| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.06.2026 | GERBER-RAUTH exits dairy commodities to double down on ‘future of dairy’ | Milan-based private investment company GERBER-RAUTH has sold dairy commodities broker and trader L’Interform to Atlante, an Italian firm specializing in global food sourcing and private-label development, as it steps back from commodity dai... |
| 31.03.2026 | Standing Ovation nets $34m, gears up for US launch of casein via precision fermentation | French startup Standing Ovation has raised a €25 million ($28.5 million) Series B round and secured an additional €5 million ($5.7 million) in non-dilutive funding to scale dairy proteins via precision fermentation.
The round was jointly le... |
| 11.03.2025 | Pizza Chefs Line Up for New Culture’s Animal-Free Mozzarella with ‘Overwhelming’ Demand | 6 Mins Read New Culture, which makes mozzarella from precision-fermented casein, has secured signed interest worth over $5M from pizza restaurants across the US ahead of its launch.
As it prepares to launch its animal-free mozzarella in the... |
| 28.01.2025 | Those Vegan Cowboys Targets US Launch for Animal-Free Casein Ahead of €15M Fundraise | 4 Mins Read Dutch-Belgian startup Those Vegan Cowboys is raising €15M for its recombinant casein as it prepares to enter the US this year, and has teamed up with dairy giant Hochland to test animal-free cheeses.
To get its cow-free cheese o... |
| 24.01.2025 | The Rise of Animal-Free Mozzarella: A New Era in Cheese Production | In the bustling world of food innovation, a new player is making waves. New Culture, a San Francisco-based startup, is poised to revolutionize the cheese industry with its animal-free mozzarella. This isn't just another plant-based alternat... |
| 22.01.2025 | What Goes Into Animal-Free Mozzarella? US Startup Reveals Ahead of Launch | 5 Mins Read San Francisco’s New Culture has submitted the product label for its mozzarella – made from animal-free casein – for review to the state of California.
As it gears up for commercialisation, precision fermentation player New Cultu... |
| 01.10.2024 | The Rise of Animal-Free Casein: A New Era for Dairy Alternatives | The dairy industry is undergoing a seismic shift. Traditional dairy, once a staple in American diets, is facing fierce competition from innovative food tech companies. These pioneers are crafting animal-free casein, a key protein in dairy p... |
| 01.10.2024 | Those Vegan Cowboys Unveils Animal-Free Casein for Meltier, Stretchier Cheese | 5 Mins Read Dutch-Belgian food tech startup Those Vegan Cowboys has debuted its precision-fermented casein protein, with plans to launch animal-free cheese in 2025.
Animal-free casein is having a moment. From new startups pushing the envelo... |
| 26.09.2024 | DairyX Foods: The Future of Animal-Free Dairy Protein | In a world where the dairy industry faces mounting challenges, Israeli startup DairyX Foods emerges as a beacon of innovation. With a mission to revolutionize dairy production, DairyX is harnessing the power of precision fermentation to cre... |
| 25.09.2024 | Israel’s DairyX Foods Unveils ‘Self-Assembling’ Animal-Free Casein Micelles, Eyes 2027 US Launch | 6 Mins Read Israeli startup DairyX Foods has developed a method to make precision-fermented casein proteins that self-assemble into micelles.
To deliver stretchy, melty cheese and firmer, creamier yoghurt free from cows, DairyX Foods has co... |
| 16.09.2024 | Standing Ovation Raises €3.75M in Series A+ Round, Appoints New CEO to Begin Animal-Free Casein Sales in 2025 | 4 Mins Read French precision fermentation startup Standing Ovation has raised €3.75M in a Series A extension and appointed a new CEO to begin selling its Advanced Casein next year.
Parisian food tech startup Standing Ovation is gearing up f... |
| 02.09.2024 | Think Tank Lays Out Policy Recommendations for Australia’s Precision Fermentation Sector | 5 Mins Read Australia has a young but burgeoning precision fermentation sector, but to meet its potential, it needs a big helping hand from the government.
It may only be home to six companies, but Australia’s precision fermentation ecosyst... |
| 18.07.2024 | The World’s Largest Mozzarella Producer Bags Global Rights for Fooditive’s Animal-Free Casein | 4 Mins Read US cheese giant Leprino Foods has signed an exclusive licensing agreement to commercialise the precision-fermented casein produced by Dutch startup Foodtive Group.
Leprino Foods, the world’s largest mozzarella manufacturer, has ... |
| 16.07.2024 | World’s largest mozzarella maker Leprino Foods to commercialize animal-free casein from Dutch startup Fooditive Group | Colorado-based Leprino Foods, the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella cheese, has struck a global licensing deal with Dutch startup Fooditive Group giving the dairy giant exclusive rights to produce casein made via Fooditive’s precis... |
| 06.06.2024 | Pureture Cuts Production Time for Plant-Based Casein, Joins Others in Removing Cows From the Dairy Industry | US biotech company Pureture, a company developing functional animal-free ingredients, announces that it has improved the production process for its plant-based casein — a yeast-derived, non-GMO ingredient for realistic and clean-label dairy... |
| 15.04.2024 | Exclusive: Perfect Day sued by manufacturing partner for fraud and breach of contract. Olon claims $112m in unpaid bills, $32m in damages | Perfect Day—a pioneer in the ‘animal-free’ dairy space making whey protein via precision fermentation—has been sued by its Italian contract manufacturing partner Olon for breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, and fraudulent concealment... |
| 02.04.2024 | Casein… from potatoes? Molecular farming startup Finally Foods emerges from stealth | Finally Foods—an Israeli molecular farming startup producing dairy proteins in potatoes—has emerged from stealth with pre-seed funding from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub (TKH) by Strauss Group and the Israeli Innovation Authority.
Founded by Dr.... |
| 07.03.2024 | Novel Foods Group Reveals $500M Precision Fermentation Hub to Produce Brazzein | Novel Foods Group, an Abu Dhabi-based company producing sweet proteins, has announced a landmark agreement to build the first phase of a $500 million biotech production hub in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) focused on precision fermentation... |
| 06.03.2024 | CULT Food Science Applauds Regulatory Approval of Cultivated Beef and Provides Portfolio Company Updates | TORONTO, March 6, 2024 /CNW/ - CULT Food Science Corp. ("CULT" or the "Company") (CSE: CULT) (OTC: CULTF) (FRA: LN0), a pioneer in the investment, development, and commercialization of cellular agriculture technologies a... |
| 22.02.2024 | Unilever enters ‘animal-free dairy’ arena via Breyers brand in tie up with Perfect Day | CPG giant Unilever has teamed up with Perfect Day to launch a lactose-free chocolate frozen dairy dessert under the Breyers brand, using whey protein made in fermentation tanks by microbes, rather than cows.
The ‘animal-free frozen dairy de... |
| 19.02.2024 | Fonterra/DSM JV Vivici unveils whey protein from fermentation: ‘We are already at commercially viable titers’ | Vivici—a joint venture formed by Fonterra and DSM to disrupt the emerging ‘animal-free dairy’ category—says it is already in a position to supply commercial quantities of whey protein from fermentation to the US market, just over a year aft... |
| 05.01.2024 | Exclusive: Perfect Day founders step away as company finalizes ~$90m pre-series E, installs interim CEO | The founders of precision fermentation specialist Perfect Day are stepping down from their leadership roles after a decade at the helm. The news comes as the company finalizes a pre-series E round of up to $90 million and installs current p... |
| 29.08.2023 | 🎥 AgFunderNews round table: Do the economics of precision fermentation stack up for animal-free dairy? | Once upon a time, dairy proteins were made exclusively by lactating mammals. These days, you can produce them in genetically engineered plants or microbes, or even lactating mammary cells grown in a bioreactor.
But is there a market for ‘an... |
| 16.02.2023 | BREAKING: Foodtech startups unite to create Precision Fermentation Alliance | Nine foodtech startups—from animal-free dairy companies to firms making meaty flavors for meat alternatives—have joined forces to create a new trade association: the Precision Fermentation Alliance.
Precision fermentation uses microbes such... |
| 22.12.2022 | 5 Mistakes In Brand Sustainability Communications That Could Land You In Hot Water | Irina Gerry is a CMO at Change Foods, working at the intersection of food and climate, creating sustainable ways to feed the world. |
| 03.11.2022 | Animal-free dairy: New Culture attracts new funding; Change Foods eyes up Abu Dhabi for new plant: 'There is a massive commercial manufacturing capacity bottleneck in the industry' | San Leandro-based New Culture – which plans to launch in the foodservice market next year with animal-free mozzarella featuring casein proteins made in fermentation tanks that “melts, stretches, and bubbles just like conventional dairy ch... |
| 07.07.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Green Generation Fund raises $120m, Amazon takes Grubhub stake | This week, Germany’s Green Generation Fund landed more capital to invest in alt-protein startups, while Israeli foodtech firm Phytolon scored funding for its natural food coloring tech.
In the food delivery realm, Amazon bought a stake in G... |
| 03.07.2022 | A New Generation Of Alt Cheese Startups Are Ditching Allergens: Meet 5 Global Nut-Free Innovators | 4 Mins Read
The dairy-free cheese alternative market is huge and it’s growing fast. Analysts expect the global plant-based cheese segment to double from its current US$2.7 billion to over US$4.5 billion by 2025, and with as many as 4 in 10 ... |
| 19.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Downey Jr’s Footprint backs Motif; Unilever joins $1bn regen ag fund | One of India’s leading food and restaurant delivery services made another big-ticket acquisition this week, while alt-protein producers raised several early-stage rounds. Upstream, Unilever joined a new $1.06 billion fund to accelerate adop... |
| 10.05.2022 | Change Foods Scoops $1 Million Grant To Turn Sugarcane Waste Into Animal-Free Cheese Feedstock | 4 Mins Read
US-Australian food tech Change Foods has secured a $1 million grant from the Australian Commonwealth Government to create a platform for upcycling sugarcane fibre waste that will be processed to offer a low-cost and accessible f... |
| 24.02.2022 | Asia became the ‘world’s factory’ for manufacturing. It’ll do the same for alt-protein, says Better Bite VC | Over the past several decades, Asia has developed a well-worn reputation as the ‘factory of the world,’ churning out manufactured goods for the increasingly voracious global market at a pace and a price that can’t be beaten by anywhere else... |
| 18.02.2022 | Change Foods secures $15.3 million in seed funding | PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Change Foods, a developer of animal-free dairy products, has secured more than $15.3 million in total seed funding following an oversubscribed seed extension round led by Route 66 Ventures.
The food technology startup al... |
| 17.02.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Equip gets $58m to help manage eating disorders; Bowery acquires Traptic | This week, US telehealth startup Equip raised funds for its eating disorder management platform, while Danish agtech company Agreena secured $22.5 million to help farmers participate in carbon markets.
In Asia, Next Gen Foods, the company b... |
| 15.02.2022 | Animal-free dairy heats up as Change Foods collaborates with Sigma and Violife owner Upfield, raises $12m | Founder and CEO David Bucca did not go into details of the deals with Upfield (which owns plant-based cheese brand Violife and the former Unilever spreads portfolio) and Sigma (which sells cheese, yogurt, and other foods in the US, Latin Am... |
| 15.02.2022 | Change Foods Raises $15.3 Million in Record-Breaking Seed Funding Round | Change Foods raises $15.3 million to develop animal-free dairy proteins.
US-Australian company Change Foods has raised $12 million in its seed extension funding round, bringing its total seed investment to $15.3 million. This sum is the lar... |
| 15.02.2022 | Animal-Free Dairy Startup Change Foods Closes Record $12 Million Seed Extension To Disrupt Cheese | 5 Mins Read
Australian-Californian animal-free dairy startup Change Foods has secured $12 million in a seed extension fundraising round, bringing the company’s total company seed funding to more than $15.3 million. This represents a first f... |
| 15.02.2022 | Change Foods raises $12M and partners with Upfield and Sigma | Dive Brief:
Animal-free dairy cheese company Change Foods extended its Seed Round with an additional $12 million, bringing the round's total investment to $15.3 million, the most for any precision fermentation company at this point. The rou... |
| 29.09.2021 | Технологии совершили революцию в еде. Как объяснить это потребителям? | Change Foods собирается выпустить свой продукт на рынок через два года. Но на сайте проекта уже представлена подробная информация о том, каким он будет.
На его страницах полно фотографий сыра — он тянется, плавится на пицце, тако и бутербро... |
| 14.09.2021 | Animal-Free Cheese Maker Change Foods Establishes Silicon Valley Operations To ‘Scale World-Class Food Tech’ | 4 Mins Read
Change Foods, the precision fermentation dairy startup born in Australia, has just moved into BioCube San Jose, the Silicon Valley life science incubator and former home of Impossible Foods. Speaking to Green Queen Media, the fo... |
| 14.09.2021 | Change Foods Moves into Custom State-of-the-Art Facilities at BioCube San Jose | Junior Te’o, COO and David Bucca, CEO
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Change Foods, a US-Australian precision fermentation dairy start-up, announced it has set up R&D operations inside BioCube San Jose, one of the oldest and... |
| 14.09.2021 | Change Foods Chases the “Holy Grail” of Vegan Foods, Moves to State-of-the-Art Facility | US-Australian alt dairy startup, Change Foods, has set up R&D operations inside BioCube, one of the most decorated life science incubators in Silicon Valley. The move marks the next step towards commercialization for precision fermentat... |
| 09.09.2021 | Got Milk? These 6 Microbial Biofermented Alt Dairy Startups Are Changing The Industry | 4 Mins Read
It’s official: conventional dairy is out, and alternative dairy is in. As consumers become increasingly concerned about the health, sustainability, and safety of traditional dairy products, more and more shoppers are turning to ... |
| 17.06.2021 | Dairy Industry Backs Change Foods in $2.1 Seed Round, Signifying “Increasing Open-Mindedness” From Dairy Industry | Precision fermentation startup Change Foods has closed an oversubscribed seed funding round of $2.1 million, including investments from big players in the conventional dairy industry such as GERBER-RAUTH.
“We realize that the dairy ecosyste... |
| 16.06.2021 | Change Foods Raises US$2.1M Seed Funding To Fuel Bay Area Expansion & Animal-Free Cheese R&D | 5 Mins Read
Change Foods, the animal-free dairy startup based between the U.S. and Australia, has just announced the closing of its US$2.1 million seed funding round. The capital will be used to fuel its expansion in the San Francisco Bay A... |
| 16.06.2021 | Animal-free dairy co Change Foods closes $2.1m seed round, gears up for 2023 launch | While plant-based dairy is gaining traction, players in the nascent animal-free dairy category claim they can meet demand for more ethical and sustainable products (produced without industrialized animal agriculture) without requiring consu... |
| 04.05.2021 | Animal-Free Dairy Is Here. But Is It Vegan? | 4 Mins Read
The food on your plate is changing. And it’s not just the advent of plant-based eating, which is suddenly everywhere, from Michelin-Starred tables to fast-food chains. We are entering a brand new era of slaughter-free menus and ... |
| 04.05.2021 | Change Foods: “Our Technology Allows For Endless Potential Within the Dairy Foods Space” | Earlier this year vegconomist reported on the hiring of Luis Espinoza, former VP of Manufacturing at Eat Just Inc, as COO of US/Australian food tech startup, Change Foods. A month previously, the fermentation specialists also announced the ... |
| 28.02.2021 | Vegan Lingo For A Rapidly Growing Plant-Based World | Think vegans hug trees and grow hemp in their backyard? They do, but they also roll in a Tesla TSLA and invest in the latest bio tech companies. The world of vegan has changed, along with the world itself. And it’s not just the food. So, to... |
| 05.01.2021 | Alt Dairy Startup Change Foods Hires Luis Espinoza, Former VP at Eat Just | US-Australian food tech startup, Change Foods, continues to build a team of industry veterans; following the hiring of CMO Irina Gerry, from Danone last month, Luis Espinoza, formerly VP of Manufacturing at Eat Just Inc., joins as COO. Espi... |
| 05.01.2021 | Alt Dairy Startup Change Foods Hires Luis Espinoza, Former VP at Eat Just | © Change Foods
US-Australian food tech startup, Change Foods, continues to build a team of industry veterans; following the hiring of CMO Irina Gerry, from Danone last month, Luis Espinoza, formerly VP of Manufacturing at Eat Just Inc., joi... |
| 22.12.2020 | Elysabeth Alfano’s Top 10 Predictions for 2021 | Every week, Plant-based Business Expert Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. In preparation for the New Year, today she brings us her top ten predictions for 2021.
Here a... |
| 02.12.2020 | Change Foods, Maker of Dairy Products Through Fermentation, Hires Irina Gerry of Danone | Fermentation specialist Change Foods today announces a strategic hire of Irina Gerry, formerly of Danone, to bring to market its dairy products made without the cow, created with cutting edge biotechnology which formulates animal-free produ... |
| 02.12.2020 | Change Foods, Maker of Dairy Products Through Fermentation, Hires Irina Gerry of Danone | Irina Gerry ©Change Foods
Fermentation specialist Change Foods today announces a strategic hire of Irina Gerry, formerly of Danone, to bring to market its dairy products made without the cow, created with cutting edge biotechnology which fo... |
| 25.11.2020 | Change Foods Closes Oversubscribed US$875K Pre-Seed Round For Animal-Free Cheese Made By Precision Fermentation | 5 Mins Read
Change Foods is on a mission to create the dairy products that consumers love, but without the environmental, ethical and health issues associated with traditional dairy production. Unlike many non-dairy alternatives made from p... |
| 05.11.2020 | Don’t have a cow? Change Foods plans US launch of real dairy cheese made via microbial fermentation | While microbial fermentation can be deployed to make everything from collagen to CBD, Change Foods has homed in on cheese because most plant-based alternatives still can’t match the real thing when it comes to stretch and meltability bec... |
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| 10.08.2020 | Dairy Without the Cow: Change Foods Receives Funding from Angel Investor Simon Newstead | Australian food tech startup Change Foods has been working on animal-free dairy products since 2019. Now, the company has announced an investment from vegan entrepreneur Simon Newstead.
Unlike other dairy alternatives, Change Foods’ product... |
