The Cultured Hub, a scale-up facility established through a joint venture between Bühler, Migros and Givaudan, has expanded its services with the addition of plant cell culturing capabilities.

Plant-based food group LiveKindly Collective has partnered with Tindle Foods to manufacture and distribute the brand’s products across foodservice and online channels in the US, Germany and UK.

US vertical farming company AeroFarms said it has secured funding to continue operations, following the announcement of its closure last week.

British plant-based food brand Bosh has expanded its retail product range with three new ambient seasonings, launching into Ocado in February 2026.

The Good Food Institute Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s new Biotech Act, but said it marks a ‘missed opportunity’ for food innovation due to its exclusion of novel foods from its regulatory sandbox scheme.

Swiss food ingredient start-up Yeastup has officially opened its first industrial-scale production facility, marking a significant milestone in the commercialisation of brewer’s yeast-derived proteins and fibres.

In our final 'Start-up spotlight' feature for 2025, we speak to Sly Foods: a producer of freeze-dried plant-based meals designed to fuel adventurous, outdoors-loving consumers in the most demanding of conditions.

GNT has opened a new application laboratory in Dubai, developed to support manufacturers using its plant-based Exberry colours in the Middle East, North Africa and Indian subcontinent.

Free-from snack brand Crave is set to expand its frozen bakery range with the launch of Choccy Dodoughs in Morrisons stores from 4 January 2026.