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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · 2d

🚨Breaking: EU Parliament votes to adopt plant-based labelling ban, prohibiting the use of meaty terms like 'sausage' that Europeans have used for over a century to apply to plant-protein foods. Learn more: gfieurope.org/blog/eu-poli

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The Good Food Institute @gfi.org · 11d

🏃💨 Europe’s alternative protein research is accelerating!

Dig into @gfieurope.org's blog for closer look at the key findings: bit.ly/3IgGcb2

Download the full reports: bit.ly/3IIpLEn

Highlights below 🧵👇

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · 16d

🔬Hot off the press! Our new reports unpack the funding and publications landscape in Europe for plant-based, fermentation-made and cultivated meat research and innovation.

Dive in: gfieurope.org/blog/report-...

Report: European alternative protein research has tripled since 2020 - GFI Europe

New analysis has revealed the rapid growth of Europe’s alternative protein research, with the number of studies published and public funding levels almost tripling over the last five years.

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · 22d

Learn more about the situation in the Spanish context and read our submission to the public consultation: gfieurope.org/es/blog/rest...

Restringir el etiquetado de alimentos vegetales: flaco favor al medio ambiente, la salud… y a los consumidores - GFI Europe: ES

GFI Europe remitió sus observaciones al Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación sobre la propuesta de la Comisión Europea que pretende limitar el uso de términos como “bacon” en productos de o...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · 22d

Learn more about the context in Germany and read our position paper: gfieurope.org/de/blog/droh...

Drohende Einschränkungen auf EU-Ebene: Pflanzliche Fleischalternativen sollen keine Fleischbezeichnungen mehr tragen dürfen - GFI Europe: DE

In Brüssel wird erneut über ein Verbot gängiger Begriffe für pflanzliche Fleischalternativen diskutiert.

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · 22d

EU-level labelling bans restricting nomenclature on plant-based meat could be back on the menu, with two different sets of planned restrictions tabled in recent months.

See our new blog for an overview: gfieurope.org/blog/eu-poli...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · 29d

We’re proud to be recognised by Mieux Donner as one of their most effective climate charities of 2024, and to be able to work to help protect our beautiful European landscapes. Check out their guide here: mieuxdonner.org/climate-map-...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Sep 5

🌱 Promising news from Lidl UK, which has smashed its targets for expanding sales of own-brand plant-based meat and milk, a timely reminder that significant demand still exists in the UK – provided expectations on taste and price are met. Learn more: thegrocer.co.uk/news/lidl-in...

Lidl increases sales of own-label plant-based products and milk alternatives by 700%

The supermarket has by far surpassed a targeted 400% increase in five years

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The Good Food Institute @gfi.org · Jul 28

🇬🇧 The UK’s new food strategy puts alt proteins on the map as an economic growth driver—framing protein innovation as a solution to a £14B productivity gap in food + drink manufacturing, while supporting public health, sustainability, and resilience goals.

📖 More from @gfieurope.org 👉 bit.ly/473okKm

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 28

Great to see initial proposals for the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) include biotechnology and the bioeconomy among the priority areas, potentially creating further opportunities to boost European innovation in protein diversification.

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European Competitiveness Fund

A new European Competitiveness Fund will invest in strategic technologies, to benefit the entire Single Market, as recommended in the Letta and Draghi Reports.

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 25

📝 New resource - Our latest report seeks to help bridge the 'valley of death' in precision fermentation with the help of strategic target outputs, developed in partnership with Arthur D. Little Consultancy.

Learn more: gfieurope.org/resource/pat...

Pathfinding towards precision fermentation viability - GFI Europe

Precision fermentation (PF) has enabled the production of key food ingredients for decades, and its potential is now expanding to the alternative protein

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 23

📢Hot of the press - new report from the Scientific Advisory Board of Germany's BMLEH offers a policy blueprint to boost protein diversification and make Germany’s food system healthier, more secure and more sustainable.

Read more: gfieurope.org/blog/indepen...

Independent scientific report from Germany's WBAE calls for de-polarisation and national leadership around protein diversification - GFI Europe

A report by the Scientific Advisory Board on Agricultural Policy, Nutrition and Consumer Health (WBAE) at the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 21

📰 Our July newsletter is out! 📰 Check out the latest alternative protein news across Europe in this month's edition of the GFI Europe newsletter, including key upcoming events, opportunities and resources.
All this and more here👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-ple...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 16

📢Breaking 📢Economic growth, public health, sustainability and resilience form the 4 pillars of the new UK food strategy, with plant-based, fermentation-made and cultivated foods set to play a growing role.

Learn more: gfieurope.org/blog/uk-food...

UK food strategy recognises alternative proteins as driver for growth - GFI Europe

The UK government’s new outline for the upcoming food strategy has highlighted that alternative proteins can deliver economic growth.

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 11

🤿 Deep dive 🤿The DACH region is an innovation powerhouse – with many teams at the cutting edge of research driving protein diversification. Dive into this diverse and dynamic ecosystem in our new page (available in English and German): gfieurope.org/de/forschung...

Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 10

🗳️ Policy update 🗳️ The European Parliament has just voted on its Report on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector, paving the way for the forthcoming Biotech Act.
Read more on the report: www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 9

📅 Upcoming event! 📅 The NAPIC Inaugural Conference brings together diverse stakeholders to foster collaboration, address sector challenges, and drive the transition towards sustainable, nutritious, and accessible protein sources.

Register now: napic.ac.uk/napic-inaugu...

Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 7

🐟🔬Dive into the future of cultivated seafood at Fish & CHIPS, a virtual collaborative huddle hosted by @gfi.org, where cultivated seafood researchers and innovators converge to connect and conquer technical challenges.
Learn more and register: airtable.com/appMgYRlJ6w8...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 2

Read more about the strategy also on our blog: gfieurope.org/blog/e350-mi...

Strategy for European Life Sciences €350 million funding opportunities set to boost EU food innovation - GFI Europe

The EU’s Strategy for European Life Sciences has outlined funding opportunities worth €350 million and plans to scale up fermentation technologies that could unlock the potential of Europe’s food inno...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jul 2

⚖ Policy update! ⚖ Europe's food innovators are set to benefit from funding opportunities worth €350 million and plans to scale up fermentation technologies outlined in today's EU Strategy for European Life Sciences.
Read more: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jun 26

⚖️Regulatory update⚖️ New initiative from the UK’s Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland offers a business support service to help companies trying to bring cultivated meat to the market – with plans to extend this to precision fermentation, too.
Read more: www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/...

Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jun 24

🔎 Open science matters – especially in the field of alternative proteins, where much of the research is conducted privately, and there is insufficient public funding available for the most impactful research and development.
Check our guide to publishing free research: gfieurope.org/wp-content/u...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jun 23

🥩📝 What nomenclature and labelling will best support consumers to make informed decisions on purchasing cultivated meat in Europe?
Our latest blog breaks down the key findings from groundbreaking new research commissioned by GFI Europe in partnership with Opinium. ⬇️
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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jun 23

📰 Our June newsletter is out! 📰 Check out the latest alternative protein news across Europe in this month's edition of the GFI Europe newsletter, including key upcoming events, opportunities and resources.
All this and more here 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/afford...

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Good Food Institute Europe @gfieurope.org · Jun 19

🔬Research funding opportunity!🔬
The latest Horizon Europe deadlines are fast approaching, and our blog unpacks the exciting opportunities for the region’s food innovators: gfieurope.org/blog/horizon...