Plant-Based Meat Company Tender Closes $11 Million Series A, Launches Partnership with Clover

June 19, 2024 Tender Food

Tender Food Inc., a food technology startup based in Somerville, Massachusetts, has successfully closed over $11 million in Series A funding. Led by Rhapsody Venture Partners, with existing investors Lowercarbon Capital and Safar Partners and new investors Claridge Partners and Nor’easter Ventures, the additional funding will allow Tender to further its goal of revolutionizing the way we produce and consume meat.

‘Injured by a Vegan?’ Campaign Promotes Plant-Based Lifestyle by Parodying Ambulance Chaser Billboards

June 3, 2024 Eat Differently

The plant-based advocacy organization, Eat Differently, has launched a new “Hate Vegans?” ad campaign that, through humor and parody, hopes to drive in-depth discussions about the real reasons vegans care so much and what we can all do, right now in our lives, to change the world.

Steakholder Foods Signs Commercial Cooperation Agreement with Wyler Farm

May 20, 2024 Steakholder Foods

The agreement is strategic for both parties. While Steakholder Foods will contribute by bringing its unique expertise in producing Premix blends, along with valuable production knowledge, Wyler Farm brings its established brand and robust production and sales capabilities, which could be profitable for both parties.

Plant-Based Meat Boomed. Here Comes the Bust

May 15, 2024 Matt Reynolds, Wired

Prominent brands within the space are trying to move beyond the morass. Earlier this year, Impossible Foods relaunched its range of alternatives with a new, meatier style deliberately aimed at bringing “meat lovers” into the plant-based fold.

Beyond IV, the Fourth Generation of the Beyond Burger and Beyond Beef, Debuts at Grocery Stores Across the U.S. Including at Walmart and Kroger

April 22, 2024 Beyond Meat, Inc.

The new Beyond Burger and Beyond Beef, the company’s tastiest and most nutritious yet, are an excellent source of protein – 21g per serving – and have just 2g of saturated fat derived from avocado oil, with no cholesterol or added antibiotics or hormones. The products’ meatier flavor and taste were preferred over the previous version in consumer testing1, and feedback on the new burger overall has been overwhelmingly positive.