Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Oatly’s iced coffees, La Vie and Cathedral City’s collab, and Danone and Walmart’s listeria settlement.
New products and launches
Swedish oat milk giant Oatly has rolled out its ready-to-drink coffee beverages in the UK, with the iced flat white and caramel macchiato SKUs available at Tesco for £2 per 235ml can.
Fresh from raising the largest investment for a European plant-based meat company this year, French brand Accro has introduced vegan cheese-filled Croques and Tex-Mex-style Spicy Wings.
Fellow French plant-based meat maker La Vie has partnered with Cathedral City and Saputo to launch frozen vegan mac and cheese bites at Iceland stores in the UK.
Also in the UK, vegan community cooking school and charity Made in Hackney has released a debut cookbook, We Cook Plants, to raise funds for its food justice work.
German vegan food manufacturer Planteneers has unveiled a stabilising and protein system from its fiildDairy CH range, which can help companies achieve smooth, elastic textures in plant-based cheese slices with up to 8% protein.
Company and finance updates
Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest chocolate supplier, has partnered with Chilean AI-led food tech unicorn NotCo to develop more sustainable and innovative chocolate products.
Lazy Vegan, a Dutch brand of plant-based meals, has dropped the word ‘vegan’ from its name, in a rebranding move it hopes will attract more flexitarians. The products themselves will remain vegan.
Danish firm Planetdairy has acquired the equipment and technology assets from Swedish vegan cheesemaker Stockeld Dreamery, which shut down last month, to supercharge its hybrid dairy efforts.
Animal rights charity Mercy for Animals has announced that current president Arash Yomtobian has taken over as CEO from Leah Garcés. He will serve in both roles.
Policy, awards and events
Danone, Walmart and Intact Insurance Company have reached a C$6.5M settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit against the sale of plant-based milk products linked to listeria. Those who drank said products are entitled to compensation from C$400 (for those who suffered symptoms for up to 48 hours to C$150,000 (for severe complications).
Californian natural colourant maker Michroma, which makes food dyes with fungi fermentation, has won The Future is Fungi Award 2025, part of which is a $289,000 prize and access to a network of partners, including L’Oréal, Novonesis, and Stanford University.
In the UK, the London Vegan Fayre will be held at Kensington Town Hall on Saturday, December 6, from 10am to 6pm, with tickets costing £8 in advance (and £10 on the door).
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