A report by alternative protein think tank Food Frontier is calling for investment in a national plant protein ingredient industry in Australia, highlighting several key recommendations for the Australian government.

With alt-meat industry leaders moving away from imitation while tofu and tempeh sales are going strong, could this transition toward more ‘natural’ proteins be signalling the beginning of a new era?

The Good Food Institute (GFI) has announced that Nigel Sizer – a climate and public health expert and former head of the Rainforest Alliance – will be joining as its new chief executive on 26 August.

In its Annual General Meeting, German plant-based food company Veganz’s shareholders approved all of the management’s proposed resolutions as part of a strategic realignment of the business.

The Better Meat Co (BMC) has secured $31 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to expand its patented mycoprotein fermentation technology to commercial scale.

British plant-based meal kit brand Grubby is bringing the Allplants recipes back to consumers for the first time since acquiring the ready meal company’s exclusive IP rights earlier this year, marking its debut into the ready meals category.

Austrian food-tech start-up Revo Foods has successfully completed a €1.6 million crowdfunding round through the Funder Nation platform.

Century Pacific North America, the US subsidiary of Century Pacific Food, has acquired the Loma Linda plant-based brand from Atlantic Natural Foods.

Plant-based cheese company Good Planet Foods has announced a joint venture with speciality cheese company Schuman Cheese, GPV Foods.