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| 22.10.2025 | Op Ed: Insa Mohr – Mapping the Emerging Technology Landscape of Plant-Based Whole Cuts | Insa M. Mohr is an expert in entrepreneurship and bioprocessing. She is also the founder of Offbeast, a US-based startup pioneering the manufacturing of plant-based whole cuts. As a former strategy consultant in BCG’s healthcare practice an... |
| 02.09.2025 | Whole-Cut Meats Dominate US Diets: GFI Report Highlights Key Opportunity for Plant-Based Alternatives | A new report from the Good Food Institute (GFI) reveals a critical insight into the US meat consumption landscape that could offer alternative protein companies an opportunity to better meet consumer preferences: a large majority of consume... |
| 08.04.2025 | Expo West 2025 Tried & Tasted: Our Favourite Future Food Eats | 11 Mins Read From animal-free egg salad to a milk alternative made from corn, here are the future food products that stood out most to our expert reviewer at Expo West 2025.
It’s that time of year again: when Anaheim, California is packed w... |
| 19.03.2025 | Juicy Marbles Takes a Bite Out of the Market with Whole-Cut Plant-Based Pork | Juicy Marbles is shaking up the plant-based meat scene. The Slovenian company has launched “Pork-ish,” a whole-cut pork analogue that’s turning heads and tantalizing taste buds. This new product is part of their Meaty Meat lineup, which aim... |
| 18.03.2025 | ‘Rivalling Tofu’? Plant-Based Innovator Juicy Marbles Rolls Out Whole-Cut Pork with Nutri-Score A | 4 Mins Read Slovenian whole-cut meat analogue maker Juicy Marbles has released Pork-ish, the second product in its Meaty Meat lineup, its cheapest offering ever.
Building on its new Meaty Meat range, Juicy Marbles has released a whole-cut p... |
| 07.03.2025 | The Future of Food: Plant-Based Innovations Take Center Stage | The landscape of food is changing. The rise of plant-based alternatives is not just a trend; it’s a revolution. Companies like Impossible Foods and Tender Food are leading the charge, reshaping how we think about protein. The stakes are hig... |
| 06.03.2025 | Europe’s Crossroads: The Quest for Peace in Ukraine | The world watches as Europe stands at a critical juncture. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has transformed the continent's political landscape. Leaders gather, strategizing to forge a path toward peace. The stakes are high, and the implicat... |
| 05.03.2025 | The Cost of Climate Change: 6 Foods You Love Are About to Get More Expensive | 7 Mins Read Climate change is already disrupting food supplies across the world, causing shortages and raising prices for consumers – here are six staples under threat.
For those who find it sexy, your morning mocha could be in trouble. Or ... |
| 05.03.2025 | Impossible Foods Steaks Its Claim with ‘Meatiest’ Plant-Based Product Yet | 4 Mins Read US plant-based leader Impossible Foods has unveiled its first new product of 2025, Steak Bites, which it describes as its “meatiest” innovation.
Joining the ranks of its fellow meat-free innovators, Impossible Foods has introduc... |
| 03.03.2025 | The Rise of Plant-Based Convenience: A New Era in Snacking and Meals | The plant-based food industry is booming. Consumers are shifting towards healthier, sustainable options. Companies like Chunk Foods and Before the Butcher are leading the charge. They are redefining convenience in the kitchen and on the go.... |
| 03.03.2025 | Chunk Foods Expands Retail Footprint with New Plant-Based Pulled Meat Products | Chunk Foods is expanding its retail lineup with four new plant-based pulled meat products, set to debut at Expo West. The new offerings—Chunk Pulled with Teriyaki Sauce, Chunk Pulled with Texas BBQ Sauce, Chunk Pulled with Korean BBQ Sauce,... |
| 08.02.2025 | The Protein Paradigm Shift: Chicken and Plant-Based Innovations Lead the Charge | In the ever-evolving landscape of American diets, protein reigns supreme. The recent surge in chicken sales and the rise of plant-based alternatives illustrate a significant shift in consumer preferences. As health consciousness grows, so d... |
| 07.02.2025 | ‘Lowest Price Ever’: Meat-Free Startup Debuts Ultra-Realistic Marbled Lamb with 34g of Protein | 4 Mins Read Juicy Marbles, known for its plant-based whole cuts, has released Meaty Meat, a high-protein, high-fibre lamb analogue in the US.
Slovenian plant-based meat maker Juicy Marbles is building on its North American launch with a new... |
| 22.01.2025 | Chunk Foods Donates Thousands of Plant-Based Steaks to Support Fire-Affected Communities in Los Angeles | Chunk Foods, a producer specializing in plant-based whole-cut products, has donated thousands of plant-based steaks to nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles. The donation is intended to support first responders and residents affected by th... |
| 08.01.2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Veganuary Launches, Hospital Caps & A Ted Talk | 6 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 a host of launches for Veganuary, several plant-based brand c... |
| 07.01.2025 | Chunk Foods Expands Consumer Access with Nationwide Availability Through Vegan Essentials | Chunk Foods, a leader in plant-based whole-cut meats, has announced a major expansion of its consumer reach through a retail partnership with Vegan Essentials. This collaboration will make Chunk Foods’ products available to households acros... |
| 20.11.2024 | The Demand for Plant-based, Juicy Steak with Amos Golan of Chunk Foods | Founder and CEO of Chunk Foods, Amos Golan, joins the CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the demand and success of thick, juicy, plant-based steaks and the global outlook for foodservi... |
| 06.11.2024 | Analysis Identifies Three Key “Beacons of Hope” for the Plant-Based Market | An analysis by DigitalFoodLab, a France-based foodtech strategy consultancy working with brands, retailers and B2B players, has identified some key “beacons of hope” for the plant-based market, in the form of three categories that are seein... |
| 28.10.2024 | Chunk Foods brings its plant-based whole cuts to US retailers | Listen to the article 3 min
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Plant-based Israeli startup Chunk Foods has launched in the U.S. retail market with its whole cut product.
This week, the company, which firs... |
| 26.10.2024 | The Resilience of Israel's Agrifoodtech Amidst Turmoil | The landscape of agrifoodtech in Israel is shifting. Recent conflicts have cast shadows over funding and innovation. Yet, beneath the surface, a different story unfolds. The numbers tell one tale, but the spirit of resilience tells another.... |
| 25.10.2024 | Chunk Foods Arrives in US Retail for 1st Time, Sets Prices Similar to Animal-Based Counterparts | Chunk Foods, a producer of plant-based whole cuts, has officially announced its entry into retail with four new products, marking its first direct-to-consumer availability.
Until now, Chunk Foods products were available only through foodser... |
| 23.10.2024 | Israel-Gaza conflict not “the whole story” behind plunge in agrifoodtech funding | It’s perhaps unsurprising that Israel-based agrifoodtech startups have closed just 17 funding rounds since the Hamas attack on civilians that was followed by a protracted war in Gaza. Raising some $161 million since October 7, 2023, the tot... |
| 09.09.2024 | Food tech company Planted to launch ‘first of its kind’ fermented whole cut steak | Listen to the article 2 min
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Swiss food tech company Planted has plans to expand its fermented whole-cut steak product to a global stage following its debut i... |
| 29.08.2024 | Better Balance’s Gluten & Soy-Free Plant-Based Dogs Hit Gelson’s 27 Locations in LA County | Better Balance, Sigma‘s global plant-based food brand, announces the launch of its latest release — the Better Dog — at all 27 Gelson’s Markets locations across Los Angeles County, from Santa Barbara to Pacific Beach.
The Better Dog is a gl... |
| 02.08.2024 | Chunk Foods Partners with Pastrami Queen to Launch Plant-Based Pastrami in NYC | Chunk Foods, a producer of plant-based whole cuts, has partnered with Pastrami Queen, the home of Anthony Bourdain’s favorite pastrami sandwich, to introduce a new plant-based pastrami option. Pastrami Queen’s location at Moynihan Food Hall... |
| 02.08.2024 | Chunk Foods Debuts ‘Largest Piece of Plant-Based Meat in Foodservice’ with Pastrami Queen | 4 Mins Read US whole-cut meat analogues maker Chunk Foods has debuted The Prince, an iteration of its new Slab steaks, in partnership with New York City deli Pastrami Queen.
The site of Anthony Bourdain’s favourite pastrami sandwich now has... |
| 04.06.2024 | Tacos & Chimichangas Filled with Chunk Foods’ Famous Vegan Steak Arrive on Menus at NYC Chain Jajaja Mexicana | New York-based vegan whole-cut pioneer Chunk Foods announces it has partnered with the NYC chain Jajaja Mexicana to bring tacos and chimichangas featuring Chunk Steak to all four Jajaja locations in NYC, in Lower East Side, West Village, Hu... |
| 15.05.2024 | CHUNK FOODS TO UNVEIL TWO NEW INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AT THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SHOW | Chunk Foods new slab.
The game-changing company is expanding its selection of plant-based whole cuts, including debuting the largest slab of plant-based meat to ever hit the market NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, May 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com... |
| 17.04.2024 | Better Balance Launches Plant-Based Whole Cut ‘Better-Nera’ in Spain with Chunk Foods | Following the announcement this January that the company was to develop co-branded plant-based whole cuts for the Latin American market in collaboration with Chunk Foods, Better Balance now presents the 100% plant-based “Better-nera” cut fo... |
| 15.03.2024 | Planted Launches Fermentation-Derived Vegan Whole-Cut Steak | 5 Mins Read A leader in the European plant-based meat sector, Sweden’s Planted has launched a clean-label whole-cut steak leveraging a proprietary fermentation process, hitting flavour, health and climate touchpoints all at the same time.
S... |
| 13.03.2024 | The Latest in Plant-Based Steaks and Why They’re So Crucial Right Now | The consumer behaviour of those (vegans and omnivores alike) who purchase plant-based products has evolved significantly from the curiosity-led impulse buys before the 2023 dip — amid an influx of new, sometimes inferior products on the mar... |
| 12.03.2024 | Swiss startup Planted rolls out ‘first of its kind’ fermented plant-based steak | Swiss plant-based meat startup Planted has made a multimillion-dollar investment in fermentation capabilities creating 30 new jobs at its manufacturing plant in Kemptthal, Switzerland, as it ramps up production of its latest product: a beef... |
| 26.01.2024 | Chunk Foods Raises Additional $7.5M in Seed Funding | Chunk Foods, a NYC-based plant-based space company, raised additional $7.5M in Seed funding.
The round, which brought the total amount to $24M, was led by Cheyenne Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to solidify its position as a... |
| 26.01.2024 | Whole Cut Maker Chunk Foods Add $7.5M to Seed, Enters Mexican Market with Better Balance Partnership | 5 Mins Read US plant-based whole-cut meat producer Chunk Foods has raised $7.5M in an additional seed funding round and inked a partnership with plant protein company Better Balance to expand into Latin America.
Chunk Foods has added to its... |
| 25.01.2024 | Chunk Foods Secures $7.5M Amid Strategic Collab with Better Balance for Vegan Whole Cuts | Better Balance, a plant-based subsidiary of Mexico-based multinational food processing company Sigma Alimentos, one of Latin America’s largest meat and dairy producers, announces a strategic partnership with New York-headquartered startup C... |
| 25.01.2024 | Exclusive: Chunk Foods raises $7.5M seed extension to fuel growth | Chunk Foods, a plant-based proteins maker, has raised $7.5 million in additional seed funding to bring new products to market, CEO Amos Golan tells Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: Consumers are still showing appetite for plant-based alte... |
| 25.01.2024 | Chunk Foods secures funding, Latin America deal for plant-based whole cuts | Chunk Foods, a company making plant-based whole cuts of alternative protein, closed on another $7.5 million in seed extension funding amid a new strategic partnership with one of Latin America’s largest meat and dairy producers.
The partner... |
| 09.11.2023 | World Vegan Month Special: Top Ten Inspiring Interviews with Industry Experts | To celebrate World Vegan Month, we are sharing the ten most popular vegconomist interviews from so far this year. Interviews are not only a powerful tool to collect information but also an excellent way to acknowledge the experience and per... |
| 25.08.2023 | The Holy Meat Grail: The 6 Startups Making Plant-Based Whole-Cut Beef Steak | 6 Mins Read Recreating animal muscle tissues from plants is like climbing a mountain – and this is why whole cuts have been referred to as the ‘holy grail’ of plant-based meat. While most vegan meat companies stick to mince, these six start... |
| 17.08.2023 | Chunk Foods Wins Plant Based Meat Product of the Year at AgTech Breakthrough Awards | Chunk Foods, a company creating meat alternatives through a proprietary solid-state fermentation process, has won Plant Based Meat Product of the Year at the fourth annual AgTech Breakthrough Awards.
Conducted by market intelligence company... |
| 04.08.2023 | Robert Downey Jr-Backed Chunk Foods’ Plant-Based Whole Cuts Added to Charley’s Steak House Menu | 3 Mins Read Israeli startup Chunk Foods‘ plant-based whole-cut meat is now on the menu at Charley’s Steak House in Orlando – the first time a steakhouse chain is offering a vegan alternative. Backed by Robert Downey Jr’s VC firm FootPrint C... |
| 03.08.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Konscious Foods snags $26m for alt-seafood, Ocean 14 Capital reels in $33m | Top agrifoodtech news this week was all about the ocean. Plant-based seafood-maker Konscious Foods announced new funding, as did impact investor Ocean 14 Capital. Other funding rounds from the week included coffee tech, agribusiness marketp... |
| 02.08.2023 | Florida Steakhouse Chain Orders 100,000 Units of Chunk Foods’ Plant-Based Steak | The Talk of the Town Restaurant Group, encompassing six restaurants in Central Florida, has partnered with Israeli food tech Chunk Foods to offer a plant-based steak across its locations, starting with Charley’s Steak House, a traditional f... |
| 19.07.2023 | The Future of Fine Dining: Willow Bistro Debuts Cutting-Edge Dishes with Chunk Foods Steak and Yo Egg | Nestled in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, Willow Vegan Bistro is quietly disrupting bistro fare with its adventurous, thrilling take on contemporary plant-based cuisine. Recently, the eatery debuted new dishes featuring ... |
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BREAKING: Chunk Foods gears up for US launch of plant-based whole cuts following $15m seed round
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| 27.04.2023 | BREAKING: Chunk Foods gears up for US launch of plant-based whole cuts following $15m seed round | Israeli startup Chunk Foods is gearing up to launch whole cuts of plant-based meat in the US foodservice market this summer after raising a sizeable seed round ($15 million) late last year to expand its fermentation-based platform.
The inve... |
| 27.04.2023 | Chunk Foods close to opening factory to produce ‘millions’ of plant-based steaks | The global plant-based foods industry accounted for $8 billion in sales and received $1.2 billion in investment in 2022, according to new figures from the Good Food Institute.
Those with recent funding include No Meat Factory, Planetarians,... |
| 30.04.2021 | Israeli Company Chunk Foods Raises $2M to Develop Whole Cut Alt-Meat Products | Israeli startup Chunk Foods has raised $2M in a pre-seed funding round led by venture fund Stray Dog Capital. The startup uses fermentation technology to produce whole-muscle meat alternatives.
While there now exists a large number of alt-m... |
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