Sun Chemical has unveiled a new edible algae cultivation facility in California, US, operated by its subsidiary Earthrise Nutritionals.

Beneo has opened its first pulse-processing plant in Obrigheim, Germany, following an investment of around €50 million by its parent company, the Südzucker Group.

Molecular farming company PoLoPo has completed the design phase for its first pilot production facility.

Lantmännen has been granted a €50m loan from the European Investment Bank to co-finance a new pea protein production facility.

My Co, an investor in food, agri and biotech start-ups, has acquired Australian Plant Proteins out of administration for an undisclosed sum.

PoLoPo has increased its lab capacity to produce hundreds of grams of functional proteins per month for food industry partners.

Plant-based foods dominated alt-protein innovation, with nearly 4,000 patents published in this area since 2015.

German food-tech start-up Kynda has announced the successful closure of a €3 million seed funding round.

ProVeg described the European Commission's vision for food and agriculture as offering 'little more than a rehash of the status quo'.