NEWS 18 Alternative Proteins Magazine April 2024 Meatly creates world’s first lab-grown cultivated chicken for cats Meatly, one of the leading cultivated meat companies in the world, announced that it created the world’s first cans of pet food that use cultivated chicken as the protein source. The product was created in collaboration with its first brand partner, Omni, a fast-growing novel protein pet food company in the UK, founded by veterinarian Dr. Guy Sandelowsky. This is also a significant step in Meatly’s B2B route to market, as it looks to become both the first company in the world to sell cultivated meat for pets, and the first to gain regulatory approval and sell cultivated meat-based products in the UK and Europe. For Omni, which has achieved more than £2 million in sales to date selling dog food crafted from pulse, algae, and yeast protein diets, this first venture into the cultivated meat market comes in the form of canned wet food for cats. By utilising Meatly’s cruelty-free chicken ingredient, this step represents a much-anticipated evolution of the pet food market as pet food brands, like Omni, look to offer ethical and more environmentally friendly products that are healthier for pets, Meatly stated. It also marks a huge moment for the wider pet food industry, which is growing 7% per annum globally and is expected to be worth £120bn by 2026. However, with this growth, the industry’s environmental impact is increasing rapidly. 22% of the meat currently consumed in the UK is consumed by pets, representing a significant amount of GHG emissions. Meatly said that it addresses this by producing sustainable, tasty and nutritious meat, whilst reducing our reliance on industrial agriculture. Read more>> Jointly organized by EABA and DLG Benelux, AlgaEurope 2023, the annual conference highlighting breakthroughs and trends in the algae biomass sector, saw an extraordinary gathering of 407 delegates from 40 countries and 221 organizations. Hosted in Prague, Czech Republic, from December 12-15, the event unfolded over four days, featuring a curated programme delivered by 112 expert speakers. The content spanned scientific, technological, and business dimensions within the global algae biomass sector. Exploring an array of subjects, AlgaEurope is one of the most comprehensive conferences in its field. More than 20 plenary sessions covered Physiology, Biorefinery, Food, Feed, Biostimulant, Bioremediation, and Biomaterial among others. The conference featured distinguished keynote speakers, including Sónia Ventura (Portugal), Susana Coelho (Germany), Angela Wulf (Sweden), and Robert Henrikson (USA), offering profound insights and expertise. One of the highlights of the conference was the poster presentation area, which provided researchers with a platform to present their work. Some 136 scientific authors presented their work. The introduction of the Poster Presentation Award this year recognised outstanding contributions. The next AlgaEurope conference will be held in Athens on December 10-12, 2024. Read more>> AlgaEurope 2023 highlights future of algae industry
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