Ivy Farm Technologies partners with Fortnum & Mason to create a cultivated scotch egg

Some key appointments have been making the headlines this week in the alternative proteins space but before that…

Did you hear that one of the UK’s oldest and most-respected high-end grocers has collaborated with a leading UK food-tech company to develop a new twist on an old British favourite? The humble scotch egg! Based on cells cultivated from an Aberdeen Angus cow, the 300-year-old delicacy has been taste-tested at an exclusive event in London!

Elsewhere, we have seen key appointments for three big players in the space, with a former Impossible senior exec moving to a London specialist involved in cultivating fats, a former Patagonia exec moving to a US maker of cutlets and steaks using fungi, and a former Ella’s Kitchen exec moving to the UK’s fastest-growing alt-meats maker. Everyone seems to be on the move at the moment!

As ever, loads of technology breakthroughs to report in the past seven days, including two UK companies winning funding for a project that aims to optimize, test and validate the scalability of hollow-fiber bioreactors to produce cultivated meat products. Meanwhile, a Danish precision fermentation specialist has announced it is granting ingredient manufacturers access to its technology platform, enabling the production of dairy proteins at a competitive cost.

And if ever you needed a reason why we chose Amsterdam as our home for The Future of Protein Production in Europe, the city has just advocated for a worldwide 'Plant-Based Treaty', setting an ambitious goal to transition the 'protein ratio' in its residents' diets from the current 40% plant-based to 60% by the year 2030.

So, why not read on to find out who made this week’s Top 4? And don’t forget, there’s plenty more to read on our website!

• Ivy Farm Technologies partners with Fortnum & Mason to create a cultivated scotch egg

• Singapore's Islamic Council: Muslims can eat cultivated meat as long as all sources are halal

• THIS brings in new CEO as co-founders Andy Shovel and Pete Sharman step aside

• Planteneers and Handtmann combine capabilities to create alternatives with fat layers and marbling