Plant-based meat products have come a long way in taste, quality and affordability – but they now must do substantially more to stand out. The Plant Base examines what it really means for today’s brands to be a cut above the competition.

Plant-based meat brand Juicy Marbles has announced the launch of Granny’s Roast, a Turkey-flavoured roast dinner centrepiece, in the US ahead of Thanksgiving.

German food-tech start-up Infinite Roots has launched its new Umami Block, a fungi-based savoury protein product, at selected retailers nationwide.

US-based BMC Ingredients, formerly known as The Better Meat Co, has gained regulatory approval for its Rhiza mycelium ingredient in India.

Swiss food-tech start-up Planted Foods has announced the launch of two new meat alternative innovations, made using its proprietary fermentation platform.

Maple Leaf Foods has announced it will close two production facilities in Seattle, Washington and Turners Falls, Massachusetts, as part of a move to consolidate its US plant-based protein production into a single site in Indiana.

US-headquartered alt-meat giant Impossible Foods has made its debut in UK retail, launching four new products this week at Tesco supermarkets across the nation.

The Compleat Food Group’s Squeaky Bean plant-based brand has expanded its core ready-to-eat meat alternatives range with BBQ Pulled Pork Style Shreds.

Hain Celestial, owner of plant-based brands Linda McCartney Foods, Natumi and Joya, has entered into an agreement to sell its international business to global private equity firm Aurelius, aiming to create a more ‘focused’ North American business.