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UK food strategy recognises alternative proteins as driver for growth

The UK government’s new outline for the upcoming food strategy has highlighted that alternative proteins can deliver economic growth.

Meet the researchers exploring whether the future of cultivated meat is hybrid

We talk to the researchers exploring how to accelerate cultivated meat's journey to supermarkets by using it as an ingredient in otherwise plant- and fermentation-based products.

Affordable products driving plant-based retail sales growth

Double-digit growth of more affordable own-brand products has driven an increase in plant-based retail sales across four European countries.

Research: Four in 10 German and UK adults plan to eat more plant-based food

New research has found that 38% of German and UK adults intend to change their diets by eating more plant-based foods.

UK invests £1.4 million in boosting Food Standards Agency precision fermentation expertise

The UK government has invested £1.4 million in a new innovation hub, enabling the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to expand its expertise in new technologies including precision fermentation.

UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget calls for the development of tastier and more affordable plant-based meat

Nonprofit and think tank the Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) has welcomed the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) advice that the UK government support the development of more nutritious and sustainable plant-based foods.

Report: European alternative protein patents jump by 960% in 10 years

The first analysis of its kind has revealed that patent publications by European alternative protein innovators have increased by 960% over the last decade.

Analysis finds UK government has invested £75 million in alternative protein innovation since 2021 National Food Strategy

As Labour prepares to develop a new food strategy, analysis finds that the UK has invested £75 million in developing sustainable new foods – more than half of the amount recommended by a landmark review of England’s food system.

Meet the researcher: Chewing the fat about healthier plant-based foods with Andrea Araiza Calahorra

NAPIC is the latest in an exciting string of UK alternative protein research centres – here’s a whistle-stop tour of the exciting new projects

The UK is fast becoming home to an expanding network of research centres dedicated to advancing plant-based, cultivated meat and fermentation-made foods.