| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.03.2025 | F-Label: A New Dawn for Animal-Free Ingredients | In a world where the line between animal and plant-based products blurs, clarity is key. Enter the F-Label, a groundbreaking certification that promises to illuminate the murky waters of fermentation-derived ingredients. Launched by V-Label... |
| 14.03.2025 | F-Label Establishes Standards for Animal-Free Ingredients Produced via Fermentation | V-Label GmbH has introduced F-Label, a certification dedicated to precision fermentation and related animal-free production technologies. The certification applies to processes such as biomass fermentation, syngas fermentation, and cell-fre... |
| 06.03.2025 | The Green Revolution: Plant-Based Innovations Reshape the Food Landscape | The world is changing. Food is evolving. The plant-based movement is not just a trend; it’s a revolution. From supermarkets to street vendors, the shift towards sustainable eating is palpable. This transformation is driven by innovation, co... |
| 05.03.2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Expo West, Tom Brady & Lidl Vegan Meat | 5 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a range of product showcases at Expo West, Valsoia’s new gelato lines, and Lidl’s upgraded meat alternatives. New... |
| 04.03.2025 | ProVeg Nigeria Partners With V-Label to Promote Vegan Products in the Country | Food awareness organization ProVeg Nigeria has partnered with global vegan certification V-Label to promote plant-based and vegan products throughout Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa.
Nigeria is said to have seen significant changes in dietar... |
| 12.02.2025 | Industry Expert Swantje Tomalak Joins the Vegconomist Team | Swantje Tomalak has officially joined the vegconomist team, bringing with her extensive experience from the global plant-based business sector. Well-known among industry professionals, she is a familiar face to many in the field.
With over ... |
| 21.01.2025 | V-Label Introduces C-Label, a New Certification for Cultivated Food Products | V-Label, the organization behind one of the world’s best-known vegan and vegetarian trademarks, has announced the launch of a new certification for cultivated food products. Called C-Label, it is said to be the first independent authority t... |
| 16.01.2025 | 41.8% of Europeans Have Explored Alternative Proteins in the Past Two Years | A 13-country survey* conducted by FMCG Gurus in partnership with V-Label has illustrated shifting consumer attitudes towards alternative proteins and sustainability in Europe.
It finds that 52.2% of Europeans have changed their diets in the... |
| 14.01.2025 | Insights from V-Label and YouGov Reveal Rapid Growth of Plant-Based Purchases in Germany | The V-Label strengthens the analysis of plant-based consumption in Germany. Since late 2024, YouGov‘s Consumer & Shopper Intelligence Shopper Panel (formerly Consumer Panel Services, part of the GfK Group until 2023) has incorporated al... |
| 05.12.2024 | Turkey Introduces Regulations for Vegan Product Labeling for the First Time | For the first time, the Turkish Food Codex Guide for Food Labeling and Consumer Information has introduced new regulations to provide clear guidelines on the labeling, production, and marketing of vegan and vegetarian products.
Using terms ... |
| 20.11.2024 | Stanford Researchers Are Using AI to Elevate the Texture of Plant-Based Meat | 5 Mins Read Scientists at Stanford University suggest that machine learning and mechanical testing can deliver data that can speed up the development of better vegan meat alternatives.
Sandpaper, a brain sectioning knife, and super glue. Th... |
| 20.09.2024 | Forma Foods Unveils ‘Chaotic’ 3D Printing Tech for Michelin-Starred Vegan Beef | 5 Mins Read Mexico’s Forma Foods is making whole-cut plant-based meat using a 3D printing technique that has impressed Michelin-starred chefs.
What started as a bioprinting firm in 2017 has turned into a full-fledged food tech startup, leve... |
| 12.09.2024 | Novameat's €17.4M Funding: A Leap into the Future of Plant-Based Meat | In the bustling heart of Barcelona, a culinary revolution is brewing. Novameat, a pioneering plant-based meat startup, has secured €17.4 million in a Series A funding round. This investment, led by Sofinnova Partners and Forbion via its Bio... |
| 12.09.2024 | Novameat Closes $19.2M Series A Round, Revamps Plant-Based Shredded Beef with Better Texture | 5 Mins Read Spain’s Novameat has attracted €17.4M in a Series A funding round to expand its plant-based meat range based on MicroForce technology, starting with a revamped shredded beef offering.
Catalan food tech startup Novameat has recei... |
| 23.08.2024 | “Be Like Joaquin Phoenix” Urges Fundación Veg in Campaign Promoting Vegan Diet in Chile | Fundación Veg (previously Vegetarianos Hoy) has launched a campaign in the Santiago Metro to encourage a vegan diet during Chile’s Fiestas Patrias, when traditional dishes made with meat and other animal products are widely consumed.
The ca... |
| 16.07.2024 | V-Label Reaches a Record Number of Certified Products and Licencees | The international certification organisation V-Label recently reported the achievement of a significant milestone in its mission. According to the report, V-Label has reached a record number of certified products and licencees, which repres... |
| 05.07.2024 | New Meat: Redefine Meat Debuts 3D-Printed Flank Steak in European Retail | 4 Mins Read Redefine Meat has released its 3D-printed vegan flank steak in retail stores in the UK and Switzerland, with the Netherlands soon to follow.
Israeli food tech startup Redefine Meat has brought its 3D-printed flank steak to retai... |
| 25.06.2024 | Revyve Debuts Egg Replacer from Upcycled Brewer’s Yeast for Better Plant-Based Meat | 4 Mins Read Dutch alternative protein startup Revyve is launching a powdered egg substitute made from spent brewer’s yeast to enhance plant-based meat formulations.
Revyve will debut its latest microbial protein innovation at next month’s I... |
| 20.06.2024 | Tender Food Closes $11M Series A Round, Inks Fast-Food Deal for Fibre-Spun Vegan Meat | 4 Mins Read Massachusetts-based plant-based meat company Tender Food has raised $11M in a Series A funding round, and secured a contract with local vegetarian QSR chain Clover Food Lab.
Tender’s Series A investment was led by Rhapsody Ventu... |
| 08.05.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Cultivated Pepperoni, Odd Burger & A Vegan Pub | 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 Mission Barns’ newest cultivated meat, Waitrose’s whole-food ... |
| 26.04.2024 | V-Label Announces Partnership With Middle East Vegan Society | International vegan and vegetarian trademark V-Label has announced a partnership with the Middle East Vegan Society (MEVS) to promote the transparent labeling of vegan and vegetarian products in the region.
The two organizations will work t... |
| 19.03.2024 | Melt&Marble Scales Up Production of Precision-Fermented Fats with New HQ, Eyes US Launch for 2025 | 5 Mins Read Swedish food tech startup Melt&Marble has moved into new headquarters and scaled up production of its precision-fermented fat, which can be used in alternative meat and dairy applications. The company is aiming for a 2025 la... |
| 07.03.2024 | Oscar Mayer to Launch Vegan Hot Dogs via Kraft Heinz-NotCo Collaboration | 5 Mins Read Chicago-based meat company Oscar Mayer, a subsidiary of Kraft Heinz, is launching a line of plant-based hot dogs, as part of an ongoing collaboration with NotCo. They will debut at Expo West next week.
The two-year-old joint ven... |
| 21.02.2024 | Beyond Meat IV: Meatier, Healthier & Costlier Plant-Based Burgers | 9 Mins Read Californian plant-based giant Beyond Meat has unveiled its first beef product reformulation in three years, with the Beyond IV burger and mince now featuring avocado oil, fava beans and lentils. It’s a more nutritious product, b... |
| 12.02.2024 | Is Marbling the ‘Holy Grail’ for Plant-Based Steak? | 7 Mins Read As more and more companies focus on whole-cut plant-based meats, some are relying on fat to produce highly desired marbled textures for consumers – could it be the new ‘holy grail’ for vegan steak?
Last year, scientists at Texas... |
| 05.01.2024 | V Label Spain: “Our Mission is For a Vegan to Fill His or Her Supermarket Basket in the Same Way as an Omnivore” | Isabel Jurado, Head of V-Label Spain, has been vegan for almost the last 30 years. As a spiritual person, Isabel always felt close to the subject of animal wellbeing and the protection of the environment, trying to live a life in line with ... |
| 27.11.2023 | Suckers, Crunchers and Smooshers: Mouthfeel Research Helps Plant-Based Meat Brands Create a Better Burger | 5 Mins Read New research by scientists at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences delves into how different people eat their food, and what that means for their mouthfeel preferences for foods like burgers and steak – whi... |
| 18.10.2023 | SXSW Sydney 2023 Showcases Colour-Changing Plant-Based Meat & Ultra Realistic Molecular Fat | 6 Mins Read At this week’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Sydney tech conference, Australian plant-based meat companies v2food and Nourish Ingredients debuted new ingredients that change the colour of vegan meat alternatives and give them a more... |
| 07.09.2023 | Carrefour Leads New Plant-Based Food Coalition to Fight France’s Anti-Vegan Labelling Law | 2 Mins Read French multinational retailer Carrefour has teamed up with corporations like Unilever and Danone to launch a plant-based coalition to develop vegan food in France in the wake of a proposed ban on the labelling of meat alternativ... |
| 03.08.2023 | V-Label Announces Partnership with Free From Trade Fairs | V-Label, the world’s leading vegan and vegetarian trademark, announces a new partnership with Expo Business Communications, the organiser of the Free From Functional Food & Ingredients Expo. Companies whose vegan and vegetarian products... |
| 17.07.2023 | V-Label Invites Licensees to Feature in Pavilion at PBW Europe | V-Label, an internationally recognised symbol for labelling vegan and vegetarian products, has announced that there are a limited number of booths remaining in its pavilion at Plant Based World Expo Europe (PBW) later this year.
The pavilio... |
