Chinova Bioworks’ Chiber Mushroom Extract is designed to help manufacturers support microbial stability in categories such as non-alcoholic beer, ready-to-drink cocktails, sauces, dips and chilled products.

Oils and fats company AAK has teamed up with US food-tech start-up Savor, in a two-year collaboration to develop speciality fat solutions for dairy alternative and bakery applications.

Quaker is entering the ready-to-mix breakfast drinks category with the launch of Oat Shake & Go.

US-based animal-free dairy company New Culture has strengthened its intellectual property portfolio after securing a second US patent covering cheese made with animal-free casein.

Finnish food-tech company Happy Plant Protein has partnered with German ingredients manufacturer Crespel & Deiters, aiming to bring Happy Plant Protein’s dry extrusion technology to commercial scale.

The European Commission has published its new Protein Action Plan alongside a Livestock Strategy, aiming to boost the resilience of Europe’s agri-food sector and address market challenges.

The Better Meat Co has announced that it will rebrand itself as BMC Ingredients, a new trade name reflecting the broader food applications for its Rhiza mycelium ingredient.

Biotech specialist NXW Nutrition From Water has invested an equity stake in PhycoFerm, a Portugal-based microalgae strain development company.

Strong Roots has appointed Emma Curtis as managing director, promoting one of the company's longest-serving leaders to oversee its next phase of growth.