NEWS 76 Alternative Proteins Magazine April 2025 Further Foods signs agreement for cultivated meat CULT Food Science Corp., a disruptive food technology platform pioneering the commercialization of lab-grown meat and cellular agriculture to reshape the global food industry, announced that its subsidiary, Further Foods Inc., signed an R&D Supply Agreement with a producer to secure a supply of cultivated meat for the development of its upcoming Noochies! line of cultivated meat pet treats, marking a major step toward commercialization. The Noochies! team participated in the Global Pet Show, a premier industry event in Orlando, Florida, that brings together pet food innovators, distributors, and consumers. From March 26-28th, Noochies! used this platform to introduce its line of products to a global audience, highlighting the benefits of cellular agriculture and ethical pet food production. The event served as a key opportunity to establish partnerships and strengthen industry presence. Recognizing the rising demand for sustainable pet food in Asia, Noochies! is expanding its distribution network in the region, according to the announcement. Noochies! has already received orders from a distributor in Southeast Asia and is in active discussions with other potential partners in the region. Further Foods has initiated strategic partnerships to facilitate entry into these new markets, where consumer interest in ethical and alternative pet nutrition is increasing. CULT points out that this expansion underscores its commitment to making cultivated meat pet treats accessible on a global scale. Read more>> New study presents environmental benefits of cultivated meat The Czech biotechnology start-up, Bene Meat Technologies (BMT), in collaboration with scientists from the Czech Technical University in Prague, presented the first comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) study focused on the industrial cultivation of meat. This study, peer-reviewed by an LCA expert from the University of Nottingham, provides the most accurate insight to date into the environmental impacts of cultivated meat production at an industrial scale. The results of the study indicate that cultivated meat has significantly lower environmental impacts, compared to traditional animal production. The study is reportedly based on data derived from real technology, prepared for the factory that Bene Meat is currently building near Prague. “This LCA study provides the first comprehensive insight into the actual impacts of industrial meat cultivation. Our findings demonstrate that this technology has enormous potential, in terms of environmental impacts, and achieves significantly better results than, for example, traditional beef production,” says the study’s lead author, Dr. Ing. Miroslav Žilka from the Czech Technical University in Prague. Ing. Petr Bubeníček, Head of Production at BMT, emphasizes that the study includes, among other factors, all of the input materials, which account for more than half of the total emissions per kilogram of meat. This implies that the cultivation technology is so optimized and efficient that most of the related emissions occur outside the biotechnology facility – at the raw material suppliers. BMT presents the key findings from the study as: • Land use: Currently, only 3.1 m² (including the growing of the necessary raw materials) is needed to cultivate 1 kg of meat (less than for any conventional farmed meat). The study predicts a future reduction to 2.0 m² per kilogram.
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