25 grams per 100 grams
is the most the clearance allows in cheese analog applications
Innovation
The numbers.
Every sourced figure the morning brief has published on this beat, newest first. 481 figures, Jul 3, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, each exactly as its source gave it and machine-verified before it shipped.
GRN 1312
is the recombinant αS1-casein notice, which like cow's milk casein is a milk allergen
25%
maximum inclusion rate in cheese alternatives covered by the FDA's review
above $13 per lb
US whey protein isolate price, more than triple early 2023 levels, the gap Formo is pitching its casein into
over €135M
raised by Formo to date
82%
of previously non-vegan respondents report cutting animal products by at least half after six months
35%
of those respondents still follow a fully vegan diet
92%
of those who did not stay vegan say they are likely to try again
1,730
replies from 343,459 people surveyed
$243M
Q3 revenue, up 9.1% on the same quarter of 2025
$16-20M
new full-year adjusted EBITDA estimate, down from $25-35M
+7.7%
Oatly North American retail takeaway, against **-12.2%** for plant-based milk overall
58%
drop in net losses, to $27.5M
$13M
projected annual revenue from five agreements with major meat producers in North America, South America and Asia, a company projection
100 dry tonnes a month
is the output BMC Ingredients is working with a contract manufacturer in Asia to reach
9,000 litres
is the size of the bioreactor at its Sacramento demo plant
63% lower carbon emissions and 96% less water
per kg of protein than egg powder, per an independent life-cycle assessment that Meala cites
More than 40%
lower formulation cost in a sponge cake against an egg-based reference, Meala's own figure
About $10M
raised to date, with a Series A round now open
28 litres a day
is the planned output of Opalia's modular bioreactor, which the company equates to one cow
CAD $3.2 million
seed round closed this year to build it
$2 per litre
is the unit price CEO Jennifer Côté says Opalia intends to reach
58%
of consumer-facing actions triggered any positive behavioural change, and simple messages did worst at 53%
86%
success for education, though from just seven tested actions
91%
success for chef recipe changes, against 69% for simple communication
27%
would cut meat by choosing a plant-based meat product, against 38% who would add vegetables
18g
of protein, 3g of fibre and 11g of fat per 100g
45%
mushrooms, combined with wheat and potato proteins
29%
sales growth last year for whole-food proteins like tofu, tempeh and seitan in Germany, against 0.2% for meat alternatives
$73M
in venture funding raised to date
$25 million
still needed to complete the facility
$125 million
in equity, debt and other support already deployed
Six months
from funding to a running site, per Agronomics
30%
of menus to be fully plant-based is the target the SRA asks operators to commit to, in a standard used in 50 countries and territories
95%
plant-based by weight is the GSTC's cutoff for a "predominantly plant-based" dish, so the certifiers count dishes differently
500+
restaurants hold the World Sustainability Organization standard that now makes the 30% menu a mandatory condition
£73M
in annual sales is what the new plant is designed to support
10,000 tonnes
of tofu a year by 2033 is the company's output target
20.8%
rise in UK unit sales of tofu, tempeh and seitan in 2025, against an **8.6%** fall for plant-based meat
€5 million
annual revenue, per Fleury Michon, with EBITDA close to breakeven
65
staff were made redundant when the original Allplants entered administration in November 2024
300,000 liters
of planned capacity at the Uttar Pradesh site
$10 million to $15 million
estimated total investment in the joint venture facility, according to the companies
100,000 liters
for the first phase, which CEO Golan puts at $15 million
100 times
the yield of light-based cultivation, as claimed by Golan
17
submissions came in during consultation, and two submitters opposed the approval outright
60 days
is how long ministers have to request a review after the October 13 notification
200 litres
is the production process the dossier was based on, against the 2,500 litres the company intends to reach
10 million
people the campaign aims to recruit to eat more plant-based foods
100 million acres
of farmland targeted for regenerative and other soil-restoring practices
30%
targeted cut in harmful pesticides, chemicals, plastics and microplastics in food by 2040
150,000
partners in over 192 countries make up the network the campaign will work through
18mg per litre
is the trace amount of lactopontin in dairy, which is why extraction from cow's milk yields so little
100,000-litre
fermentation tanks are secured for the next production campaigns through contract manufacturers in India and Europe, the company says
$22 million
Series A raised in 2022, when the company was focused on animal-free casein
15,000 litres
reached from four litres in 16 months
€8.1M
EU Life Programme grant Cellugy secured over a year ago to scale up
Nearly 70%
of rheology modifiers on the market derived from petrochemicals
22,000-litre
production line used for the Parima and Vow run, which GFI calls the largest food-grade cell culture bioreactor globally
99 percent
cost cut from removing some of the most expensive media compounds, as GFI reports the companies' result
below $50/kg
finished-product cost, "the low €40s per kg"
€10 ($11.65) per kg
by the end of the decade, an estimate from analysts at Arthur D Little
January 1, 2027
is the cutoff: tests run before that date fall outside the ban
September 2025
is when the Senate approved an earlier version of the bill
27g
of protein and 4g of fibre per 4oz serving of Ground Faba, at 140 calories, per Green Queen's account of the product
160mg
of caffeine per 355ml can of Protein + Energy, alongside 20g of plant protein and 5g of fibre
over 46%
drop in Beyond's share price in the two months after its stock-listing maneuver
six
consecutive quarters of revenue decline
2
WHO technical staff funded by the agreement, plus an external academic researcher
10 million
deaths a year by 2050 from drug-resistant infections, a UN estimate GFI APAC cites for the case
30 months
is the average real-world EU novel-food authorisation time, against a statutory 18 to 24 months
10
startups will take part in two days with regulatory experts
45%
of global agrifood emissions come from Asia-Pacific
50%
of the region's protein supply would need to be plant-based, fermentation-derived or cell-cultured by 2060 to decarbonise, according to experts cited by Green Queen
10 million
deaths a year by 2050 from antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a UN estimate GFI APAC cites for why it wants fewer farm animals
6
consecutive quarters of revenue decline
46%+
fall in the share price over the two months since the stock-support move
20g
of protein and **5g** of fibre per 37g scoop of Starmatter
3+ years
is the average EU novel food approval time, reported by vegconomist
17 months
is the legal deadline
19x
higher cultivated protein and dry biomass productivity than the stirred-tank suspension benchmark, with 11 times higher wet biomass productivity
150 million cells per ml
reached in nine days, a 62-fold increase and five times the benchmark's cell density
40g
of cultivated protein per litre, alongside 326g of wet biomass and 57g of dry biomass, with the edible scaffold under 2% of the final product by weight
up to 13
extra amino acids Onego said EVERY's protein carries compared with egg ovalbumin, the basis of its false-advertising claim, which the judge rejected for lack of standing
six to nine months
is the cut in approval timelines the three agencies aimed for when they began drafting a sale-approval framework a year ago
four-million-litre
is the size of the precision fermentation facility the Abu Dhabi Investment Office is exploring with Vivici and The Every Company
5,500 litres
of total bioreactor volume, 3,240 of it growing microalgae, against 700 litres in the pilot system
12 tonnes
of microalgal biomass a year, expected starting next year
31%
drop in fish-oil supply across leading producer regions by early June, versus 12 months earlier
60 million kroner ($9M)
raised by Algiecel in 2024
30 months
is the average time for a novel food to clear in the EU, against an 18-month stipulated timeline
As long as five years
is how far the process can stretch
12 to 24 months
is the average in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand
4.5 million
chronic disease cases projected to be avoided over 30 years from halving red and processed meat
More than nine months
added to average life expectancy under a 50% cut
3.4 million
cases averted under a 35% cut
17 of 40
cats ate more of BioCraft's treat, 19 ate more of Applaws and 4 ate equal amounts
20 cats
went to each product first
45%
revenue growth in the first eight months of 2026 versus the same period of 2025, per the company
11%
value share of Italian plant-based cheese retail at end of August 2026, up from **7.4%** a year earlier
43%
weighted distribution for its mozzarella alternative, up from **35%** in August 2025
€130,000 in 2023 to around €1.8M in 2025
annual revenue, per the CEO
More than three years
average EU novel food authorisation time, per studies cited in CellAg Deutschland's action plan
17 months
the regulation sets out for the same process
1 of 30
points for McDonald's, the lowest "Bottom Buns" tier; Wendy's and In-N-Out got **2**, Five Guys **1**
6 of 25
chains offer a dedicated plant-based patty on their US menu
7% down
US foodservice sales of plant-based proteins last year, against **20% up** consumption of plant-based alternatives in European foodservice in 2025
31
terms barred alongside "meat" on plant-based packaging
3 years
for companies to comply from the August publication
€250M
in damage in Germany alone from the existing restrictions, by the estimate of the Federal Association for Alternative Protein Sources
€15M
raised, against a €2 million pre-seed in 2024
€30M
in pre-orders across roughly 20 contracts, per Edonia
27g
protein per 100g of Edo, per Edonia
96%
said Quorn's sausages contain no meat; 2% thought they do
94%
said This's vegan chicken is meat-free; 2% thought it contains meat
92%
of Brits told YouGov in late 2025 they have never bought, or cannot recall buying, a plant-based sausage or burger thinking it contained meat
123
Hy-Vee stores, more than Oshi's entire US retail footprint in late August, when it said it was in over 100 locations
December
is when the next confirmed retailer, Whole Foods Market, begins its rollout
50 g/L
titers Spiber says its production strains reach at commercial scale
more than 40 brands
use Brewed Protein, per Spiber's CEO
$489M
raised by Spiber to date
30%
of menus must be plant-based; hotels get 12 months from certification to reach it
Over 500
restaurants are covered by the restaurant standard today
62%
of a hotel's food-related emissions come from food sourcing
More than threefold
rise in lysine in faba beans and rapeseed press cake
Two
other essential amino acids Solem's team says it will soon be able to enrich in crops
5.4%
drop in US plant-based milk volume sales over the last year, almond milk down 7.9% (Circana)
15.7%
growth in German meat-alternative volume sales, January to August, against a 0.5% decline for conventional meat
2.5%
drop in UK plant-milk volumes over the 12 months to June
Third batch
of guidance from the Cell-Cultivated Products Sandbox Programme, which launched in February 2025
0
cell-cultivated food products authorised for the GB market
Zero-to-five-year horizon
where the FSA and FSS placed cultivated foods in July, citing consumer scepticism and scaling challenges
€1,290,185.87
subsidy from the European Regional Development Fund, the Dutch government and the province of North Brabant
€2.58 million
approximate project budget once the partners' own contributions are added
€6.25 million
funding round Those Vegan Cowboys closed in December, followed by a €2.5 million crowdfunding campaign within 24 hours of opening to pre-registered investors
30%
of menu offerings must be plant-based for a restaurant to earn or keep WSO certification
500+
restaurants worldwide hold the certification
30%
of main dishes must be plant-based under the GSTC food and beverage standard
$50 million
UPSIDE Foods offer, terminated in August
$36.4 million
Gray Construction says it is owed for design and construction work
$25 million
Ameris loan, backed by a first-priority security interest in Believer's accounts, machinery and equipment
almost $400 million
raised by Believer from backers including ADM Ventures and Tyson Ventures
72-0 and 32-0
Assembly and Senate votes passing AB 2244
June 2028
when companies can first apply for the seal
$10M
in annual sales plus more than 25 certified products triggers the rule that a store must display at least three certified items
17.4%
average fall in milk-related emissions, despite the rise in consumption
35.6%
of milk selected across the five pilot schools was soy
30.4%
fall in greenhouse gas emissions per 100 milk servings
59%
cut in the carbon footprint of NYC school meals between 2019 and 2025
Five
distributors have signed MOUs with Eclipse Ingredients ahead of next year's launch
30%
difference in amino acid structure between bovine and human lactoferrin, per cofounder Siobhan Coster
83%
of the fruit and vegetables eaten in Ireland are imported
Fewer than 70
commercial vegetable growers remain in Ireland, down from more than 600 in the 1990s
83%
of Ireland's fruits and vegetables are now imported, as commercial vegetable growers fell from over 600 in the 1990s to fewer than 70 today
81%
of surveyed Irish adults say they would like to eat more fruit, vegetables, and legumes
1 billion kronor
(about €168 million at the time) is what Denmark set aside for its national plant-based action plan in 2023
1.1 million square feet
of Celium Polybion says its Irapuato, Mexico plant can produce a year at full capacity
$4.4 million
Series A round, led by Blue Horizon Ventures in 2022, funded the facility's scale-up
120
jobs at the Seattle plant, which opened in 1997 and closes within 12 to 18 months
120-150
jobs at the Turners Falls, Massachusetts plant, home of LightLife production since 1998
54
people currently work at the Indianapolis site, which Maple Leaf calls the largest tempeh manufacturing facility in the world
12 to 18 months
the phased shutdown of Seattle and Turners Falls is expected to take, with completion targeted for Q4 2027
13.2%
the drop in Maple Leaf's plant protein sales in 2023, the last time the company cited a specific decline
2%
the fall in prepared foods sales, which includes plant protein, in Maple Leaf's most recent quarter
97% less water, 94% less land
used for the new UK patty than for 80/20 beef
90% fewer greenhouse gases
produced by the burger compared with conventional beef
4 years
between Impossible's 2022 UK foodservice debut and this week's first retail listing
90+ organizations
contributed to the brief, though contributing doesn't mean endorsing every recommendation in it
15 million premature deaths a year
could be prevented by a shift toward fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains, per the EAT-Lancet science the brief translates into policy
€40M ($45.9M)
Cofides investment toward Elian's Barcelona plant expansion
100,000+ tonnes
of added annual plant-protein derivative capacity once complete
74%
of the EU's high-protein feed ingredients, like oilseeds, are currently imported
4 of 5
products where testers couldn't tell the yeast-derived fat apart from cocoa butter, or preferred it
95%
less land use claimed for the fermented fat compared with conventional cocoa butter
$75,000
the price Ayana Bio and Zenfold paid for twelve 25,000-liter fermentation tanks and their seed trains
300,000 liters
the combined capacity of the equipment moving from Colorado to India
150
staff permanently let go when Meati's owner, Emergy Inc., entered its creditor-assignment process in spring 2025
4 of 5
products where tasters rated the yeast-derived alternative equal to or ahead of real cocoa butter
23.3%
the fall in Mondelēz's 2025 gross profit, which its CEO attributed to cocoa cost pressure
well over 500 million tonnes
the combined annual carbon footprint Sun Bear Biofuture attributes to palm oil and cocoa butter production
$75,000
price Ayana Bio and Zenfold paid for equipment Ayana estimates cost $15-20 million to build
$450 million
total funding Meati Foods raised before its 2025 collapse
300,000 liters
of pilot and production fermentation capacity included in the sale
57.6%
year-to-date sales growth for Planted in German supermarkets, versus 12.5% for the category
150g
new size of Planted's flagship steak, up from 120g at the same price
February 2027
the deadline the Food Standards Agency's cultivated meat regulatory sandbox runs through
Mid-2027
when the UK-EU SPS agreement, agreed in principle on May 19, 2025, is expected to take effect
28g
plant protein per serving of Beyond Steak Filet, alongside 3g of fiber and 1g of saturated fat
2,273
of 5,216 consultation responses came through a Plant-Based Schools campaign
15%
drop in meal uptake recorded in a six-week pilot of the standards at a Brighton primary school, per New Food
28g
of protein, 3g of fibre and 1g of saturated fat in each 127g cut of the steak filet
8%
year-on-year sales decline Beyond reported for Q2 2026
once a week
minimum frequency schools must serve legumes alongside a main meal, starting next September
once a week
cap on processed meat like sausages, bacon, and burgers under the new standards
7 in 10
Britons polled by YouGov backed a policy for schools to serve more plant-based food
$323 million
estimated cash price Aurelius is paying for Hain's international business
$500 million
Hain's net debt at the time of the announcement, down from $650 million a year earlier
13%
drop in Hain's reported full-year sales, to $1.35 billion
600
approval holders and businesses the FSA warned could see their UK authorizations rendered void
six years
how long the EU's novel food process can take, versus the UK's fast-tracked pathway
1
company, Meatly, currently cleared to sell cultivated meat in the UK, and only for pet food
€50 billion
a year in EU public food procurement that could now weigh animal welfare and nutrition
€11.61 billion
in estimated annual savings if 85% of EU public food budgets shifted to plant-source foods, per ProVeg-commissioned modeling
50/50
plant-to-beef protein blend in Offbeast's new steak alternative, one of the month's product launches
€2 million
raised by Swedish startup Millow to scale mycelium and oat protein production
31
meat-related terms, including beef, chicken and steak, reserved exclusively for animal-derived products under the new regulation
August 19, 2029
deadline for alternative protein companies to bring branding and marketing into compliance
August 19, 2032
cutoff for pre-existing stock made before August 18, 2026 to clear shelves under the old labeling
40%
of EU layer flocks now covered by in-ovo sexing, up from zero five years ago
7 billion
male chicks killed worldwide every year because they can't lay eggs
90%
of US egg production represented by United Egg Producers, which has committed to the technology only once it's economical
8.2%
drop in Beyond Meat's net sales, to $68.8 million, in its most recent quarter
20 grams
of plant protein in each scoop of the new Starmatter powder
17 grams
of protein in each Starcut jerky bar, built on peas, fava beans and mycelium
85+
alt-protein companies acquired, merged, gone bankrupt, or shut down in the last 24 months, per Green Queen
$1.5B
NotCo's peak valuation when it became Chile's first unicorn
<100
NotCo's global workforce today, down from a peak of over 300 employees
17g
plant-based protein in the single-patty burger
17.5g
protein in the wrap version
1 in 5
Whoppers sold in Germany that are already plant-based, per Burger King Germany's 2023 report
391
Tesco stores now stocking Redefine Meat's burgers and kofta mix, at £4 each
31%
year-over-year volume growth on Ocado, per company data not independently verified
4.3%
dip in UK meat-alternative sales in the first half of 2026, even as veg-led lines like beans and tofu grew 7.3%
7.3%
rise in UK unit sales of beans, pulses, tofu and tempeh in H1 2026, versus a **4.3%** unit decline for vegan meat alternatives
96%
of global legume production comes from species compatible with the freeze-structuring technique
$50 million
the stalking-horse bid Upside Foods walked away from for the idle plant
26 million pounds
of cultivated chicken the North Carolina facility was designed to produce every year
613-fold
Paleo's claimed cut to its myoglobin production cost over two years, per the company
26g
protein in Perfecta's marbled steak analogue, with just 1g of saturated fat per 250g serving
30%
of US omnivores who like the taste and texture of the average meat-free product, versus two-thirds for animal meat, per sensory research firm Nectar
15 days
the serum-free protocol takes to grow muscle, blood-vessel and nerve tissue together from one starting cell source
€0.39 to €0.99
the researchers' estimated cost of a single small tissue aggregate, driven mainly by growth factors and reagents
5
products in the initial Perfecta lineup: marbled steak, filet mignon, chicken breast, salmon patties and white fish patties
0
cultivated meat products sold at commercial scale anywhere, despite regulatory approvals in Singapore, the US, Israel and Australia
2026
the year Singapore cleared cultivated meat beyond poultry and seafood for the first time
613-fold
the reduction in myoglobin production costs Paleo says it has achieved over two years
€2M ($2.3M)
the new funding round, led by Beyond Impact
10+ cubic metres
the fermentation scale Paleo says it has already demonstrated
€236M ($274M)
raised by European alt-protein startups in H1 2026, a 56% increase over the same period last year
84%
of that funding went to fermentation companies
€18M ($21M)
raised by cultivated meat firms in Europe, already close to all of 2025's €20M ($23M)
5
cultivated meat products have cleared FDA/USDA review in the US: Upside Foods, Good Meat, Wildtype, Mission Barns and Believer Meats
99%
cut in cell-culture media cost Parima and Vow reported from a single 22,000-litre production run
€10 ($11.65) per kg
Arthur D. Little's projected cultivated meat price by 2030
96%
less land needed for milk made via precision fermentation than for UK cow's milk, per the Imperial College London study
0.012 to 0.017 hectares
per metric ton for precision-fermented milk versus **0.294 hectares** per ton for UK cow's milk
4,294 kha
of land full replacement of UK cow's milk could free by 2050, an area approaching the size of Wales
99%
cut in cell-culture media costs achieved in Parima and Vow's latest production run, bringing the finished product to below $50/kg
22,000-litre
production line used for the run, the largest food-grade cell-culture bioreactor globally
€10 ($11.65)/kg
the price third-party analysts at Arthur D Little project cultivated meat could reach by the end of the decade
3%
the drop in 2025 US fish-free alternative sales, to just $10 million, under 1% of total plant-based meat and seafood revenue
$881M
total alt-protein funding raised in 2025, down from $6.9 billion in 2021
85+
alt-protein companies acquired, merged, gone bankrupt, or shut down in the last 24 months
89%
of people globally want their governments to take stronger climate action, per a 2024 poll of 130,000 people across 125 countries
58-71%
more planet-friendly Oatly's barista oat milk is than chilled cow's milk in several European countries, per a recent analysis
7.3%
rise in UK unit sales of beans, pulses, tofu and tempeh in the first half of 2026, while meat-mimic products fell 4.3%
71.5%
jump in tempeh sales, the sharpest rise of any subcategory tracked
30.3%
volume increase for butter beans, the sharpest gain within the bean category
€2.4M
($2.8M) in European Innovation Council funding behind ProFuse Technology's two-year cultivated meat project
€22B
($25.7B) cultivated meat market ProFuse projects by 2050
71,000+
signatures on a citizens' petition opposing the ban, gathered by the No Confusion Coalition
600+
companies, retailers and investors across 22 EU countries back the coalition fighting the amendments
55–95%
of cultivated meat's final cost currently comes from growth media, driven largely by fetal bovine serum and amino acids
40%
higher cell proliferation researchers saw with the recycled algae supplement, using half the usual quantity of costly media inputs
$14.2 million
(€12.15M) raised to fund Maash's France demonstration plant and industrial scale-up
90% less water and 99% less land
LoCylia mycoprotein uses compared to beef, per Maash
$150 million
was the cost to build the Wilson, North Carolina plant, the largest cultivated-meat facility in the industry
26 million lbs
of cultivated chicken a year was the plant's approved production capacity before Believer Meats collapsed
$213 million
in US debt sank Believer Meats after it had raised $387 million in funding since 2018
€12.15 million
financing package funds the industrial scale-up of MAASH's LoCylia mycoprotein ingredient
10,000 tons
is the projected annual mycoprotein capacity of the Carling-Saint-Avold demonstration plant once built out
$50 million
UPSIDE Foods' now-terminated bid for Believer Meats' Wilson, North Carolina production facility
$150 million
what it cost to build the facility Believer Meats left behind
$400 million
total raised by Believer Meats, formerly Future Meat Technologies, before it ceased operations in December
60-90%
estimated cut to cultivated meat growth-media costs by feeding waste-grown microalgae back into the production system
40%
improvement in muscle cell growth from algal lysate that also offset a 50% cut in amino acids and animal serum
$2.23 million
in Iowa state tax credits toward a $55.5 million conversion of ADM's Clinton plant into a precision-fermentation hub
53 jobs
expected from the project, which scales Every Co.'s OvoPro animal-free egg protein
8 of 9
members of the panel that rewrote the guidelines had financial ties to the meat, dairy, or low-carb industries
3 months
the replacement panel took to produce its 90-page report and 418-page appendix, versus roughly two years for the independent review it replaced
8 of 9
panel members who produced the guidelines had financial ties to the meat, dairy, or low-carb industries
3 months
the replacement panel took to produce its 90-page report and 418-page appendix, in place of nearly two years of independent scientific review
£860 million
value of Danone's acquisition of vegan meal-replacement brand Huel, now cleared by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority
17,000+
UK retail stores now stocking Huel, up from a direct-to-consumer-only start in 2015
26.5%
growth in Huel's UK sales, to £139.3 million, in its most recent financial year
70%
stake Israeli meat producer Soglowek now holds in Plant & Bean, funding an expansion that will double the Thai factory's output
85
alt-protein companies acquired, merged, gone insolvent, or shut down since September 2024
8.3 million tonnes
of methane the fashion industry generates each year, with leather responsible for **54%** of that share
18%
average savings on a basic plant-based grocery basket versus the animal-based equivalent, across all nine major Dutch supermarkets surveyed
$2 million
in fresh strategic investment lands alongside the acquisition, funding continued platform work and commercialization
69%
of Ever After Foods is held by parent company Pluri, which is also expanding into cultivated pet food as the platform's first commercial target
2,000 tonnes
of animal-free whey production is expected in the Gujarat, India plant's first 12 months, against a nameplate capacity of roughly 2,500 tonnes
$66 million
was raised in 2024 by selling half its stake in Indian manufacturer Sterling Biotech to now-partner Zydus Lifesciences
50 to 98%
reduction in the greenhouse gas footprint of fats and oils versus conventional alternatives, depending on the lipid replaced and the carbon source used
More than 800 times
less land and **more than 10 times** less water than dairy milkfat, per the audited assessment
$32M
raised by Savor to scale production from a few tonnes a year toward a couple hundred
10%
drop in shopping-basket emissions from pairing a £28-per-tonne carbon tax with carbon labels, equal to 4.7% of the UK's total emissions
26%
decline in demand for beef and lamb, the hardest-hit foods, under the combined labels-and-tax approach
£34
yearly cost per person for that lower-rate combined policy, versus £79 for a stronger carbon tax alone
108%
rise in whey protein concentrate prices over the past two years, with whey protein isolate nearly doubling
60%
higher stimulation of muscle protein synthesis from NNB's DL-185 peptide compared with leucine alone, per the company
33%
of the ten largest German slaughterhouses approached for the DUH study actually participated
~33%
of Aldi's private-label sales already come from higher-welfare housing categories 3 through 5, the retailer says
25
groups of wild animals, including elephants, big cats and bears, are banned from Hungarian circuses under the new decree
24 of 27
EU member states already restricted circus animals before Hungary's decree made it every one
€100m+
raised by Solar Foods to fund its second factory and operations, per half-year results
€77.8m
granted by Business Finland in June, split into a €39.6m grant and a €38.1m R&D loan, conditional on a final investment decision
$102 million
JBS's net loss in the second quarter, despite record revenue, driven by nonrecurring costs including an antitrust settlement
almost 2,000
politicians the Batista brothers admitted paying off in the 2017 corruption scandal that sent them to prison
€2 million
raised by Millow to expand production and build a Nordic foodservice sales team
430+ tons
Millow's planned annual mycoprotein capacity across three fermentation units by year's end
118 feet
the gap between the omnivore phase (8,720 feet) and plant-based phase (8,602 feet) on a 12-minute run test, not statistically significant
4%
lower combined strength score on the plant-based diet across chest press, lat pulldown and leg press, also not statistically significant
71 grams
average daily protein on the plant-based phase versus **103 grams** on the omnivore phase, both within recommendations for general fitness
41 cents
Beyond Meat's closing share price on August 12, its lowest in seven years as a public company
1-for-30
reverse split ratio, taking effect August 13, with adjusted trading starting August 14
$212 million
Beyond Meat's current market cap, down from a $14 billion peak at its 2019 IPO
85%
the stock's decline over the past 12 months
2
countries where Aleph Farms can now legally sell cultivated beef: Singapore, its newest approval, and Israel, the first
450
participants being recruited for the 12-month randomized controlled trial
£1.95 million
funding from the Chellaram Foundation backing the study
18 to 50
age range of eligible volunteers, who currently eat meat at least five days a week
2,000+
self-GRAS and **1,740** FEMA GRAS substances already on the market that the new rule would cover
120 days
the public comment period before FDA drafts a final rule, with no fixed timetable after that
$74M
raised by cultivated-meat startups globally in 2025, nearly half of 2024's total and 20 times lower than 2021's peak
€2.3M
Cultimate's 2024 seed round, before it filed for bankruptcy in April 2026
$36M+
raised by All G to date, after Xeraya joined a round that had already secured $6.6M
60,000-litre
scale where All G currently produces single-digit tonnes a year of its lactoferrin ingredient, LFX
967
companies are expected to submit information for ingredients already self-affirmed as GRAS under the new streamlined pathway
120-day
public comment period begins when the rule publishes in the Federal Register on August 11
180 days
is FDA's new window to rule on a GRAS notice, after a 45-day pre-filing check
$239 million
cash-and-debt-free price Orkla Snacks agreed to pay for European Candy Group, a deal expected to close later this year
80+
vegan and alt-protein companies acquired, merged, gone bankrupt, or shut down over the past two years, by the article's own tally of the sector's consolidation wave
10%
melon content in the leather now, up from 4% at first prototype
110kg
CO2e produced per square meter of cow leather, versus 15.8kg for plastic-based synthetic leather
€207 million
valuation of CCI, the Dutch vegan sugar-confectionery maker Orkla is acquiring on a cash- and debt-free basis
300+
employees across CCI's four production sites in the Netherlands and Germany, the owned capacity Orkla needs to scale potato-protein Bubs gummies for export markets that outpaced supply after they went viral on TikTok
800mg / 810mg
myoglobin yield per kilogram dry weight from engineered tobacco and lettuce, at least 10 times lower than the myoglobin found in animal muscle
35%
of the protein extracted from tobacco was heme-binding and functional, versus **80%** for the same protein made by microbial fermentation
Second
cultivated-beef approval anywhere in the world; every previous Singapore clearance for a cultivated product covered only poultry, seafood or quail instead
-8.2%
Q2 net revenue fell year over year to $68.8 million, though it beat the company's own $60-65 million guidance
-27.6%
US foodservice revenue, as volumes fell 27.4%
+16.5%
international retail revenue, led by double-digit growth in Germany, Canada and the UK
10% to 20%
cultivated beef cell inclusion in Aleph's Thin-Cut Steak, blended with a soy-and-wheat plant-protein base
$147 million
raised by Aleph Farms since its 2017 founding
288,000+
signatures gathered over six years by Animal Equality's campaign behind the bill
180 days
after publication before the ban takes legal effect, landing in January 2027
2x
the previously reported carbon footprint of cow leather, once the farming phase is recalculated using UN FAO livestock data
Sixth
cultivated product Singapore has approved, a tally that has now overtaken the US
10% to 20%
cultivated beef content in the Thin-Cut Steak, blended with a soy and wheat plant-protein base
5,000-liter
bioreactors Aleph says its cost model relies on, rather than unproven larger formats
More than $350 million
raised by 80 Acres Farms since its 2015 founding
More than 18,000
retail locations its automated indoor farms supplied at their peak
Five
fully automated, renewably powered vertical farms it operated at peak
1-5 years
the typical timeline Transfarmation says a converted farm needs to become profitable
2021
the year the Faaborg family's 1100 Farm conversion began in Iowa, the program's first industrial pig-farm transition
£5.4M ($7.3M)
the price Livekindly Collective is paying Hilton Food Group for Dalco Food
80+
alt-protein companies acquired, merged, gone insolvent, or shut down since September 2024
£2M ($2.7M)
Dalco Food's adjusted operating loss in the first half of this year
₹23 crore ($24.2M)
raised in Series A funding led by EAAA Alternatives and Omnivore
1,100+
consumer and nutraceutical manufacturers Arboreal's ingredients already serve
300+
product launches its ingredients have powered in the last 18 months
12.4g
protein per 100g in the new Butcher-Minced Bangers
£4.09
price for a pack of six, sold exclusively through Ocado starting July 31
75,000 metric tonnes
of yellow peas the Yorkton, Saskatchewan plant can process into protein isolate a year at full capacity
140
new jobs added, bringing the complex to 260 employees by the end of 2026
2 million+ tonnes
of annual canola-crushing capacity at the same site, more than doubled alongside the pea plant
20,000 tonnes
the planned capacity of Fushine Biotech's new mycoprotein plant in Jingdezhen, up from 1,200 tonnes today
170,000 tonnes
of finished product Chinese partner Cabio Biotech can formulate using Nourish Ingredients' fermentation-derived fats
$15 million
the real cost of building a facility in China that would cost $100 million in the US, per companies interviewed for the report
8,000
pigs a year the Faaborg family raised before converting their two barns to mushroom cultivation
300 million lbs
of manure Iowa's factory farms produce daily, 25 times what the state's entire human population produces
123
jobs cut when the Stanwood, Washington plant closes September 16
$20 million
No Meat Factory invested to convert the former Twin City Foods vegetable-processing plant into its first US site
$42 million
raised in the company's Series B round in January 2023, led by Tengelmann Growth Partners
45%
protein content of Rhiza mycoprotein, alongside roughly 30% fiber, per Health Canada's review
$31 million
Series A round BMC closed in 2025 to scale toward price parity with commodity beef
Third
regulatory market to clear Rhiza, after the US FDA and Singapore in 2024
99.5%
accuracy Orbem claims for its AI-read MRI scans identifying a chick embryo's sex inside the egg
12 to 15
large US layer hatcheries would need the system to cover a substantial share of the country's egg production, Orbem estimates
187kg
of CO2e per kg of finished conventional leather, the study's revised estimate
15kg
of CO2e per kg for vegan leather alternatives, putting cow leather's footprint 12.5 times higher
56%
share of leather's total climate impact that comes from the farming phase alone
123
employees laid off, including 61 production workers, 14 night sanitation technicians, and CEO Michael Parks
$19.4M
No Meat Factory paid for the Stanwood, Washington plant in 2023, closing it just over two years later
$1.5B to $450M
the drop in North American plant-based meat startup investment from 2022 to 2025
15 million
premature deaths a year a global shift to the Planetary Health Diet could help prevent, more than a quarter of the total, per the Eat-Lancet Commission
$890 billion
increase in fruit, vegetable, nut and legume production value against a **$630 billion** drop in livestock value by 2050 under the transformation scenario
76%
cut in net carbon emissions from land-use change compared with business as usual
€2 million ($2.3 million)
contract signed with construction firm Savekate to build the shared synbio pilot plant
12-month
length of the new equity-free accelerator run by the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and Imperial College London
4
corporate partners, Danone, Mars, Cargill, and Kerry, will set commercial challenges and fund pilot budgets for participating startups
under 5%
iron saturation for All G's LFX, versus around 20% in typical dairy-derived lactoferrin after processing
60,000-litre
production scale, running through a contract manufacturer in China
30%
of main dishes and meal options at GSTC-certified hotels and restaurants must now be plant-based or at least 95% plant-based by weight
2,000+
GSTC-certified hotels currently operate across dozens of countries
$50 million
UPSIDE Foods' court-approved "stalking horse" baseline bid for Believer Meats' Wilson, North Carolina production facility
$150 million
what it cost to build the plant UPSIDE is now trying to buy for a third of that price
August 17
new auction date, pushed back from an earlier deadline after "numerous discussions" with other interested parties
$36.4 million
what contractor Gray Construction says it's still owed for building the plant it's now suing over
30%
minimum share of menu offerings certified hotels, restaurants and tour operators must make plant-based or "predominantly" plant-based to keep GSTC certification
70%
of a typical hotel's food-sourcing emissions that come from animal-derived ingredients, the target the new standard is aimed at
2,000+
GSTC-certified hotels worldwide now subject to the standard at their next certification or renewal cycle
$540 billion
in annual global support to agricultural producers, about 70% tied to grains, sugar, dairy, beef and livestock feed crops
10%
potential rise in fruit and vegetable consumption in OECD countries if existing producer support were reallocated across food groups, with no increase in total spending
$8.1 trillion
annual hidden cost of diet-related disease, which the report warns against shifting onto society through cheaper retail prices alone
65%
of the EU's protein intake still comes from animal products, though animal agriculture uses 71% of EU farmland for just 35% of calories
$400 million
raised by Believer Meats, one of the best-funded cultivated-meat companies, before it ceased operations in December and entered receivership
$50 million
baseline bid submitted by UPSIDE Foods for Believer's North Carolina production facility
62%
of Americans say they're willing to eat less meat, per a Harris Poll commissioned by Humane World for Animals
57%
would swap animal protein for beans at least once a week; **96%** already eat some meat and **55%** do so daily or nearly every day
64%
cite animal welfare as a reason to cut back, close behind cost (**67%**) and personal health (**64%**)
3
genetically engineered animals were FDA-cleared for the US food supply between 2020 and 2025: heat-tolerant cattle and pigs engineered for disease resistance or reduced allergenicity
57%
of surveyed US meat-eaters said they'd replace meat with beans at least once a week
62%
said they're open to reducing their meat consumption overall
95%
of all adults surveyed said they already eat beans
S$5.3M ($4.1M)
awarded by Singapore's National Environment Agency to three food-waste upcycling projects
55 tonnes
of brewer's spent grain produced annually in Singapore, the feedstock Mottainai Food Tech ferments into vegan tuna flakes
55%
of Americans' calories now come from ultra-processed foods, rising to **67%** among children
79%
of consumers say ultra-processed foods are a "significant threat" to public health
6-1
the ECHR majority that found Switzerland violated the applicants' rights under Article 9
11 months
the first applicant was held in a Geneva prison without consistently vegan-matching meals, starting November 2018
2 months
the second applicant was detained in a University Hospital of Vaud psychiatric ward in 2021 under the same conditions
$17M+
raised by Melt&Marble to date across all funding rounds
$8.5M
of that came from a Series A round closed in December
191 million tonnes
of CO2e JBS emitted in 2025, up 22% from 2023
97%
of JBS's emissions are Scope 3, the category it just dropped from its reduction target
30%
cut to Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity by 2030 is JBS's new, narrower goal, replacing the abandoned economy-wide Net Zero by 2040 pledge
550%
growth in OvoPro's order volume in the first four months of 2026, compared with all of 2025
1.0
PDCAAS score claimed for OvoPro, the highest protein-quality ranking on the scale
76%
cut in net CO2 emissions from agriculture-related land-use change by 2050, versus business as usual
9%
reduction in global agricultural land use, with livestock production value down 60% but fruit, vegetable, nut and legume production value up 23%
$500M
earmarked in California's 2026-27 budget for the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training program, which now lets schools buy plant-based meals and milk
34%
of districts in California's earlier School Food Best Practices Fund used the money to double their share of vegan entrées, from 13.5% to 26.1%
25
roles posted by Beyond Meat in the first half of 2026, up from just 8 across all of 2025, as it rebuilds after years of contraction
34.1%
of alt-protein job postings in H1 2026 were commercial roles, versus 23.7% technical, as employers pivot from R&D toward chasing revenue
550%
growth in OvoPro's 2026 order volume compared to all of 2025, reached in the first four months of the year
24 months
OvoPro's shelf-stable life, against eggs' cold-chain requirement
2
commercial-scale OvoPro facilities now running worldwide, after Bulgaria and now Iowa
184 million
metric tons of CO2-equivalent scope 3 emissions JBS generated last year, the pollution it no longer commits to cutting
3%
is the share of JBS's total carbon footprint covered by the direct emissions it still targets, down from a pledge that once covered its entire supply chain
2 years
is the length of the development agreement Savor signed with AAK to build fats for bakery and dairy-alternative products
36%
cut in food emissions after NYC public hospitals made vegan meals the default patient option
90%
patient satisfaction rate under that same plant-based-by-default program
59 cents
cheaper per meal for the vegan default versus the meat-based main, on average
$650,000
raised by NFX UK from Coefficient Giving to speed regulatory approval for cultivated meat and precision-fermented proteins
over 260
organizations and individuals engaged by the network since its September 2025 launch, across 14 countries
six years
the EU's novel-food approval process can take, the slower path UK firms may be pushed back onto if a new UK-EU trade deal voids their existing FSA clearances
$500M
in KIT funding for 2026-27, over triple the **$145M** competitive round in 2025
120+
school districts and partner organizations signed the coalition letter requesting the plant-based line item
4
new guidance documents published, following an initial batch in December 2025
$40M
raised by TurtleTree since its 2019 founding
9
employees TurtleTree had left after layoffs in January 2025
10,000 litres
of milk needed to extract 1kg of conventional lactoferrin
10,000+ liters
of milk required to extract 1 kg of conventional purified lactoferrin
$600-$2,000/kg
current cost range for conventionally extracted lactoferrin
~$40M
raised by TurtleTree since founding in 2019
25.8% to 35%
domestic feed-protein target binding on EU member states by 2035
€68M
Denmark's protein-crop farmer bonus, cited as the funding model missing from the EU plan
55%
China's projected alt-protein share of animal protein consumption by 2050 (Systemiq)
21%
cage-free egg production in Canada, vs. 82% UK, 64% EU, 47% US
9%
cage-free at Walmart Canada, against 27% at its US operations
15
companies fully transitioned, a 60% increase since the 2024 scorecard
13,600x
sweeter than sugar, per Nambawan Spain
1-5 parts per million
effective use rate, compared to roughly 300-500 ppm for stevia
1 tonne
of Thaûma stated to replace 10,000 tonnes of sugar
2,200+
existing burger recipes used to train the model
1 million
new formulations generated and screened
101
participants in the San Francisco blind taste trial
63.12 vs. 33.71
Healthy Eating Index score: AI bean burger vs. Big Mac
22,000 liters
single batch volume, described by Vow as the largest cultivated meat production run built to date
2
regulatory species approvals (chicken and duck in Singapore), a first for any company
Oct 2025
Parima formed from merger of Gourmey and Vital Meat; Singapore duck approval followed six months later
33%
higher greenhouse gas emissions in the high animal-protein scenario versus an equivalent plant-protein increase
28%
greater land use; **16%** more water consumption in the same scenario
46%
of the US diet's current greenhouse gas footprint attributed to ultra-processed foods, two-thirds of which comes from livestock-derived ingredients
200+
doctors, dietitians, and researchers who wrote to RFK Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Rollins calling the recommendations "at best, confusing, and, at worst, harmful to public health"
€1.7B
German plant-based market in 2025, up 3% year-on-year
57%
Like brand's share of the German plant-based strips category, growing 12% last year
80+
alt-protein companies acquired, merged, or closed since September 2024
40+
markets where Livekindly's retail brands now operate
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