The Good Food Institute
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Developing the roadmap for a sustainable, secure, and just global protein supply | Creating a world where alternative proteins are no longer alternative 🧫🌱
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Everywhere you turn, people are talking about ways to eat more protein, so why is plant-based meat still overlooked as a serious, center-of-plate option?
Many consumers don't actually know that most products have just as much protein as conventional meat!
More on our Substack: bit.ly/4jC9AX6
Many consumers don't actually know that most products have just as much protein as conventional meat!
More on our Substack: bit.ly/4jC9AX6
January 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Everywhere you turn, people are talking about ways to eat more protein, so why is plant-based meat still overlooked as a serious, center-of-plate option?
Many consumers don't actually know that most products have just as much protein as conventional meat!
More on our Substack: bit.ly/4jC9AX6
Many consumers don't actually know that most products have just as much protein as conventional meat!
More on our Substack: bit.ly/4jC9AX6
The Colorado River basin is back in the headlines—but one big piece of the puzzle is too often missing from the conversation.
💧🐄 The majority of the water in the basin goes to growing feed for livestock, directly linking the region's water shortage to increased meat & dairy consumption 🧵
💧🐄 The majority of the water in the basin goes to growing feed for livestock, directly linking the region's water shortage to increased meat & dairy consumption 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The Colorado River basin is back in the headlines—but one big piece of the puzzle is too often missing from the conversation.
💧🐄 The majority of the water in the basin goes to growing feed for livestock, directly linking the region's water shortage to increased meat & dairy consumption 🧵
💧🐄 The majority of the water in the basin goes to growing feed for livestock, directly linking the region's water shortage to increased meat & dairy consumption 🧵
🌍 A new @unep.org assessment has put alternative proteins front and center as a core food system solution.
The GEO‑7 report (the most comprehensive global
environment review ever) concludes that transforming how we produce food is essential for climate, biodiversity, and health goals.
The GEO‑7 report (the most comprehensive global
environment review ever) concludes that transforming how we produce food is essential for climate, biodiversity, and health goals.
UNEP Global Environment Outlook 7 - The Good Food Institute
UNEP’s GEO-7, the most comprehensive scientific environmental assessment ever conducted, highlights the importance of alternative proteins.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🌍 A new @unep.org assessment has put alternative proteins front and center as a core food system solution.
The GEO‑7 report (the most comprehensive global
environment review ever) concludes that transforming how we produce food is essential for climate, biodiversity, and health goals.
The GEO‑7 report (the most comprehensive global
environment review ever) concludes that transforming how we produce food is essential for climate, biodiversity, and health goals.
👅 Taste remains king. To meet consumers' expectations, alternative protein brands must integrate sensory science.
Our new report shows how brands can integrate sensory science across the entire product lifecycle—from early concepts to market launch—to win on flavor, texture, & overall experience.
Our new report shows how brands can integrate sensory science across the entire product lifecycle—from early concepts to market launch—to win on flavor, texture, & overall experience.
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
👅 Taste remains king. To meet consumers' expectations, alternative protein brands must integrate sensory science.
Our new report shows how brands can integrate sensory science across the entire product lifecycle—from early concepts to market launch—to win on flavor, texture, & overall experience.
Our new report shows how brands can integrate sensory science across the entire product lifecycle—from early concepts to market launch—to win on flavor, texture, & overall experience.
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🔬🐟 Dive into the future of cultivated seafood at Fish & CHIPS, a virtual collaborative huddle hosted by
@gfi.org, where cultivated seafood researchers & innovators converge to connect and conquer technical challenges.🐟🔬
Register for one of two sessions on Jan 13 here: airtable.com/appMgYRlJ6w8...
@gfi.org, where cultivated seafood researchers & innovators converge to connect and conquer technical challenges.🐟🔬
Register for one of two sessions on Jan 13 here: airtable.com/appMgYRlJ6w8...
January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
🔬🐟 Dive into the future of cultivated seafood at Fish & CHIPS, a virtual collaborative huddle hosted by
@gfi.org, where cultivated seafood researchers & innovators converge to connect and conquer technical challenges.🐟🔬
Register for one of two sessions on Jan 13 here: airtable.com/appMgYRlJ6w8...
@gfi.org, where cultivated seafood researchers & innovators converge to connect and conquer technical challenges.🐟🔬
Register for one of two sessions on Jan 13 here: airtable.com/appMgYRlJ6w8...
After a year marked by some major challenges—from regulatory hurdles to several companies closing their doors—the cultivated meat sector closed out 2025 with a few encouraging signs of momentum. Here are some recent wins that give us reason to enter the new year with optimism 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM
After a year marked by some major challenges—from regulatory hurdles to several companies closing their doors—the cultivated meat sector closed out 2025 with a few encouraging signs of momentum. Here are some recent wins that give us reason to enter the new year with optimism 🧵
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This year, GFI focused on four priorities that helped move the alternative protein sector from ideas to execution:
🏗️ State-level roadmaps
🏛️ Food biomanufacturing in the bioeconomy
📝 Protein on the climate agenda
📊 Open-access tools + talent pipelines
More on our Substack 👉 bit.ly/49eCFDA
🏗️ State-level roadmaps
🏛️ Food biomanufacturing in the bioeconomy
📝 Protein on the climate agenda
📊 Open-access tools + talent pipelines
More on our Substack 👉 bit.ly/49eCFDA
December 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This year, GFI focused on four priorities that helped move the alternative protein sector from ideas to execution:
🏗️ State-level roadmaps
🏛️ Food biomanufacturing in the bioeconomy
📝 Protein on the climate agenda
📊 Open-access tools + talent pipelines
More on our Substack 👉 bit.ly/49eCFDA
🏗️ State-level roadmaps
🏛️ Food biomanufacturing in the bioeconomy
📝 Protein on the climate agenda
📊 Open-access tools + talent pipelines
More on our Substack 👉 bit.ly/49eCFDA
🎓 From a niche field to its own academic discipline.
The world’s first master’s program in alternative proteins launched this year in Spain—with GFI Europe helping shape its curriculum. Your support makes progress like this possible.
💥 Give now, matched 1:1 through Dec 31: https://bit.ly/4iJo9aW
The world’s first master’s program in alternative proteins launched this year in Spain—with GFI Europe helping shape its curriculum. Your support makes progress like this possible.
💥 Give now, matched 1:1 through Dec 31: https://bit.ly/4iJo9aW
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🎓 From a niche field to its own academic discipline.
The world’s first master’s program in alternative proteins launched this year in Spain—with GFI Europe helping shape its curriculum. Your support makes progress like this possible.
💥 Give now, matched 1:1 through Dec 31: https://bit.ly/4iJo9aW
The world’s first master’s program in alternative proteins launched this year in Spain—with GFI Europe helping shape its curriculum. Your support makes progress like this possible.
💥 Give now, matched 1:1 through Dec 31: https://bit.ly/4iJo9aW
Bay Area startup Mission Barns has been sampling their meatballs + salami at Berkeley Bowl—giving shoppers a literal taste of the future.
🍽️🌱GFI's Shayna Fertig and Sandra Takamine stopped by a recent demo to witness this milestone firsthand.
🍽️🌱GFI's Shayna Fertig and Sandra Takamine stopped by a recent demo to witness this milestone firsthand.
December 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Bay Area startup Mission Barns has been sampling their meatballs + salami at Berkeley Bowl—giving shoppers a literal taste of the future.
🍽️🌱GFI's Shayna Fertig and Sandra Takamine stopped by a recent demo to witness this milestone firsthand.
🍽️🌱GFI's Shayna Fertig and Sandra Takamine stopped by a recent demo to witness this milestone firsthand.
🌲 @worldresources.bsky.social's Global Forest Watch is helping change how the world understands deforestation—turning forest loss into real-time, visible data.
A new video from WRI featuring GFI CEO Nigel Sizer highlights this impact. One key driver still overlooked: industrial meat production.
A new video from WRI featuring GFI CEO Nigel Sizer highlights this impact. One key driver still overlooked: industrial meat production.
December 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🌲 @worldresources.bsky.social's Global Forest Watch is helping change how the world understands deforestation—turning forest loss into real-time, visible data.
A new video from WRI featuring GFI CEO Nigel Sizer highlights this impact. One key driver still overlooked: industrial meat production.
A new video from WRI featuring GFI CEO Nigel Sizer highlights this impact. One key driver still overlooked: industrial meat production.
💨 Plant-based foods face real headwinds, but the fundamentals for growth are still there.
At Plant Based World Expo, GFI’s Abby Sewell shared a clear assessment of where the category stands: taste and price are table stakes, while health anchors the value proposition for consumers 👉 bit.ly/4p9GvDW
At Plant Based World Expo, GFI’s Abby Sewell shared a clear assessment of where the category stands: taste and price are table stakes, while health anchors the value proposition for consumers 👉 bit.ly/4p9GvDW
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
💨 Plant-based foods face real headwinds, but the fundamentals for growth are still there.
At Plant Based World Expo, GFI’s Abby Sewell shared a clear assessment of where the category stands: taste and price are table stakes, while health anchors the value proposition for consumers 👉 bit.ly/4p9GvDW
At Plant Based World Expo, GFI’s Abby Sewell shared a clear assessment of where the category stands: taste and price are table stakes, while health anchors the value proposition for consumers 👉 bit.ly/4p9GvDW
✅ GFI’s online course The Protein Transition is now accredited by EIT Food—Europe’s top food innovation body! For students + professionals shaping the future of food, this course is becoming a go-to resource for science, policy, and innovation in alt proteins.
🎓 Check it out: https://bit.ly/48y4Lsf
🎓 Check it out: https://bit.ly/48y4Lsf
The Protein Transition: The science behind alternative proteins
In five self-paced modules, you’ll learn about the biological and chemical processes used to produce plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated meat, as well as the environmental and economic d...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
✅ GFI’s online course The Protein Transition is now accredited by EIT Food—Europe’s top food innovation body! For students + professionals shaping the future of food, this course is becoming a go-to resource for science, policy, and innovation in alt proteins.
🎓 Check it out: https://bit.ly/48y4Lsf
🎓 Check it out: https://bit.ly/48y4Lsf
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Congrats to this year's cohort of @gfi.org research grantees. Happy to be supporting 7 different cell line development projects for #cultivatedmeat and seafood:
Read more about them here: gfi.org/blog/where-k...
Read more about them here: gfi.org/blog/where-k...
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Congrats to this year's cohort of @gfi.org research grantees. Happy to be supporting 7 different cell line development projects for #cultivatedmeat and seafood:
Read more about them here: gfi.org/blog/where-k...
Read more about them here: gfi.org/blog/where-k...
Public funding fuels innovation. This year, GFI’s policy team helped more than a dozen companies unlock $20M in U.S. grants for fermentation & alt-protein infrastructure—resources they otherwise wouldn't have known about.
Your support makes this possible.
💝 All gifts doubled up to $100k! Give now:
Your support makes this possible.
💝 All gifts doubled up to $100k! Give now:
Reimagine meat and the future of food - The Good Food Institute
Be part of a global community reimagining meat and creating a food system that benefits people, animals, and the planet.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Public funding fuels innovation. This year, GFI’s policy team helped more than a dozen companies unlock $20M in U.S. grants for fermentation & alt-protein infrastructure—resources they otherwise wouldn't have known about.
Your support makes this possible.
💝 All gifts doubled up to $100k! Give now:
Your support makes this possible.
💝 All gifts doubled up to $100k! Give now:
📣 Big news out of Illinois: The state just released a landmark roadmap for scaling alternative protein innovation. GFI reps were proud to stand alongside leaders, researchers, and industry partners today as the Illinois Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force launched their landmark report 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
📣 Big news out of Illinois: The state just released a landmark roadmap for scaling alternative protein innovation. GFI reps were proud to stand alongside leaders, researchers, and industry partners today as the Illinois Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force launched their landmark report 🧵
💡Our Research Grant Program supports open, foundational science for the benefit of the entire alternative protein ecosystem. This year, we selected 12 projects that are tackling key industry bottlenecks and advancing open innovation worldwide. Dig in 👉 bit.ly/4rKwXS6
December 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
💡Our Research Grant Program supports open, foundational science for the benefit of the entire alternative protein ecosystem. This year, we selected 12 projects that are tackling key industry bottlenecks and advancing open innovation worldwide. Dig in 👉 bit.ly/4rKwXS6
📄 New from @wbcsd.bsky.social: A roadmap to more protein-diverse food systems.
Protein diversification—a shift toward a broader mix of proteins like plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation-derived meat—is a practical lever for boosting climate resilience, food security, and public health. 🧵
Protein diversification—a shift toward a broader mix of proteins like plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation-derived meat—is a practical lever for boosting climate resilience, food security, and public health. 🧵
Policies for Protein-Diverse Food Systems: A Business Perspective | WBCSD
Protein diversification – the intentional shift toward a broader, balanced mix of protein sources – is central to transforming food systems in response to sustainability and nutrition challenges. WBCS...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
📄 New from @wbcsd.bsky.social: A roadmap to more protein-diverse food systems.
Protein diversification—a shift toward a broader mix of proteins like plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation-derived meat—is a practical lever for boosting climate resilience, food security, and public health. 🧵
Protein diversification—a shift toward a broader mix of proteins like plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation-derived meat—is a practical lever for boosting climate resilience, food security, and public health. 🧵
Taste is a primary driver of consumer food choice, making sensory science a key lever to advancing alternative proteins. Join @nikhitamk.bsky.social + @allen-nolden.bsky.social on Dec 16 to unpack insights from GFI's new white paper on integrating sensory methods into your R&D work.👇
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Taste is a primary driver of consumer food choice, making sensory science a key lever to advancing alternative proteins. Join @nikhitamk.bsky.social + @allen-nolden.bsky.social on Dec 16 to unpack insights from GFI's new white paper on integrating sensory methods into your R&D work.👇
We're working to raise $550k to continue publishing open-access science, placing alt proteins on political agendas, and equipping entrepreneurs & companies with the tools they need to bring products to market safely & efficiently. Double your gift up to $100k until 12/31! 🎁: https://bit.ly/4iKrVB7
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We're working to raise $550k to continue publishing open-access science, placing alt proteins on political agendas, and equipping entrepreneurs & companies with the tools they need to bring products to market safely & efficiently. Double your gift up to $100k until 12/31! 🎁: https://bit.ly/4iKrVB7
➡️ The path to affordable cultivated meat just got a little clearer.
GFI’s new analysis shows amino acid prices are up to 10x lower than previously believed—suggesting a more optimistic outlook for cost-competitive cultivated meat with the right sourcing strategies.
GFI’s new analysis shows amino acid prices are up to 10x lower than previously believed—suggesting a more optimistic outlook for cost-competitive cultivated meat with the right sourcing strategies.
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
➡️ The path to affordable cultivated meat just got a little clearer.
GFI’s new analysis shows amino acid prices are up to 10x lower than previously believed—suggesting a more optimistic outlook for cost-competitive cultivated meat with the right sourcing strategies.
GFI’s new analysis shows amino acid prices are up to 10x lower than previously believed—suggesting a more optimistic outlook for cost-competitive cultivated meat with the right sourcing strategies.
"On the demand side, the most urgent moonshots should promote meat alternatives—made of plants, fungi, or animal cells—that can reduce animal agriculture’s land use and emissions by 90%." 👏👏
I wrote an essay for @atmosmag.bsky.social about how we can feed the world without frying the world. atmos.earth/climate-solu...
The Race to Grow More Food on Less Land | Atmos
Food has been left out of the climate conversation for far too long despite its oversized impact, argues author Michael Grunwald.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"On the demand side, the most urgent moonshots should promote meat alternatives—made of plants, fungi, or animal cells—that can reduce animal agriculture’s land use and emissions by 90%." 👏👏
🤝 Strategic partnerships between startups + large corporates are becoming essential to scaling alt proteins. Startups gain resources and expertise, while corporates benefit from new innovation + access to emerging categories.
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🤝 Strategic partnerships between startups + large corporates are becoming essential to scaling alt proteins. Startups gain resources and expertise, while corporates benefit from new innovation + access to emerging categories.
🌎 Still feeling the #COP30 hangover? So are we.
GFI reps on the ground in Belém reported a mixed bag this year: some bold ideas and promising new connections, but a frustrating lack of commitments to critical energy & nature goals—plus food negotiations were deferred to 2026.
GFI reps on the ground in Belém reported a mixed bag this year: some bold ideas and promising new connections, but a frustrating lack of commitments to critical energy & nature goals—plus food negotiations were deferred to 2026.
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🌎 Still feeling the #COP30 hangover? So are we.
GFI reps on the ground in Belém reported a mixed bag this year: some bold ideas and promising new connections, but a frustrating lack of commitments to critical energy & nature goals—plus food negotiations were deferred to 2026.
GFI reps on the ground in Belém reported a mixed bag this year: some bold ideas and promising new connections, but a frustrating lack of commitments to critical energy & nature goals—plus food negotiations were deferred to 2026.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
GFI is part of Double Up Drive! 🎉
💸 Gifts up to $5,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar until the $500,000 pool runs out.
Help us maximize this match: https://bit.ly/48xvcyV
💸 Gifts up to $5,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar until the $500,000 pool runs out.
Help us maximize this match: https://bit.ly/48xvcyV