UK plant-based food brand Bol has expanded its Power Soup range with the launch of two new fibre-forward SKUs, aiming to bring a ‘new benefit-led proposition’ to the chilled soup category.

Plant-based oils manufacturer AAK has secured £2 million in funding from Humber Freeport to deliver a major investment programme at its site in Hull, UK.

Belgian food-tech start-up Paleo has raised €2 million to support the commercial scale-up of its animal-free heme proteins, made from yeast using precision fermentation.

ProVeg International’s ProVeg Incubator programme has selected 15 food-tech start-ups to join its Autumn cohort, representing 11 countries across four continents.

US meat alternatives brand Daring Foods has launched six new frozen skillet meals, debuting at Sprouts stores nationwide this month with additional retailers to follow later in the year.

City Roots Hospitality, a restaurant group based in New York, US, has acquired plant-based seafood brand Fysh Foods for an undisclosed sum.

The European Commission has authorised the use of Ingredion’s Benicaros SF Pure P, a plant-based, soluble carrot fibre ingredient, for commercialisation throughout the region.

New analysis of Net Zero Insights figures from the Good Food Institute shows that European alternative protein companies raised €236 million in private investment in the first half of 2026.

Trubar Kids, a US-based plant-based snack bar brand, has introduced a new chocolate banana bread flavour in a collaboration with film producer Illumination, inspired by its Minions film.