Agronomics, the London-listed cellular agriculture investor, has put a further AUD 3 million (£1.5 million) into Australian biotech All G.

Emsland Group has announced the launch of Emjel LC 15, a new functional starch solution aiming to transform the production of vegan and vegetarian confectionery.

Om Mushrooms, a US-based functional mushroom company, has secured a $6.5 million line of credit from JPalmer Collective.

Beyond Meat has announced a milestone update: its entry into the beverage category with the launch of Beyond Immerse, a new line of pea protein drinks.

The partnership marks Impossible's expansion into new protein-boosted products that are complementary to its meat alternatives, including grain-based breads and pasta.

British plant-based food and beverage brand Bol has expanded its range of nutritionally complete meal shakes with two new flavour varieties, banana and strawberry.

M2 Ingredients, a vertically integrated functional mushroom grower based in California, US, is set to open its brand-new M2 Center of Innovation next month – an advanced R&D lab designed to accelerate functional mushroom product development.

Bactolife, a start-up based in Copenhagen, Denmark, has raised over €30 million in Series B funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its precision-fermented Binding Proteins innovation.

In this roundtable feature, some of the industry’s key players share their thoughts on the big trends for the year ahead as plant-based dairy continues to whip up innovation.