From greenqueen.com.hk
By Anay Mridul
New products and launches
French dairy giant Bel Group has partnered with Netflix to launch a spicy vegan version of its Babybel cheese, called Hellfire, in the UK to mark the final season of Stranger Things. It’s available at Sainsbury’s and Morrisons for £2.45 per 120g pack.
UK firm Whitworths has introduced a walnut-based minced meat alternative, calling it the country’s “first unprocessed meat-free mince”. The Nutty Kitchen Supermince comes in original, Indian, Italian and Mexican flavours, and will be available on its website and on Ocado.
Meanwhile, plant-based leader Beyond Meat has launched its steak pieces in nearly 250 Sainsbury’s stores and on Ocado.
In London, legacy vegan restaurant Mildreds has partnered with ready meal player Grubby to offer some of its signature dishes for at-home cooking, including kiri hodi, bokkeumbap, and a Korean fried chicken burger. The limited-edition menu will launch on October 2.
British oat milk start-up Moma has launched four new products targeting flavour and functional trends. These include a pistachio oat milk, a salted maple and hazelnut oat milk, a ready-to-drink chai latte, and an immunity-support oat milk with five essential micronutrients. The former two are available at Morrisons and Waitrose, and the latter two will launch at Waitrose on October 12.
Also in the UK, dairy-free dessert brand The Coconut Collab has released Pistachio Pots at Morrisons and on Ocado, with more retailers to follow next month. They’re available for £2.95 per four-pack of 45g pots.
Dutch producer Schouten Europe has unveiled a new vegan sausage with an “innovative” animal fat replacer and plant-based casing, which it will exhibit at the Anuga fair in Cologne (October 4-8).
And Czech pet food firm Bene Meat Technologies has launched a Try & Share programme for pet parents to trial its cultivated meat dog treats in the EU.
Company and finance developments
Germany’s Planethic Group (formerly Veganz Group) has decided to acquire IP Innovation Partners Technology to optimise costs and boost its 2D-printing expertise – it markets oat milk sheets under the Milik brand.
Canadian mycelium protein start-up Maia Farms has received C$1.75M ($1.27M) in funding from Genome British Columbia’s Industry Innovation Fund.
Brazilian mycoprotein player Typcal has been accepted into the Biotope incubator, through which it will receive €350,000 ($412,000) in financial support.
Meanwhile, US start-up CoryPro Ingredients, which creates proteins from guar gum industry sidestreams, has signed a deal with Mexican guar gum producer Polymerals to establish a guar protein processing facility in Torreón, Mexico.
After being rescued from bankruptcy this month, US vegan sushi chain Planta has announced that eight of its 18 locations will continue operating.
Future-Proof Group Media has acquired the Cultured Meat Symposium to its global portfolio of alternative protein events, with the first joint conference set for February.
Israeli food tech player Steakholder Foods has agreed to take over digital dyeing tech company Twine Solutions to add to its existing 3D-printing solutions.
In the UK, Dave Sparrow has left his role as CEO of Vegan Food Group, the parent company of VFC, Meatless Farm, Clive’s Purely Plants, and Tofutown.
Research and awards
French cultivated meat player Gourmey has been selected by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to join its EIC Scaling Club accelerator programme.
Caroline Cotto, director of sensory research agency Nectar, has been named on the 2025 Grist 50 list of climate leaders shaping a sustainable future.
Australian precision fermentation firm All G‘s animal-free lactoferrin, LFX, has exhibited several skin benefits in pre-clinical testing, including reduced inflammatory cytokines, stronger collagen-1 protein production, and lower beta-galactosidase activity.
Finally, Veganuary‘s six-month follow-up survey found that a third are still vegan, and another third are eating 75% less meat and dairy. Moreover, three in five reported improvements to general health.
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