Tag: Dubai

Novel Foods Group bets big on precision fermentation to produce elusive sweetener

Novel Foods Group bets big on precision fermentation to produce elusive sweetener

March 11, 2024 |

In Dubai, Novel Foods Group is planning a $500-million precision fermentation production hub to scale production of brazzein, a sweeter-than-sugar protein found in the difficult-to-cultivate West African Oubli plant. According to vegconomist, a deal was reached between Novel Foods Group, Glatt Group, BioEngineering AG, and CB Consultancy AG to scale production of brazzein using fermentation […]

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Stella McCartney uses climate talks to skewer trade policies

Stella McCartney uses climate talks to skewer trade policies

December 25, 2023 |

In Dubai, sustainable fashion pioneer Stella McCartney used the COP28 climate talks to draw attention to policy roadblocks to widespread use of environmentally friendly materials in fashion—namely, taxes that are incurred by vegan leather items. McCartney, which uses alternative leathers made from biobased materials like grape waste and mushrooms, said in a speech at the […]

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