The Better Meat Co (BMC) has secured $31 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to expand its patented mycoprotein fermentation technology to commercial scale.

Nourish Ingredients has received ‘generally recognised as safe’ (GRAS) status from the Flavour and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) for the use of its proprietary Mortierella alpina biomass (S11) as a flavouring in food.

Bunge Global has acquired IFF's soy and lecithin business, a move that is poised to enhance Bunge's product portfolio and strengthen its position in the F&B sector.

Austrian food-tech start-up Revo Foods has successfully completed a €1.6 million crowdfunding round through the Funder Nation platform.

Dutch food-tech company Plantible Foods has announced that its first commercial facility in Eldorado, Texas, US, is now fully operational and entering a new phase of expansion.

Just Egg, the mung bean-based egg alternative that has already developed a cult following in the US, is coming to Europe. The Plant Base’s editor, Melissa Bradshaw, attended an exclusive brunch in London this week to celebrate its upcoming expansion.

Alt-protein start-up Mottainai Food Tech has officially opened a pilot-scale manufacturing facility and R&D lab in Singapore, dedicated to solid-state fermentation of upcycled, plant-based proteins.

Israeli biotech start-up Novella Innovative Technology has partnered with Australian ingredient developer Metaphor Foods to bring next-generation natural food preservation solutions to market.

Food-tech company Win-Win, known for creating what it claims is the UK’s first cocoa-free chocolate alternative, has closed a £3 million Series A funding round.