Savor Sells Hundreds of Products Made With Animal- and Plant-Free Butter at San Francisco Launch Event
The week before last, food tech startup Savor held a launch event in San Francisco for what it claims are the world’s first commercially available handcrafted confections made with carbon-based, animal- and plant-free butter. The products were developed in collaboration with Savor’s award-winning patisserie partner, ONE65. Hundreds of people RSVP’d for the event, with lines forming outside the patisserie by 3:30 p.m. The supply of bonbon and cookie samples was …
Wildtype’s FDA-Approved Cultivated Salmon Comes to San Francisco Restaurant
Starting August 14, 2025, Wildtype’s cultivated salmon will be featured on the menu at Robin, a San Francisco restaurant led by acclaimed chef Adam Tortosa. Known for his unique omakase dining experience, Tortosa will incorporate Wildtype’s cultivated salmon into his creations, marking the product’s debut in California. Success in high-end restaurants Robin offers a high-end, personalized dining experience, with Chef Tortosa combining traditional Japanese culinary techniques with local California ingredients. …
Mission Barns Receives FDA Approval for Cultivated Pork Fat, Announces Restaurant & Retail Launches
Cultivated meat company Mission Barns has received a “No Questions” letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is said to make the company the first in the world to receive regulatory clearance for cultivated pork fat. The letter indicates that the FDA has completed a rigorous evaluation of Mission Barns’ safety assessment for its cultivated fat, and is satisfied that the product is “as safe as comparable …
Future Food-Tech San Francisco 2025: 61 Startups to Showcase the Future of Food
The upcoming Future Food-Tech Summit, set to take place in San Francisco on March 13-14, 2025, will feature 61 startups and scale-ups presenting innovations in food technology. The event, recognized as a hub for investment and collaboration, will address industry challenges such as sustainability, nutrition, and global food security. As part of the summit, Puratos has named three finalists—Future Biome, Postbiotics, and Solarea Bio—for its Gut Health Innovation Challenge. These …
The EVERY Company Secures Patent for Fermented Ovalbumin — the Key Protein Behind its Animal-Free Ingredients
San Francisco-based The Every Company has been granted a new patent (US 12/096,784 ) covering the scope and use of its precision fermentation-derived ovalbumin. The scope of the patent includes wild-type ovalbumin variants with performance enhancements and extends to ovalbumin sourced from various avian species, produced using yeast and fungal strains like Pichia, Trichoderma, Saccharomyces, and Aspergillus. The patent covers the use of the novel protein in a wide range of food …
MISTA Growth Hack Selects Biomass Fermentation as Key Theme for 2024
A unique collaboration of 14 early-stage food tech startups, eight leading global food companies, and key partners, including Accenture, the Good Food Institute, and SOSV, will be part of the 2024 MISTA Growth Hack. MISTA, a food innovation platform, and a Givaudan entity, aims to bring new sustainable ingredients and technologies to life to feed the planet. This year’s Growth Hack aims to develop integrated, nutritious, affordable, and sustainable foods, …
Cultivated Biosciences Crafts Dairy-Free Coffee Creamer Using Yeast-Based Fat
Cultivated Biosciences, a Swiss biotech startup creating fats from yeast fermentation, has developed its first proof-of-concept, a dairy-free coffee creamer. The innovative prototype, made with the biotech’s yeast-based fat, is said to match the performance of dairy creamers, challenging commercially available plant-based alternatives: it is white like milk and tastes just like a regular American commercial creamer. In addition, it blends without flaking (flocculation) despite not containing binders and additives, making …
UPSIDE Foods: Reservations Now Open to Purchase Cultivated Meat in US For First Time
UPSIDE Foods announces the first reservations to try its historic cultivated chicken are now open to the public. On August 4, Bar Crenn in San Francisco will begin serving UPSIDE’s cultivated chicken as part of a six-course meal, marking the first time members of the public can sign up to purchase cultivated meat in the US. The announcement comes just weeks after UPSIDE completed the first consumer sale of its …
UPSIDE Foods: First-Ever Sale of Cultivated Meat in US Takes Place Today
UPSIDE Foods announces its whole-cut, cell-cultivated chicken is launching at Chef Dominique Crenn’s acclaimed Bar Crenn restaurant on July 1st – in what UPSIDE believes is the first-ever consumer sale of cultivated meat in the US. The first customers will be several winners selected from a social media contest held by UPSIDE. The event follows a historic month for UPSIDE, which recently gained regulatory approval from the US Department of …
The EVERY Co. Opens New State-of-the-Art HQ to Accelerate Global Transition to “Proteins of Tomorrow”
Food tech company The EVERY Co. announces it has moved into a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Daly City, California. Located at the GENESIS Station biotech hub, EVERY says the move will further position the company for growth and leadership as it accelerates the global transition to animal-free protein. According to EVERY, the new 49,000 sq ft facility is an ideal environment for “creating the proteins of tomorrow” and occupies the …