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Funding & investments
The Protein Brewery raises €30m to fuel mycoprotein ingredient innovation
The Protein Brewery raises €30m to fuel mycoprotein ingredient innovation

The Protein Brewery, a Dutch start-up innovating in fungi-based ingredients, has successfully closed a €30 million Series B funding round.

Ingredients
Time-Travelling Milkman raises €2m to support launch of Oleocream solution
Time-Travelling Milkman raises €2m to support launch of Oleocream solution

Time-Travelling Milkman has secured €2 million in Pre-Series A funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its Oleocream solution, designed to enhance creaminess in plant-based and hybrid dairy products.

Food
Summ Ingredients secures €1.7m to launch multifunctional fermented protein category
Summ Ingredients secures €1.7m to launch multifunctional fermented protein category

Summ Ingredients, formerly known as Nutrumami, is poised to transform the food ingredients landscape with the introduction of its first multifunctional ingredient, FermiPro.

Ingredients
Canadian businesses launch $23.5m project to develop new fava-based ingredients
Canadian businesses launch $23.5m project to develop new fava-based ingredients

Protein Industries Canada, Maia Farms and Phytokana Ingredients are collaborating on a CAD 32.5 million (approx. $23.5 million) project to turn Canadian-grown fava beans into nutritious, sustainable ingredients for plant-based foods.

Food
Momo Kombucha secures £2m funding
Momo Kombucha secures £2m funding

Momo Kombucha has successfully raised £2 million in its largest funding round to date.

Beverage
Finnish start-up Perfat Technologies raises €2.5m to revolutionise healthy fats
Finnish start-up Perfat Technologies raises €2.5m to revolutionise healthy fats

Perfat Technologies, a Finnish deep-tech startup, has secured €2.5 million in Series A financing to advance its innovative fat alternatives.

Food
Food Founders Studio closes $1.5m funding round, launches plant-based taste tech
Food Founders Studio closes $1.5m funding round, launches plant-based taste tech

Food Founders Studio has closed its initial funding round of CHF 1.2 million (approx. $1.5 million) and unveiled its first venture, a plant-based flavour improvement technology developed with a European university partner.

Food
Xampla receives $14m investment to accelerate plant-based plastic alternatives
Xampla receives $14m investment to accelerate plant-based plastic alternatives

Xampla, a UK-based start-up developing plastic alternative materials made from plants, has received $14 million in private capital.

Packaging
EU invests €2.2m into project to accelerate plant-based food adoption
EU invests €2.2m into project to accelerate plant-based food adoption

The European Union (EU) has invested €2.2 million into a project to encourage the growth and adoption of plant-based food across Europe.

Food
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