ABF Ingredients has announced plans to purchase land in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as part of a major expansion strategy designed to support the continued growth of its speciality ingredients business, Ohly, across North America.

Upcycling has emerged as a golden opportunity for food and beverage manufacturers to embrace circular economy principles, as reducing waste and minimising environmental footprints remain high priorities.

Green Boy Group has led an early-stage investment in Fudi Protein, a US-based start-up producing alt-protein ingredients from alfalfa.

Döhler has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining shares in British flavour house Treatt for £183 million, taking full ownership of the company.

Food-tech company Pentasweet has laid the foundations for its brazzein sweet protein factory in Vilnius, Lithuania, backed by €65 million investment.

GNT has opened a new sales and application centre in Shanghai, aiming to help manufacturers in China meet growing demand for foods made with plant-based colours.

The alternative proteins market – encompassing cultivated meat, plant-based and fermented proteins – was projected to be worth over $20 billion in 2025. Here, we examine some of the animal-free alt-proteins poised for growth.

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.

Solar Foods has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering the production process of its protein ingredient Solein.