Celleste was founded in 2022 to meet the world’s rising demand for chocolate in the face of supply chain challenges created by climate change and outdated, conventional farming practices. Celleste uses a combination of AgTech, BioTech and AI computational models to grow 100% natural cocoa from one or two beans in optimal, controlled conditions, year-round.
Prior to sharing our outlook for 2025, we wanted to review the predictions we made for 2024 to determine what we got right and what might not have fully taken shape. Here, we've collected capsule information for each section of our 2024 Predictions, in areas such as sustainability, foodservice and global flavors. Within each capsule, you will find our 2024 predictions and assessments of their accuracy.
The companies will focus on optimizing the performance, efficiency, and environmental impact of cultivated meat production, starting with chicken and expanding to other products
his collaboration will drive advancements in bioreactor technology, perfusion systems, and media rejuvenation while reducing environmental impact through optimized water usage, power consumption, and circular economy initiatives like waste stream utilization.
Today, it’s hard to keep up with the dramatic evolution of protein ingredients that fall under the umbrella of plant-based. This includes the growing numbers of ingredients that are not even based on plants. Here’s a brief look at current trends that help define movement in plant-based ingredients, followed by predictions for the future of alternative proteins.
The approach reduces the company’s cell production time by 50%, significantly increasing efficiency and enhancing sustainability of industrial process
March 26, 2024
The breakthrough will enable the company to produce cultivated meat significantly faster and at lower costs than industry norms, and is therefore an important step towards the commercialization of Meatable’s technology and large-scale production of cultivated meat products more broadly.
The state-of-the-art plant, designed to house cultivators with capacities of up to 100,000 liters, will stand as one of the world’s largest and most advanced commercial cultivated meat facilities.
Bio-foodtech innovator to develop hybrid cell-based dairy product without reliance on animals
November 29, 2022
The new yogurt is a hybrid product, incorporating milk fat developed through cell-culturing technology to provide the full nutritional benefits found in real milk fats.
Multidisciplinary expertise synergize to propel large-scale commercialization plans of cell-cultured seafood
October 27, 2022
The board will work closely with BlueNalu’s senior leadership and functional teams to provide their unique perspectives and strategic guidance with the goal to improve and accelerate the company’s cell-cultured seafood production and problem-solve the forthcoming large-scale commercialization challenges.
Partnership between cell-cultured meat producer and premium meat company fills gap for more sustainable, healthier, and scalable proteins
September 27, 2022
Orbillion Bio, a US based cell-cultured meat pioneer, announced a partnership with Luiten Food, a European leader in premium meats, to bring top-quality cell-cultured meats to more than 35 countries across Europe by 2025.
Cultivated meat startup is fast-tracking meat-making biotechnology
September 2, 2022
Costs for lab-grown meat products are currently higher than those of their conventional counterparts, but with increased volumes, production costs will ultimately be lower than those of factory farming. Clever Carnivore is uniquely positioned to streamline and scale up the cultivated meat production process due to the team’s background in low-cost cell culture media optimization.