UK retailer Lidl GB has surpassed its original target of a 400% increase in own-label meat-free and milk alternative sales in 2025, achieving 694%.

Barcelona-based food-tech company Novameat has launched two new meat alternative products, Pulled Lamb Style and Pulled Pork Style.

Meat alternatives brands Vivera and The Vegetarian Butcher have revealed their new joint venture, The Vegetarian Butcher Collective, following their merger deal announced earlier this year.

The Better Meat Co has appointed Pamela Marrone to its board of directors.

Livekindly Collective is reintroducing its Like plant-based meat brand to the UK after a three-year absence, targeting Gen Z flexitarians and younger consumers.

Sustainable investment firm Collateral Good has been appointed to manage a €100 million Sustainable Food Fund, formerly known as Blue Horizon Venture I.

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?

Kraft Heinz’s Oscar Mayer brand has introduced a combined offering of both plant-based and traditional meat hot dog sausages, packaged together in one product without cross contamination.

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.