
UK food strategy recognises alternative proteins as driver for growth
Conrad AstleyThe UK government’s new food strategy has highlighted that alternative proteins can deliver economic growth.
The UK government’s new food strategy has highlighted that alternative proteins can deliver economic growth.
Finnish privately held companies developing plant-based meat, dairy, and seafood, fermentation-made and cultivated ingredients, more than doubled their investment in 2024 compared with the previous year.
Sverige ligger i framkant när det gäller utveckling av nya proteinkällor. Bara under förra året ökade investeringarna i alternativa proteiner med mer än 120 procent. Det visar en ny analys från den internationella tankesmedjan Good Food Institute Europe.
Sweden is emerging as a European leader in alternative proteins with investment in privately held companies surging by 125 percent in the last year alone.
New GFI Europe analysis finds Denmark is the European leader in alternative protein research but strategic funding and more collaboration between academia, industry, and government are key to long-term leadership.
En ny analyse viser, at danske investeringer i alternative proteiner voksede med over 900 procent alene i 2024, og at Danmark samtidig er førende i Europa, når det gælder forskning på området. Men skal førerpositionen fastholdes, kræver det, at finansieringen målrettes bedre, og at samarbejdet mellem den akademiske verden, industrien og regeringen øges.
The EU’s Strategy for European Life Sciences has outlined funding opportunities worth €350 million and plans to scale up fermentation technologies that could unlock the potential of Europe’s food innovators.