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The year in headlines: 2024's top plant-based industry news stories
The year in headlines: 2024's top plant-based industry news stories

As we look back over the year, we share the top ten industry news stories that captured our readers' attention most in 2024.

Food
Atlantic Natural Foods and Above Foods terminate acquisition agreement
Atlantic Natural Foods and Above Foods terminate acquisition agreement

Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF) has terminated its agreement with Above Foods, which would have seen ANF taken toward a public environment.

Mergers & Acquisitions
The Tofoo Co unveils quartet of new products
The Tofoo Co unveils quartet of new products

UK tofu brand The Tofoo Co is launching four new products ahead of the new year and beginning of Veganuary.

New products
Planted secures new media-for-equity partnership with SevenVentures
Planted secures new media-for-equity partnership with SevenVentures

Swiss food-tech company Planted has received a media-for-equity investment from SevenVentures.

Funding & investments
This to introduce new plant-based chicken innovations for Veganuary
This to introduce new plant-based chicken innovations for Veganuary

UK meat alternatives company, This, is introducing new plant-based chicken Kyiv and chicken wings products for Veganuary 2025.

New products
Infinite Roots partners with Pulmuone to launch mycelium meat alternatives in South Korea
Infinite Roots partners with Pulmuone to launch mycelium meat alternatives in South Korea

Infinite Roots has introduced two mycelium-based meat alternative products in South Korea, in partnership with Pulmuone.

New products
ProVeg research finds plant-based alternatives have similar or better nutrient profiles compared to meat and dairy counterparts
ProVeg research finds plant-based alternatives have similar or better nutrient profiles compared to meat and dairy counterparts

A new analysis carried out in 11 countries takes a deep dive into the nutritional profile of plant-based alternatives to meat and milk.

Nutrition
Unilever reported to be putting The Vegetarian Butcher up for sale
Unilever reported to be putting The Vegetarian Butcher up for sale

Unilever is reportedly in the process of putting Dutch meat alternatives brand The Vegetarian Butcher up for sale, according to Sky News.

Business
ICL Food Specialties and Daiz Engineering team up on new textured soy protein ingredient
ICL Food Specialties and Daiz Engineering team up on new textured soy protein ingredient

The new ingredient, Rovitaris SprouTx, leverages food-tech Daiz Engineering’s proprietary germination technology.

New products
Kröner Stärke expands into TVP solutions following €36m investment in alt-meat production
Kröner Stärke expands into TVP solutions following €36m investment in alt-meat production

Kröner Stärke is launching a new line of textured vegetable protein (TVP) meat replacement texturates.

Ingredients
Quorn Foods appoints former Heineken UK MD as chief executive
Quorn Foods appoints former Heineken UK MD as chief executive

Quorn Foods’ CEO, Marco Bertacca, is stepping down and handing over to new chief executive David Flochel, former MD of Heineken UK.

Appointments
Lidl triples UK plant-based range following 12% increase in demand
Lidl triples UK plant-based range following 12% increase in demand

Lidl Great Britain has revealed plans to triple the number of plant-based options available to consumers in its stores.

Retail
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