Glebe Farm Foods has invested in a new on-site paper packaging machine, marking a positive step in its long-term ambition to explore more sustainable packaging options.

Food-tech start-up Cosaic has announced a successful $6 million seed funding round, led by DSM-Firmenich’s investment arm, to accelerate scale-up of its yeast fermentation platform.

Swiss food-tech start-up Planetary has successfully raised around $28 million to support the growth of its global fermentation platform.

UK biotech manufacturer Clean Food Group has raised £4.5 million in fresh investment to accelerate the scale-up of its fermentation-based oils and fats platform.

Finnish foodtech innovator Happy Plant Protein is taking a significant step toward commercial scale, in a new agriculture-based production facility in Latvia.

A Dutch research consortium has secured €1.3m in funding to develop milk proteins for vegan cheese using fungi, through precision fermentation.

French food-tech company Standing Ovation has raised $34.2 million (€30 million) in Series B funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its precision-fermented dairy proteins.

Australia-based biomanufacturing company Cauldron Ferm has secured $13.25 million in a Series A2 funding round, bringing its total funding to $26 million.

French plant-based cheese producer Jay&Joy has raised €2 million in funding to support its growth in the UK and Europe.