
Kenny Torrella
Senior Reporter, Future Perfect
Latest articles by Kenny Torrella


It’s delicious, but opinions vary on texture and how close it comes to tasting like steak from a real cow.

Hybrid cars gave way to electric vehicles. Could “hybrid meat” do the same for beef and pork?

Over the last decade our understanding of how fish experience pain has greatly advanced, thanks in large part to Sneddon’s pioneering work.

The future of animal welfare will be decided in Asia and Latin America, home to more than two-thirds of the world’s farmed animals.

Scientists, investors, and entrepreneurs want in on the meat-free revolution. Specht has been there to guide them — and accelerate the whole field.

Xue and the China Plant Based Foods Alliance have built support for alternative meat production across China.

The European Union could ban cages for farm animals as soon as 2027. It’s the culmination of decades of strategic campaigning and coalition-building.

For meat alternatives to take off, we don’t just need startups — we need more research and new structures to advance the field.


Animal welfare has suffered as humanity has improved, but there’s hope on the horizon.


Californians passed a landmark law that bans cages for pigs. Now the Supreme Court could overturn it.