From technical proof to buyer confidence: How food-tech start-ups need to communicate commercial readiness
In a challenging commercial environment, Edera Labs' Chiara Molena highlights how today's food-tech start-ups must look beyond technical validation in order to demonstrate commercial maturity and see success.
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Beyond Meat reports ‘directional progress’ in Q2 2026 results despite continued revenue decrease
Beyond Meat has released its financial results for the second quarter ended 27 June 2026, reporting net revenues of $68.8 million.
Orkla Snacks acquires vegan confectionery producer The European Candy Group in €207m deal
Orkla Snacks has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in The European Candy Group (CCI), a European producer of vegan sugar confectionery products.
Hilton Foods sells Dutch vegan and vegetarian business Dalco to LiveKindly for £5.4m
Meat and seafood manufacturer Hilton Foods has agreed to sell its Dutch-based vegan and vegetarian business, Dalco Food, to LiveKindly Collective for £5.4 million.
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Plantible secures $35m to boost Rubi Protein production capacity
US food-tech company Plantible Foods has received a USDA-backed loan from X-Caliber Rural Capital to significantly expand production of its plant-based Rubi Protein ingredient.
ADM invests more than $16m into natural colour production at facility in Kentucky, US
ADM has announced an investment of more than $16 million to significantly expand natural colour production capacity at its facility in Boone County, Northern Kentucky.
MicroHarvest to build 15,000-tonne annual capacity alt-protein plant in Leuna, Germany
German biotech scale-up MicroHarvest, a producer of protein ingredients through biomass fermentation, is set to build its first large-scale production facilty in Leuna, Germany.
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From technical proof to buyer confidence: How food-tech start-ups need to communicate commercial readiness
In a challenging commercial environment, Edera Labs' Chiara Molena highlights how today's food-tech start-ups must look beyond technical validation in order to demonstrate commercial maturity and see success.
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Beyond the claims: Understanding biological response to plant-based sports performance ingredients
Simona Mrakic-Sposta, of the Italian National Research Council, discusses how insights from her recent study on beetroot-derived nitrate supplements could pave the way for more evidence-based formulation of plant-based sports nutrition products.
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Why precision fermentation is enabling plant-based, not competing with it
Precision fermentation is often framed as a competitor to plant-based food, but the reality may be far more collaborative. CPI's Suzanne Robb explores how fermentation could enable the next phase of alternative protein growth.
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Start-up spotlight: Haskapa
In this instalment of 'Start-up spotlight' – which celebrates smaller, earlier-stage companies and their innovations – we speak to Evie Kemp, founder, physician and research director of Haskapa: a UK-based, science-led nutrition company built around the haskap berry.
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From global fusion to ‘newstalgia’: FoodBev tours ADM’s Berlin flavour lab
FoodBev Media was recently invited to take a journey through today’s most influential taste trends during a visit to ADM’s Flavour Innovation Centre in Berlin, Germany, where plant-based innovation was among the key focus areas.
