail sales for 2023
In 2023, the plant-based food industry in the US saw a decline in sales, with meat and seafood alternatives experiencing significant drops in both value...
Florida governor prohibits lab-grown meat in battle against “elitists”
Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, recently signed legislation that prohibits the sale of lab-grown meat in the state. In response to the ban, DeSantis stated, “we...