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Functional
Danone’s £864m Huel acquisition cleared by UK regulator
The UK Competitions and Markets Authority has today (20 August 2026) cleared Danone’s £864 million acquisition of plant-based nutrition brand Huel.
NNB and Axiom Foods launch plant protein partnership to address whey shortage
US-based nutrition company NNB has partnered with protein manufacturer Axiom Foods to launch a new plant protein ingredients line, PeptiClear.
Start-up spotlight: Q&A with Riff Snacks
This time, we speak to Riff Snacks: a start-up born out of UK agri-food specialist university Harper Adams, centred around low-waste plant-based snacks made with surplus and 'wonky' ingredients.
Dyadic expands non-animal dairy pipeline through new commercial agreement
US biotech company Dyadic Applied BioSolutions has announced the expansion of its commercial non-animal dairy pipeline through a new development and commercial license agreement with a European company for additional precision-fermented dairy proteins.
Huel debuts new Mixed Berry Black Edition RTD offering in the US
Plant-based nutrition brand Huel has expanded its portfolio in the US with the addition of a new Mixed Berry flavour to its Black Edition Ready-to-Drink (RTD) line-up.
BMC Ingredients’ Rhiza mycoprotein approved for sale in Canada
BMC Ingredients, previously known as The Better Meat Co, has received a Letter of No Objection from Health Canada for the sale of its Rhiza mycoprotein ingredient.
MicroHarvest to build 15,000-tonne annual capacity alt-protein plant in Leuna, Germany
German biotech scale-up MicroHarvest, a producer of protein ingredients through biomass fermentation, is set to build its first large-scale production facilty in Leuna, Germany.
Start-up spotlight: Fudi Protein
In this instalment of 'Start-up spotlight,' we speak to Udi Lazimy, founder of Fudi Protein: a US-based food-tech developing functional protein ingredients from alfalfa as an alternative to egg white and dairy.
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