| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.03.2026 | India Poised to Become a Global Manufacturing Hub for Smart Protein Processing Equipment, Finds Landmark GFI India and NIFTEM-T Study | New Delhi, Delhi, India
The Good Food Institute India (GFI India), in collaboration with the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T), released a landmark study titled India as a global ma... |
| 18.02.2026 | How India’s Alternative Protein Job Market Can Solve Its Talent Shortage | 4 Mins Read India produces nearly 250,000 biotech, food tech and engineering graduates a year, but the alternative protein industry still struggles with job-ready talent. Here’s how to plug the gap.
India has been pumping the accelerator on... |
| 10.12.2024 | India Takes a Bite: The Rise of Cultivated Meat | In a bustling Mumbai venue, the future of food took center stage. Biokraft Foods, a fledgling biotech startup, hosted India’s inaugural public tasting of cultivated meat. This event was not just a showcase; it was a declaration. A declarati... |
| 10.12.2024 | ‘Lack of Demand’ Keeps India’s Restaurants Away From Plant-Based Meat – Here’s How to Solve It | 6 Mins Read India’s foodservice sector is a major opportunity for plant-based brands, but better education and menu integration are needed to increase consumer demand for meat analogues.
Low awareness and common misconceptions contribute to... |
| 09.12.2024 | Biokraft Foods Debuts Cultivated Chicken at India’s First-Ever Public Tasting for Cultivated Meat | Biotech startup Biokraft Foods hosted India’s first formal tasting event for a cultivated meat product in Mumbai, India, last week.
Over 30 representatives from key organizations, including PETA India, GFI India, Chamber for Advancement of ... |
| 01.10.2024 | India Leads the World in Meat-Free Diets, New Statista Survey Reveals | A Statista Consumer Insights survey on meat-free diets worldwide has revealed that India surpasses the rest of the world in following either a vegetarian or a vegan diet.
According to the data collected from 2,000–10,000 respondents aged 18... |
| 31.08.2024 | India’s BioE3 Policy: A Leap into the Future of Food and Industry | India is on the brink of a revolution. The newly minted BioE3 policy is a beacon for the alternative protein industry. It’s a roadmap, a strategy, and a promise rolled into one. With a focus on biotechnology, this policy aims to reshape the... |
| 27.08.2024 | Explained: What India’s BioE3 Policy Means for the Alternative Protein Industry | 7 Mins Read India’s new BioE3 policy puts alternative proteins and future food in sharp focus – what does the biomanufacturing strategy mean for this sector?
On Saturday, India announced a biotechnology policy focused on the economy and cli... |
| 09.07.2024 | Umami Bioworks Looks to India to Scale Up Cultivated Seafood | 5 Mins Read Singapore’s Umami Bioworks has partnered with two Indian entities as it aims to advance R&D and reach commercial-scale production for its cultivated seafood.
Months after its merger with Shiok Meats, Umami Bioworks is lookin... |
| 26.06.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Oatly for Kids, State Investments & Ted Talks | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Little Spoon’s partnership with Oatly, a spate of government ... |
| 20.03.2024 | India Working on Regulatory Framework for Cultivated Meat & Seafood: Report | 6 Mins Read India is joining the ranks of other southeast Asian companies to establish a regulatory framework for cultivated meat and seafood companies, who can then file a dossier to receive approval from its food safety authority to sell ... |
| 08.03.2024 | India to Set Regulatory Framework to Move Forward Cultivated Meat & Seafood | As reported by the Good Food Institute, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is setting a regulatory framework for the approval of cell-based foods, including cultivated meat and seafood.
The development of regulations b... |
| 29.01.2024 | India’s Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Launches Pioneering Project to Cultivate Fish | India’s Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has launched a pioneering project to cultivate fish, reports The New Indian Express.
The CMFRI, a leading tropical marine research organization, aims to leverage cellular agricultu... |
| 11.01.2024 | What Do Indians Want From Vegan Food? New Survey Reveals Sector Challenges & Potential | 8 Mins Read The Good Food Institute (GFI) India has conducted a first-of-its-kind survey on consumer awareness, adoption and purchase behaviour for vegan meat and dairy in India. Here are 12 key takeaways.
Two months after publishing its fi... |
| 14.10.2023 | Innovating in India's Protein Landscape: Six Winners Awarded 12 Lakhs at The Good Food Institute India's ISPIC 2023 Grand Finale in Mumbai | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
The Good Food Institute India (GFI India), the central expert organization, thought leader, and convening body in the alternative protein sector marks the conclusion of the 3rd edition of its flagship program, The... |
| 13.10.2023 | Smart Protein India: 7 Key Takeaways From GFI India’s First State of the Industry Report | 10 Mins Read Alt-protein think tank the Good Food Institute (GFI) India has just released its first State of the Industry report for the country and by all accounts, there is much to be optimistic about. We break down the seven key highligh... |
| 26.07.2023 | BVeg Foods Sets Sights on Global Expansion as India’s Plant-Based Meat Exports Surge | BVeg Foods, the largest plant-based meat manufacturer in India, is now venturing into international markets. The company has shipped 22 tons of frozen vegan beef chunks to the UK, reports the Good Food Food Institute India. This shipment si... |
| 15.06.2023 | Plant Protein Favourite Evolved Foods Bags INR 7.30 Cr in Seed | Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Evolved Foods, a pioneering plant-based protein company, proudly announces the successful closure of its seed round of INR 7.30 Crore. The round was led by marquee investors like Zerodha backed Rainmatter Health ... |
| 03.03.2023 | What is the role of biotech in an ethical food system? Cell ag experts weigh in | Editor’s Note: New Food Order is a podcast brought to by AFN’s parent company AgFunder in collaboration with Food+Tech Connect, co-hosted by AgFunder’s Louisa Burwood-Taylor and Food+Tech Connect’s Danielle Gould.
The views expressed in the... |
| 01.03.2023 | Higher Well-Being Consumers Are More Willing To Consume Cultivated Meat, Shows New Research | 3 Mins Read A new study suggests that there is a positive correlation between consumers’ psychological well-being and their willingness to consume cultivated meat.
Researchers at Singapore Management University’s School of Social Sciences a... |
| 23.02.2023 | India Smart Protein Industry: 4 Things You Need To Know | 6 Mins Read Our four takeaways from an industry panel covering India’s smart protein sector, from industry growth to the country’s indigenous crop diversity.
By Poorvasha Kar
In a country like India where communities have varied and deep-se... |
| 05.01.2022 | India’s ITC Makes First Move Into Growing Plant-Based Meat Sector As Consumers Demand More Options | 3 Mins Read
ITC, one of India’s largest conglomerates, has announced it is to enter the plant-based meat sector. The FMCG giant is a domestic favourite, producing products that are bought by Indian households the world over. Due to its size... |
| 05.01.2022 | One of India’s Largest Conglomerates to Enter Plant-Based Meat Market | ITC Limited – one of the biggest conglomerates in India – is to officially enter the plant-based meat space. The significant move from the FMCG and agri-business giant represents the first from a company of its scale in the emerging Indian ... |
