Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Emily in Paris’s creamer collab, Beyond Meat’s tenders, and Formula 1’s blended beef trick.
New products and launches
Ahead of the Season 5 premiere of Emily in Paris, non-dairy company Planet Oat has collaborated with the show to launch a white chocolate-raspberry oat milk creamer. It will be debuted on December 18 at L’Appartement 4F, a Parisian bakery in New York City, which will serve a Raspberet Latte between 8am and 4pm.
Plant-based giant Beyond Meat has expanded the availability of its Sun Sausage line, which is now available at Meijer stores across the US in the pesto and pineapple-jalapeño flavours.
Across the Atlantic, Beyond Meat has also reformulated its vegan breaded chicken tenders in the UK, which will roll out in the freezers of 390 Tesco and 218 Sainsbury’s stores in January for £3 per 200g pack.
Also in the UK, discount retailer Aldi has announced a new range of plant-based products for Veganuary. It includes vegan cheeses, chicken, and burgers under its Plant Menu label, and non-dairy ice creams under its Gianni’s brand.
British cruise line P&O Cruises has partnered with vegan food brand Bosh! to introduce over 40 plant-based dishes across its fleet, with starters, mains, and desserts all available on the menus of its Freedom and Club restaurants on board.
Meanwhile, Estonia’s Mati Foods has expanded distribution for its Chickenless Fillets, which are now available at nine K-Supermarket stores in Finland.
And vegan and vegetarian certification body V-Label has expanded into Indonesia through a partnership with Jakarta Animal Aid Network.
Company and finance updates
To showcase the potential of blended meat in the Netherlands, Formula 1 served 29,000 beef burgers blended with seaweed and vegetables at the Dutch Grand Prix in August without telling anyone, thanks to foodervice operators The Food Bookers and Watertanden. They repeated the trick at SAIL Amsterdam.
Swiss cell-based cocoa player Food Brewer has successfully scaled up its process to 6,000 litres, allowing it to run fully automated processes, support large-scale collaborations, and expand its brewing technology for cocoa plant cells and beyond.
Indian sustainable textile company Jiwya, which makes plant-based, biodegradable materials and operates a zero-waste model, has raised $350,000 to expand its production and global footprint, deepen its ESG initiatives, strengthen artisan partnerships, and accelerate R&D in plant-based fibres and dyes.
Finnish gas protein company Solar Foods has appointed specialty ingredients veteran Godert Zijlstra as its chief commercial and product officer, taking over from outgoing incumbent Troels Nørgaard.
Research, policy and awards
Alternative protein think tank the Good Food Institute has announced the latest winners of its Research Grant Program, supporting five fermentation projects and seven cell line development efforts for cultivated meat.
Scientists in China have used CRISPR-based gene editing to modify Fusarium venenatum, a fungal strain commonly used to produce mycoprotein, and improve its production efficiency and lower its environmental impact. They’re presenting it as a cheaper alternative to chicken with an 88% faster yield, 70% less land, and 78% less water pollution.
Also in Asia, the University of Tokyo has collaborated with railway company JR East to open a 1,000 sq m cultivated meat campus at the Takanawa Gateway Station, which is equipped with labs for biological experiments and multiple meeting and collaboration areas.
Animal rights charity Peta has named Eat Just, the Californian startup behind Just Egg, as its Company of the Year for 2025, citing its rapid sales growth following the egg crisis in the US.
Finally, Hennepin County, the most populous in Minnesota, has adopted a policy requiring plant-based meals to be served as the default option at county-sponsored events and meetings, with meat and dairy only available upon request.
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