Innovations

Solutions

First U.S. Egg Producer Commits to End Chick Culling by Fall

The brand worked closely with animal welfare scientists to implement in-ovo sexing.

Food•5 min read

Solutions

New Cow-Free Cheese May Be Tastier, but Still Faces Hurdles

Consumers care about animal welfare and climate pollution, scientists find, but also dairy farmers’ livelihoods.

Food•5 min read

Explainer

Why Is Chick Culling Still a Thing When Other Technologies Exist?

It’s more profitable to grind up billions of baby chicks than it is to raise them for meat.

Food•9 min read

Explainer

How To Explain Lab-Grown Meat Simply (For People Who Aren’t Scientists)

The most common questions about cultivated meat, answered in plain English.

Food•11 min read

Reported

8 Alternative Protein Market Predictions for 2024

The alternative protein market is evolving rapidly — but it still might not be quick enough to outrun the environmental devastation of the meat industry.

Food•8 min read

Explainer

Plant-Based Meat: Healthy Option or Vegan Junk Food?

Plant-based meat comes in many forms, some healthier than others.

Food•8 min read

Explainer

15 Plant-Based Meat Companies You Should Know

The plant-based food industry has exploded in recent years, with plant-based meats igniting the conversation about the future of food.

Food•10 min read

Reported

Can Cultivated Meat Be Truly Slaughter-Free? Omeat Thinks So

As cultivated meat clears U.S. approval for sales, Omeat launches with a new strategy to ditch the controversial fetal bovine serum.

Food•8 min read

Reported

Cultivated Meat Startups Need More Scientists and Funding

Alt proteins are making th pitch for more federal funding as a new report finds startups need more “technical talent” to scale.

Food•6 min read

Explainer

How Do You Make Leather From Mushrooms?

Leather made from mushrooms is a cruelty-free and environmentally friendly alternative to animal hides, including cow and lamb.

Food•7 min read

Reported

Four Challenges Facing Cultivated Meat 

From government approval to cultural pushback, here’s how 2023 looks to be shaping up for the cultivated meat industry.  

Food•9 min read

Analysis

Don’t Count Plant-based Meat Out Just Yet

The plant-based industry skeptics are ignoring a crucial factor: price parity.

Food•9 min read

Perspective

Is Smart Farming Making Life Worse for Farmed Animals?

New technology is making farmers' lives easier, but the increased efficiency they bring often comes at the cost of farmed animals.

Food•6 min read

Perspective

Interview: The Future of Pet Food With Ryan Bethencourt

Sentient Media recently sat down with Ryan Bethencourt, CEO of Wild Earth, to talk about how his company is shaking up the pet food industry.

Food•6 min read

Explainer

Exploring Alternative Proteins and the Future of Meat Production

Protein is one of the four main food groups that form a balanced diet. Our bodies use proteins as building blocks for our skin, bones, muscle, vitamins, and hormones.

Food•2 min read

Explainer

How Cultivated Meat Went from Lab Experiment to Legitimate Solution

Like the Impossible Burger, cultivated meat is an industry-led technological innovation that will make it easier to cut animals out of your diet and eat meat, too.

Food•11 min read

Reported

Animal Farmers Respond to the Rise of Plant-Based Meat

For decades, small farmers have been suffering at the hands of industrial agriculture. Now, some fear the growing popularity of plant-based foods could give big meat producers even more power.

Food•5 min read

Reported

The Pet Food Industry Is Cutting Ties with Animal Agriculture

If cats and dogs were a country, they would be the fifth-largest meat consumer in the world, according to PLOS One. Could cultured meat help the pet food industry clean…

Food•7 min read

Perspective

Lab-Grown Meat Isn’t Natural—And Neither Is Factory Farming

Many consumers believe conventional meat products are more natural than their lab-grown counterparts. What is "natural," however, is not always best.

Food•7 min read

Explainer

Cultured Meat Could Revolutionize the Food System

In nearly every way, cultured meat is the same as conventional meat. The all-important difference is that cultured meat does not require the raising or killing of animals for food.

Food•12 min read

Reported

This Big Meat Lobby Is Pro Cell-Based Meat. How Will Regulators Respond?

Earlier this summer, the largest meat lobby in America, the North American Meat Institute, and clean meat manufacturer Memphis Meats asked for more regulatory input from the FDA and USDA—specifically,…

Food•5 min read

Reported

Big Meat Is Pro Clean Meat

The largest meat lobby in America sees a future for clean meat. The North American Meat Institute and clean meat manufacturer Memphis Meats asked for more regulatory input from the…

Food•1 min read