The rapidly growing sweet protein market has just witnessed a major manufacturing milestone in China.

Months after a jury found Beyond Meat liable to pay nearly $39M for infringing a trademark owned by Sonate (which does business as Vegadelphia Foods), a federal judge has accepted the plant-based meat company’s motion to reduce the damages awarded.

The Impossible Burger is finally coming to the UK – a version of it, anyway.After a years-long wait for regulatory approval of its genetically engineered heme ingredient, a key flavour and colour component of its signature burger, Impossible Foods has tweaked its recipe for the UK launch.

La Vie has become the latest plant-based meat company to introduce a whole-food product format in the UK.

French culinary school École Ducasse, founded by Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse, has launched three plant-forward gastronomy training programmes, starting in Spring 2027. These include an English-language Essentials of Naturalité course with a focus on vegetable-led cooking, and Vegan Pastry Essentials courses delivered in English and French.