One week in a post #43: Tofurky Exiting, Mill is Out, Precision Fermentation Alliance, Super Bowl Snacks.
One week in a post #43: Tofurky Exiting, Mill is Out, Precision Fermentation Alliance, Super Bowl Snacks.
Food and climate highlights, with no overwhelm.
[Three pieces of news]
🧫 Precision Fermentation Alliance
The PFA is officially here. The companies involved are Perfect Day, EVERY™, Remilk, New Culture, Motif FoodWorks, Imagindairy, Helaina, Change Foods, and Onego Bio, and the goal is to champion precision fermentation as a solution for a more resilient and sustainable food system.
🍱 West meets East
The Vegetarian Butcher launched three plant-based Korean dishes with Kelly Deli, now available across Sushi Daily’s kiosks in UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France.
🫙 Everyone is talking about Mill
Mill emerged from stealth mode last month boasting a roster of tech bigwigs on a quest to create a consumer solution to food waste. Mill will send its members a high-tech bin to chuck their leftovers into so that it doesn’t wind up in a landfill.It counts already 100M in funding and 100+ team members.
[Three raises]
🦈 Fish / New School Foods secured $12 million in seed funding to make plant-based salmon filets.
🌱 Plant Based M&A / Tofurky and Sister Brand Moocho Acquired by Morinaga Nutritional Foods
🍗 Food Service / Rebellyous Foods raises $9.5 Million to scale vegan chicken in schools
[Three products]
🥜 Haofood: pulled chicken made from peanuts
🔥 Morningstar x Pringles: plant-based chik’n fries
📺 Wholly Veggie: Buffalo Cauliflower Wings