Here’s where to find out the latest business news about plant-based companies, a growing segment of the food market.
Plant-Based Business News
Top 10 Food Trends of 2023, According to Whole Foods Market Trend Report
When food trends happen, it's easy to say: No, not me. I'll stick to my Original Triscuits, even if they make one that's better for me and the planet. Even if you are a creature of habit, you still should care about food trends because eventually, you will bend to the winds of change.
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A Family Affair: Wicked Kitchen Acquires Good Catch in New Deal
Chefs Chad and Derek Sarno just announced a corporate family reunion. This week, the two brothers (and founders of their own plant-based companies) revealed that UK-based Wicked Kitchen would be reeling in vegan seafood company Good Catch in an acquisition that will create a larger plant-based food company devoted to protecting the planet and making plant-based foods "for all to enjoy."
Sales of Plant-Based Food Have Grown 54% to $7.4 Billion Since 2018
The plant-based food market continues to grow and has outpaced sales of other food categories in recent years. The Good Food Institute (GFI) released a report that sales of plant-based food hit $7.4 billion this year, growing by 54 percent since 2018 while the total food market only increased sales by 2 percent over the same period.
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The Best New Vegan Products of 2022 and Where to Find Them
With a major influx of vegan brands and established food companies developing new plant-based products, the number of choices on the shelf is already overwhelming. Natural Products Expo West 2022, the largest annual show of its kind, is where brands come from around the world to debut new and upcoming products and give away tons of samples for retail buyers, journalists. This past wee...
Splendid Spoon Gets $12 Million Investment to Expand US Delivery
For years, pre-made vegan meals that were healthy and delivered to your doorstep remained elusive, which is why Nicole Centeno started Splendid Spoon back in 2013, to give people the chance to eat healthy, plant-based meals at home. Now as Splendid Sp...
Sir Paul McCartney Just Invested in This New Vegan Chicken. Where to Try It.
TiNDLE, the newest entry into the vegan chicken market, is set to launch this week, after much anticipation and an unprecedented amount of pre-market funding. The company raised over $100 million, even before the first bite had been sold to the American public...
Now You Can Invest in a Plant-Based Climate-Friendly Fund, Via This New ETF
The time to invest in the future is now. At least that's what the founders of a new fund for plant-based and sustainable companies are betting on. A company called VegTech Invest just announced that it will be offering its first global ETF (which stands for exchange-traded fund) of publically-traded plant-based companies entitled VegTech Plant-Based Innovation & Climate ETF with the ticker EA
The Top 10 Food Trends for 2022: Vegan Seafood, Mycoprotein and More
We ended 2020 wanting Covid to just be over and betting on plant-based chicken. Now, with so much plant-based chicken everywhere, we finish up 2021 still wanting Covid to be over – and a whole new set of exciting plant-based food options on the horizon. Here are
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Future Meat Secures Largest Investment in Cultured Meat, $347 Million
The cultured meat market just reached another milestone as Israel-based Future Meat Technologies (FMT) closes the biggest funding round in industry history. The food tech company revealed that it secured $347 million during its Series B funding round, signifying rapid acceptance and growth within the alternative protein sector.
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The Top Innovations of the Year in Plant-Based and Vegan Foods
This year can’t end fast enough, as far as many people are concerned, but the exception is the plant-based food industry, which took big leaps forward in 2021, specifically in food tech innovations, new product development, and the sheer numbers of people eating more vegan foods.
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