Dutch food-tech company The Protein Brewery has announced an €18 million extension of its Series B funding round, led by ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund.

Food System Innovations has launched the Food Intelligence Lab, a new initiative designed to build the AI infrastructure needed to accelerate research and development.

Finnish food technology company Solar Foods has secured €77.8 million in public funding from Business Finland to support the construction and commissioning of its planned Factory 02 production facility.

Canadian food-tech company NS/TX has raised $10.5 million in funding to further scale its alternative protein manufacturing platform.

New Zealand-based Leaft Foods has received an investment from Japanese dairy group Lacto Japan, supporting the commercialisation of protein products made from its leaf protein ingredient.

SunOpta has announced the opening of a newly expanded production line for ‘better-for-you’ fruit snacks at its facility in Omak, Washington, US.

Food allergy charity Natasha’s Foundation has today announced the launch of Natasha’s Prize, a £10 million investment into global research to ‘create a future without food allergy’.

Raisio has secured €1.8 million in funding from Finnish innovation agency Business Finland to support a four-year research project aimed at developing functional fibre ingredients from grain processing side streams.

Oishii has announced the first closing of a $150 million Series C financing round, supporting the scale of its indoor Smart Farm model as the company increases production.