How sustainable proteins took centre stage at a meat industry trade fair
Carlotte LucasGFI Europe attended IFFA, the world's largest meat industry trade fair, to encourage the sector to get involved with plant-based and cultivated meat.
GFI Europe attended IFFA, the world's largest meat industry trade fair, to encourage the sector to get involved with plant-based and cultivated meat.
GFI Europe and Ivy Farm Technologies call for greater investment in cultivated meat research and a more collaborative regulatory process at an event in the UK Parliament.
GFI's latest state of the industry reports show plant-based meat sales climbed to record highs across Europe in 2021.
Don’t be afraid to reach out – that’s the advice from a researcher working on a project to develop new techniques to produce cultivated fish fillets.
2021 was a breakthrough year for plant-based foods, cultivated meat and fermentation.
A team of scientists plans to use algae to develop new techniques for cultivating boneless fish fillets from sea bass cells.
There is one sector that was completely absent from high level discussions, despite causing 21% of global emissions: animal agriculture.
A study of Europe’s plant-based and cultivated meat industries has found infrastructure investment is required to help the sector expand.
The National Food Strategy has called on the UK government to invest £125 million in sustainable protein startups and a new commercial “cluster” for the sector.
Horizon Europe has announced €32 million in funding, in its biggest-ever package of support covering plant-based, cultivated meat and fermentation.