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| 03.09.2026 | Australia’s OMG Group Nabs Fresh Funding to Help Expand Protein Oat Milk Line | 4 Mins Read Oat Milk Goodness, the Australian plant-based milk brand co-founded by cricketer Steve Smith, is set to roll out three new protein SKUs with support from a new capital placement for its parent company, OMG Group.
Joining the inf... |
| 01.09.2026 | Daring Foods Launches High-Protein Plant-Based Skillet Meals Nationwide at Sprouts Farmers Markets | Daring introduces six new plant-based Skillet Meals
New Globally Inspired Entrees, is Daring's Newest Expansion Into Quick, Convenient Meals.
Shoppers are increasingly looking for convenient meals that deliver on more than one need, Skillet... |
| 10.08.2026 | Australians View Plant-Based Meat As Riskier & Less Valuable – Can Tailored Marketing Fix That? | 4 Mins Read A new study reveals that meat-eaters in Australia perceive plant-based alternatives as riskier and less valuable, regardless of how they’re marketed, and calls on manufacturers to tailor their messaging to different consumer gro... |
| 01.06.2026 | Natural Food Colors: Phytolon's $23.6M Fuels Market Shift | Phytolon closed a $23.6 million Series B funding round. This capital accelerates the commercialization of its advanced fermentation-based natural food colors across the U.S. A strategic investor led the round, reflecting strong market confi... |
| 28.05.2026 | AgriFood Signals: Elbit acquires Bluewhite, more funding for virtual fencing, Anheuser-Busch awards $80k grant | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇮🇱 Phytolon closes $23.6 million Series B to commercialize its innovative natural food colors PR New... |
| 14.08.2025 | Full Send Partners Advises on Landmark Cross-Border Acquisition of Daring Foods by v2food, Establishing a Global Platform for Plant-Based Meat | Full Send Partners is a middle-market investment bank that provides M&A, capital raising, buy-side, and strategic advisory services to corporate, entrepreneurial, and private equity clients.
Daring Foods joins forces with Australia's to... |
| 13.08.2025 | Daring Foods acquired by one of Australia’s biggest plant-based meat producers | Listen to the article 2 min
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V2food, one of Australia’s biggest plant-based meat makers, has acquired vegan chicken producer Daring Foods for an undisclosed a... |
| 07.08.2025 | v2food CEO on entering the US via the Daring Foods acquisition: “It’s one of the few brands that’s growing” | Australian plant-based meat market leader v2food is moving into the US market with the acquisition of plant-based chicken maker Daring Foods, and has struck a strategic partnership with Japanese food giant Ajinomoto.
Under the deal, Daring ... |
| 07.08.2025 | v2food Enters US Market, Combining Daring Foods’ Brand with Ajinomoto’s Global Reach | Australian plant-based meat company v2food has announced a partnership with global food company Ajinomoto Co. and the acquisition of US-based Daring Foods, a leading unbreaded plant chicken brand. This move is part of v2food’s strategy to e... |
| 30.01.2025 | Are the FDA’s Proposed Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels Good for Plant-Based Meat? | 4 Mins Read The FDA has proposed new front-of-pack labelling rules for packaged foods, which would highlight saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars – could it be a boon for plant-based meat?
Would a “high saturated fat” label deter you fro... |
| 18.12.2024 | Beyond Meat, Konscious & Banza Among the Winners of peta2’s Libby Awards 2024 | peta2, the youth-oriented US subsidiary of animal rights charity PETA, has revealed the winners of its annual Libby Awards, which recognize brands and celebrities with a commitment to animals.
Here are all the winners and top nominees in th... |
| 09.10.2024 | What is the State of Plant-based Chicken in the US? With CEO of Daring Chicken, Jeff Gendelman | 2021 was supposed to be the year of plant-based chicken: nuggets, strips, patties were all the rage. CEO and Founder of Daring Chicken, Jeff Gendelman, joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to... |
| 08.10.2024 | The UK’s Bold Leap into Cultivated Meat: A Regulatory Revolution | The UK government is stepping into the future of food with a £1.6 million investment aimed at revolutionizing the cultivated meat industry. This move is not just a financial commitment; it’s a declaration of intent. The establishment of a r... |
| 08.10.2024 | Nuggs Maker Simulate Bought By Ahimsa Companies After Period of Uncertainty for the ‘Tesla of Chicken’ | 5 Mins Read Vegan chicken startup Simulate, famous for its Nuggs, has been acquired by Ahimsa Companies to get the business back on track after months of (dis)quiet.
Simulate, the plant-based meat brand known for its meme-famous Nuggs, has ... |
| 31.07.2024 | Plant-based pioneer pivots to hydration beverages for athletes | Listen to the article 3 min
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Hydration beverages have captured the zeitgeist in 2024, from PepsiCo’s Gatorade Water to Coca-Cola’s BodyArmor Flash I.V. As the category gr... |
| 26.07.2024 | Navigating the Retail Jungle: Insights from a Plant-Based Pioneer | In the vast landscape of consumer goods, getting a product onto store shelves is akin to navigating a dense jungle. Many startups venture into this wilderness, but few emerge unscathed. Ross MacKay, the co-founder of Daring Foods and founde... |
| 25.07.2024 | Savoring Summer: The Sweet and Savory Trends of 2024**
** | ** Summer is a canvas painted with vibrant colors, laughter, and the sweet aroma of treats wafting through the air. As the sun blazes overhead, it’s the perfect time to indulge in delightful flavors that evoke joy and nostalgia. This year, ... |
| 25.07.2024 | Petco's New Captain: Navigating Change in the Pet Retail Sea**
** | ** In the bustling world of pet retail, change is the only constant. Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. is steering into new waters with the appointment of Joel D. Anderson as its new CEO. Effective July 29, Anderson brings a wealth of... |
| 25.07.2024 | How to Connect With Buyers and Get Your Products on Store Shelves, According to the Founder of Daring and Cadence Ross MacKay, founder and original CEO of the plant-based food company Daring Foods and... | Ross MacKay, the innovative co-founder of the plant-based chicken company Daring and founder of the performance beverage brand Cadence, recently gave a live talk to Entrepreneur readers, sharing his expertise and experience in placing produ... |
| 19.07.2024 | Daring Foods: “Plant-Based Meat Companies Are Facing an Important Question, “Who Do You Want To Be?”” | Daring Foods is the #1 unbreaded plant chicken brand in both the natural and multi-outlet grocery sectors, holding 44.9% market share in the US, according to SPINS. The company focuses on whole-muscle plant-based chicken products, including... |
| 24.06.2024 | Free Webinar | July 10: How to Get Your Products Sold in Stores Join Ross MacKay, co-founder of Daring and founder of Cadence, as he shares his expertise on successfully getting your products onto sto... | Learn how to successfully place your product on store shelves from Ross MacKay, co-founder of plant-based food company Daring and founder of performance beverage brand Cadence. With experience in having products in 40,000 stores nationwide,... |
| 22.04.2024 | Plant-based meat sales continue to decline as consumers demand lower prices and higher quality | Listen to the article 4 min
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Plant-based meat and seafood sales declined in 2023 for the second year in a row, according to the Good Food Institute's State of... |
| 18.04.2024 | Beyond Meat’s revamped burger hits shelves | Listen to the article 3 min
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Beyond Meat launched its Beyond IV Burger and Beef in grocery stores nationwide on Thursday.
This is the company’s fourth generat... |
| 15.04.2024 | Daring’s new CEO sees the company as a ‘bright spot’ in a contracting category | Listen to the article 6 min
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Since its launch in 2018, Daring Foods has been on a mission to rethink plant-based chicken by incorporating a short list of simple ingredien... |
| 03.04.2024 | CEO of Daring Foods, Ross Mackay, Steps Down to Pursue New Venture in the Beverage Industry | Ross Mackay, the founder and CEO of Daring Foods, has announced that he is stepping down to begin a new venture in the beverage industry, Cadence. Mackay, who co-founded Daring Foods in 2018 alongside Elliot Kesses, has transitioned to a Ch... |
| 10.11.2023 | Daring Foods Announces US Retail Launch of 5 New Plant-Based Frozen Entrees | Daring Foods has officially launched a new line of plant-based and gluten-free frozen entrees. With the launch, the company, known for its clean-label plant-based chicken made from simple ingredients, expands its product range with convenie... |
| 28.09.2023 | 8 Brands Making the Best Plant-Based Ready Meals for the Time-Strapped Consumer | 7 Mins Read It’s a fast-paced world. There’s a lot to do. Cooking? Gah, who has the time? But you love food. We get it. Ready-to-eat meals are here to save you, showcasing the best of plant-based food that’s ready in a jiffy. Here are the (... |
| 17.08.2023 | New York’s Blackbird Foods Continues Trajectory, Rolls Out More Vegan Pizzas into Whole Foods | Blackbird Foods continues its trajectory of success with the addition of three plant-based pizzas to its line-up at Whole Foods, including its recent product developed with fellow plant-based brand daring, the Blackbird Buffalo Pizza.
Black... |
| 05.12.2022 | Daring Foods CEO talks plant-based chicken: ‘In every retailer, we’re performing above the category average’ | “I feel like price is not the barrier to entry for consumers in this category,” said Mackay, a Scot who started development work on the Daring brand in the UK in 2018, shifted focus to the US market in 2019, and launched in 2020.
The Dar... |
| 15.11.2022 | Vegan Chicken: Why It’s Better For The Environment, The Animals, And For Us Too | 13 Mins Read
Whether it’s fried, roasted, boiled, or barbecued, in many countries around the world, chicken is a big deal. It’s the most-loved meat in the US, where, on average, Americans eat more than 200 pounds of it every year. In Europe... |
| 30.09.2022 | Meet the Founder: Why Nowadays’ Max Elder picked healthy plant-based nuggets over cultivated meat | “Most of my experience starting Nowadays has been seeing big brick walls and trying to run through them,” declares Max Elder, co-founder and CEO of plant-based foods company Nowadays.
He’s not one to be deterred by such challenges, though. ... |
| 30.07.2022 | Juice Press Partners with Daring for New Plant-Based Chicken Salad Wrap | Juice Press, a juice bar chain with over 80 locations across the US, has partnered with plant chicken brand Daring for its new Plant-Based Chik’n Salad Wrap. Protein lunch
Containing 19 grams of protein, the menu item features Daring chicke... |
| 17.06.2022 | Daring Continues US Expansion with Launches into Target and Monty’s Good Burger | Daring, producer of innovative plant chicken, announces it is growing its retail footprint with a new launch into US Target stores nationwide, as well as select locations of regional stores Meijer, Ingle and Shoprite. The plant-based brand ... |
| 02.06.2022 | Daring Launches New Plant Chicken Tenders in Grocery Store Meat Departments | Plant-based chicken leader Daring announces the launch of its new Plant Chicken Tenders, the company’s first product to be sold next to refrigerated animal-based meats. The tenders are now available at 400 US retailers including Sprouts, Er... |
| 07.03.2022 | New plant-based chicken startup raises $10M | - |
| 10.01.2022 | Daring’s New York Times Ad Urges World to Switch to Plant-Based Chicken | Daring Foods is kicking off 2022 with a New York Times ad campaign asking readers to help reform the chicken industry. We spoke with the company’s founder about the reasons behind the campaign.
Chicken is the most widely consumed meat produ... |
| 09.01.2022 | Cam Newton on investing in plant-based chicken startup Daring Foods | This is an installment of Why I Invested, a series featuring famous investors from all different backgrounds and industries, revealing what inspired them to invest their own money in a new business.
For plant-based meat alternatives, 2021 w... |
| 28.10.2021 | Robinhood’s new earnings report raises concerns about the company’s reliance on crypto trading | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 28.10.2021 | Daring Foods raises $65 million | LOS ANGELES — Daring Foods, a maker of plant-based chicken analogs, raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Founders Fund, with participation from existing investor D1 Capital Group.
New investors including professional tennis... |
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| 27.10.2021 |
Daring Foods Snags $65M More
| Los Angeles-based Daring Foods disclosed on Tuesday that it has raised $65M in a funding round, which came from Founders Fund, D1 Capital, and also included a number of celebrities, including DJ Steve Aoki, the NFL's Cameron Newton, tennis ... |
| 27.10.2021 | Daring Foods bites into third round in 12 months as plant-based chicken product enters Walmart | Daring Foods closed on $65 million in Series C funding Wednesday as the plant-based chicken startup launches its products into 3,000 Walmart stores nationally.
Daring offers four plant-based chicken products, including Original, Lemon &... |
| 27.10.2021 | Daring Foods Raises $65M From Celeb Investors, Bringing Total Raise to Over $120M | Cult plant-based chicken producer Daring Foods announces an impressive $65 million Series C raise, as one of just a few companies to raise Series A, B and C in a single year. This brings Daring’s total raise to over $120M with earlier inves... |
| 26.10.2021 | Drake-Backed Daring Foods Gets $65 Million From Steve Aoki, Naomi Osaka and More | Backed by pop star Drake, Daring Foods raised $65 million in new funding from DJ Steve Aoki, tennis star Naomi Osaka and others, the faux-chicken company told dot.LA on Tuesday.
Founders Fund led the round. NFL quarterback Cameron Newton, T... |
| 03.08.2021 | Daring Enters “Chicken Wars” by Launching Original & Breaded Pieces at Whole Foods | Clean plant-based chicken brand Daring has launched two of its products — Original Pieces and Original Breaded Pieces — at select Whole Foods stores across the US.
The news comes after Daring raised $40 million in funding this May, with inv... |
| 28.07.2021 | Daring Brings Plant-Based Chicken To Whole Foods Market | |
| 31.05.2021 | Drake-Backed Daring Foods Raises $40 Million | The health-conscience, plant-based chicken substitute market isn’t without competition, so it doesn’t hurt to have rap superstar Drake as an investor to boost a startup’s image. |
| 30.05.2021 | Drake-Backed Daring Foods Raises $40 Million | The health-conscience, plant-based chicken substitute market isn’t without competition, so it doesn’t hurt to have rap superstar Drake as an investor to boost a startup’s image. |
| 25.05.2021 | Drake participa de rodada de US$ 40 milhões em startup vegetariana | O aquecido mercado de carne vegetal acaba de ganhar um novo entrante: o cantor Drake participou recentemente de uma rodada de captação no valor de US$ 40 milhões para a startup norte-americana Daring Foods, que produz frango à base de plant... |
| 19.05.2021 | Drake Is Behind A $40 Million Investment Into Alt-Chicken Startup Daring Foods | It looks like chicken, it's flavored like chicken, it even smells like chicken. But Daring Foods calls their soy invention flavored with spices "pieces."
In Los Angeles, where food tech startups race to invent the latest replica b... |
| 19.05.2021 | Plant-based chicken producer grabs $40M Series B | Los Angeles-based Daring has raised $40 million to scale its offerings of plant-based chicken. The Series B was led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation from rapper Drake as well as Maveron and Palm Tree Crew. Daring was valued at $28... |
| 19.05.2021 | Daring Raises $40M in Series B Funding | Daring, a Los Angeles, CA-based plant-based chicken maker, raised $40M in Series B funding.
The round was led by D1 Capital Partners with participation from Drake and existing investors Maveron and Palm Tree Crew.
The company intends to use... |
| 19.05.2021 | ‘An Investment In The Future Of Food’: Plant-Based Chicken Maker Daring Closes US$40M Series B With Rapper Drake’s Backing | 3 Mins Read
Plant-based chicken startup Daring announced today that it has raised a US$40M Series B round involving the backing of Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, producer, and entrepreneur Drake. The company plans to use this c... |
| 19.05.2021 | After Only a Year in the USA, Daring Foods Secures $40M From Investors Including Rapper Drake | Cult vegan chicken brand Daring Foods announces $40M Series B funding just a year after its US launch. Canadian artist and entrepreneur Drake joined the round saying he was inspired by the Daring team’s mission to transform how the world ea... |
| 19.05.2021 | Plant-based chicken maker Daring Foods raises $40m in Series B, demonstrates ‘impressive product-market fit in a short period of time’ | “Daring has demonstrated impressive product-market fit in a short period of time,” said Michael Tully of D1 Capital Partners. “The brand has a significant growth runway ahead of it as the chicken market remains underpenetrated by plant-bas... |
| 19.05.2021 | Daring raises $40 million in Series B funding round | LOS ANGELES — Daring, a maker of plant-based chicken alternatives, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by D1 Capital Partners. Also participating in the round were recording artist Drake and existing investors Maveron and... |
| 18.05.2021 | The Future of Chicken Is Daring: Plant-Based Leader Raises $40M in Series B Round Led by D1 Capital Partners Alongside Drake | A year after Daring’s U.S. launch, the leader in plant-based chicken announces a massive $40M Series B funding round led by D1 Capital Partners. Global entertainer Drake has also joined the round, along with existing investors Maveron and P... |
| 18.05.2021 | daring Announces $40M Series B Financing |
LOS ANGELES, CA, A year after Daring's U.S. launch, the leader in plant-based chicken announces a massive $40 million Series B funding round led by D1 Capital Partners.
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| 28.12.2020 | House backs Trump on $2K checks, daring Senate to follow | ASSOCIATED PRESS / DEC. 4
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, of Calif., speaks during her weekly briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
WASHINGTON >> The House today passed a bill replacing the $600 stimulus checks in the newly enacted viru... |
| 21.12.2020 | The Top 10 Trends In Plant-Based Food In 2020—And Where We’re Going In 2021 | Plant-based meat was just one of many trends in the vegan category to skyrocket this year.getty |
| 07.12.2020 | Plant-Based Founders Feature on Forbes 30 Under 30 Lists | Forbes has released its 2021 lists of honourees, each featuring 30 notable people under the age of 30. The founders of plant-based companies Simulate, daring, and Prime Roots all appear on this year’s lists.
Ben Pasternak — Founder of Simul... |
| 23.11.2020 | Plant-Based Food Companies Are Doubling Down On Giving Back | Nature’s Path Foods is one of many healthy and sustainable food companies committed to philanthropy.Kim Bellavance Photographe |
| 11.11.2020 | Plant-Based Chicken Maker Daring Closes US$8M Series A Ahead Of Just Salad Launch | 2
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Daring, a Los Angeles-based startup known for its plant-based chicken, has announced the completion of its US$8 million Series A funding round. It plans to use the financing to accelerate its growth across the U.S. an... |
| 03.11.2020 | Plant-Based Startup Daring ‘Challenges Chicken’ After $8 Million Raise | Daring cofounders Ross Mackay and Eliott Kessas are expanding their plant based chicken brand thanks ... [+] to an $8 million funding roundDaring |
| 16.10.2020 | Daring: “Our Mission is Simple: We Want to Remove Chicken as a Form of Animal Protein in Our Food System” | Daring, the producer of plant-based chicken originally from Scotland that took the US by storm with its original branding and its clean 5-ingredient product, secured an impressive $8 million last month in Series A funding, to support its mi... |
| 05.10.2020 | Daring Foods Raises $8 Million to Expand | Daring Foods Inc., a startup that makes plant-based chicken substitute products, has raised $8 million, bringing total capital raised by the company to $19 million since 2017. |
| 04.10.2020 | Daring Foods Raises $8 Million to Expand | Daring Foods Inc., a startup that makes plant-based chicken substitute products, has raised $8 million, bringing total capital raised by the company to $19 million since 2017. |
| 27.09.2020 | Clean Plant-Based Chicken daring Closes $8 Million | daring — a leader in clean plant-based chicken — announced that it has closed $8 million in Series A funding led by Maveron
daring — a leader in clean plant-based chicken — announced that it has closed $8 million in Series A funding led by ... |
| 23.09.2020 | daring Closes $8M Series A Funding | daring, a Los Angeles, CA-based clean plant-based chicken company, closed an $8m Series A funding.
The round was led by Maveron, with participation from GoodFriends (from the founders of Allbirds, Harry’s and Warby Parker), Stray Dog Capita... |
| 22.09.2020 | Plant-Based Startup Daring Foods Raises $8 Million | - |
| 22.09.2020 | Fast-Rising Plant-Based Chicken Brand ‘Daring’ Raises $8M, Launches New Product Today | ©daring
Scotland’s daring Foods, maker of plant-based chicken, announces a $8 million Series A funding round led by Maveron with participation from various additional investors including Stray Dog Capital, to support its mission to remove c... |
| 22.09.2020 |
daring Picks Up $8M For New Plant Protein Brand
| Los Angeles-based daring, a new startup developing plant-based chicken-flavored protein products, announced on Tuesday morning that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Maveron, and also includes GoodFriends... |
| 22.09.2020 | Daring Foods Aims to Take Faux Chicken Mainstream with $8M Raise | Daring Foods wants to do for plant-based chicken what Beyond Meat and the Impossible Burger did for faux meat: Take it mainstream and, in the process, convert a few carnivores.
The Los Angeles-based company just raised $8 million and is abo... |
| 22.09.2020 | daring Raises $8M Series A Round |
LOS ANGELES, CA, daring, the leader in clean plant-based chicken, announces the close of an $8 million Series A funding round.
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| 22.09.2020 | 60 Healthy Snacks And Sips To Stock Up On This Fall | Alpha Foods |
| 22.09.2020 | Fast-Rising Plant-Based Chicken Brand ‘Daring’ Raises $8M, Launches New Product Today | Scotland’s daring Foods, maker of plant-based chicken, announces a $8 million Series A funding round led by Maveron with participation from various additional investors including Stray Dog Capital, to support its mission to remove chicken f... |
| - | Electric Scooter Company Bird's Stock Down 20% In Wake of Earnings Report | Electric scooter company Bird’s stock took a major blow Tuesday, it was down as much as 20% in the wake of an earnings report that warned the micro-mobility firm could soon run out of cash.
In 2021, Bird went public through a $2.3 billion S... |
| - | Mona Vand Shares Tips and Tricks To Becoming Your Own Brand | On this episode of Behind Her Empire, influencer Mona Vand discusses the trials and tribulations of building a business around your personal brand.
As the daughter of Iranian immigrants, Mona Vand believed she only had three paths in life.
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| - | How Snap's 523 Accelerator Gives Creators 'Tangible Ways To Make Content Happen' | Snap’s 523 accelerator is a 12-month program that aims to support and elevate content creators from underrepresented groups. But is it worth it?
According to Paula Hughes, head of digital at TOGETHXR, a Los Angeles-based lifestyle, culture,... |
| - | From TikTok to Venture Capital: The Life of a Modern-Day Content Creator | From brand deals to creator funds, influencers are finding new ways to make their personal brand a business enterprise. Their latest method? Venture capital.
TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio made waves earlier this year, when they sta... |
| - | Drake participa de rodada de US$ 40 milhões em startup vegetariana | O aquecido mercado de carne vegetal acaba de ganhar um novo entrante: o cantor Drake participou recentemente de uma rodada de captação no valor de US$ 40 milhões para a startup norte-americana Daring Foods, que produz frango à base de plant... |
