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Watch Bruce Friedrich’s TED Talk on Plant-Based and Cell-Based Meat

GFI Executive Director Bruce Friedrich explains how new forms of meat production can help address some of the greatest global challenges of our time.

The protein department of the future is a world of opportunity. New evidence from The Kroger Co. and Heinen’s bolsters the case for shelving plant-based meat products in the meat aisle. Read More...

GFI Brazil Partners with Federal University of Paraná to Create First Cultivated Meat Course

GFI Brazil partnered with Federal University of Parana to offer a postgraduate course focusing on cultivated meat—a key step to building a pipeline of skilled professionals for the alternative protein sector both in Brazil and abroad. Read More...

U.S. Plant-Based Meat Sales Growth Accelerates Despite Covid-19

U.S. sales data shows that plant-based meat sales have remained strong amid Covid-19, outperforming both its prior-year growth as well as animal-based meat’s growth rates. Read More...

Introducing PISCES, a New Data Navigation Tool to Inform Alternative Seafood Development

There’s a lot of research on the cellular and molecular components needed to match conventional seafood’s taste, texture, and aroma. We’ve put together a resource to help alternative seafood researchers and companies navigate it. Read More...

Cultivated Meat Could Transform Our Food System. Let’s Use Images That Do It Justice

Cultivated meat needs fewer bad stock photos and more images of real, delicious products. We put together a guide for journalists and cultivated meat startups who would like to help make that happen. Read More...

How Plant-Based Companies Can Adapt Their Foodservice Strategies Amid Covid-19

Covid-19 has disrupted most foodservice operations. But strong pre-pandemic plant-based growth numbers still carry lessons for companies supplying plant-based foods to restaurants. Read More...

White House Calls for Investment in U.S. Seafood. It Should Add Alternatives to the Mix

Public investment in alternative seafood has the potential to make America a leader in seafood production with vast positive impacts for the economy, workers, human health, and ocean sustainability. Read More...

Why the U.S. Should Prioritize Alternative Protein Research

Alternative proteins can enhance food security. But, to integrate them into our food supply, we need public investment in alternative protein research and development. Read More...

New GFI Report Shows Which U.S. Retailers Are Winning With Their Plant-Based Strategies

GFI’s new Good Food Retail Report shows that the United States’ largest grocery chains are adapting their plant-based food strategies to capitalize on growing consumer demand. Read More...

In Response to Covid-19, the U.S. Should Invest in Alternative Protein Research

Covid-19 has demonstrated that our current meat production system is vulnerable. Public investment in alternative proteins can help us create a more safe, efficient, and resilient protein supply. Read More...