The plant-based turkey and ham in the lunch kits are now made with vegetables, including parsnips, chickpeas, sweet potatoes and tomato puree.

The proposed legislation follows other states that have passed or proposed bans on other ingredients. 

Cargill and Enough are expanding their partnership, which will initiate innovation for more alternative meat and dairy solutions.

The Fair and Accurate Ingredient Representation of Labels Act of 2024 would require products like plant-based meat and substitute protein products to be labeled as “imitation” meat. 

Get your palates ready — 2024 promises to deliver new and exciting flavor variations, especially from cuisines beyond our country’s borders and in foods that combine different types of flavors entirely.

The Cocuus facility in Spain plans to manufacture alternative proteins at an industrial scale for sale in supermarkets and other channels.

Eric Weiner, partner at Lowenstein Sandler’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Group, said he is bullish about the food tech market in 2024.

Twelve-time NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Chris Paul, and three-time gold medalist and two-time world champion gymnast Aly Raisman have invested in the plant-based meat company. 

Despite the difficulty in formulating some bakery applications to be vegan-friendly, demand for these claims has spurred innovation.

Hajime Fujita is joining Daiya from its parent company, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals.