Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida has told Parliament the government is talking to plant-based meat companies to hear their concerns about a ban on using ‘meaty’ terms.
From Portugal to Türkiye – students across Europe are taking a leading role in a global movement turning universities into dynamic engines for alternative protein innovation.
Although it was rejected at the EU level in 2020, attempts to restrict the language used by producers to describe their plant-based meat products have continued to rumble on in a handful of national contexts. However, recent decisions in France and Belgium are cause for optimism.
European governments have announced a grand total of nearly half a billion euros of funding to develop sustainable proteins according to new figures released by the Good Food Institute (GFI).
GFI Europe's new analysis of NielsenIQ data from 13 countries finds sales of plant-based foods grew to a record €5.7 billion in 2022.
In Deutschland sind die Venture-Capital-Investitionen in alternative Proteine auf den Stand von 2020 zurückgefallen — hier ist der Sektor vor allem durch Partnerschaften und strategische Investitionen von etablierten Unternehmen weiter gewachsen.
New data reveals sustainable protein companies across Europe raised €579 million ($622 million) in investment last year – nearly 24% more than in 2021 – despite strong global economic headwinds.
Consumers are cutting down on conventional meat across major European countries while interest in plant-based and cultivated meat is growing, a new survey has found.
