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Funding & investments
Novameat raises €17.4m in Series A funding round, introduces new plant-based shredded beef
Novameat raises €17.4m in Series A funding round, introduces new plant-based shredded beef

Plant-based meat start-up Novameat has raised €17.4m in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.

Funding & investments
Planted expands production capacity with new facility in southern Germany
Planted expands production capacity with new facility in southern Germany

Swiss meat alternatives company Planted is set to enhance its production capabilities with a new facility in Memmingen, Bavaria, Germany.

Beef
The Better Meat Co awarded $1.4m from US Department of Defense
The Better Meat Co awarded $1.4m from US Department of Defense

The Better Meat Co has been awarded a $1.4m grant by the US Department of Defense to support the production of its mycoprotein ingredient.

Funding & investments
Lantmännen invests SEK 1.2bn in new plant protein manufacturing facility
Lantmännen invests SEK 1.2bn in new plant protein manufacturing facility

Lantmännen has invested SEK 1.2bn (approx. $116.8m) in a new manufacturing facility for plant-based proteins.

Funding & investments
Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein opens at the National University of Singapore
Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein opens at the National University of Singapore

The Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was launched today (5 September).

Research & development
Ikea invests in New School Foods to advance plant-based innovations
Ikea invests in New School Foods to advance plant-based innovations

New School Foods, a start-up specialising in seafood alternatives, has secured $6m in funding from investors, including Ikea.

Funding & investments
UK government to invest £15m in hub commercialising alt-proteins
UK government to invest £15m in hub commercialising alt-proteins

The UK government will invest £15m in an innovation hub to accelerate the commercialisation of plant-based, cultivated and fermented foods.

Funding & investments
De Novo Foodlabs secures additional funding for animal-free lactoferrin ingredient
De Novo Foodlabs secures additional funding for animal-free lactoferrin ingredient

US precision fermentation specialist De Novo Foodlabs has announced an additional funding raise, bringing its total funding to $4 million.

Funding & investments
New vegan cheese brand, Plonts, launches in US with $12m seed funding
New vegan cheese brand, Plonts, launches in US with $12m seed funding

Plonts, a new plant-based cheese brand, has debuted its first product in the US following a $12 million seed funding round.

Plant-based dairy
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