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Manufacturing
The recipe upgrade: How plant-based brands are reformulating for better taste, texture and beyond
The recipe upgrade: How plant-based brands are reformulating for better taste, texture and beyond

Fine-tuning formulations can help plant-based products to stir up consumer buzz, rather than fade into the background in a crowded fixture. We explore.

Exclusives
Kääpä Biotech secures €900,000 investment from PeakBridge to meet rising functional mushroom demand
Kääpä Biotech secures €900,000 investment from PeakBridge to meet rising functional mushroom demand

Kääpä Biotech, a Finnish start-up that develops functional mushroom products, has secured a €900,000 strategic investment from global agri-food venture capital firm PeakBridge.

Funding & investments
Liberation Labs partners with NEOM to establish precision fermentation facility in Saudi Arabia
Liberation Labs partners with NEOM to establish precision fermentation facility in Saudi Arabia

Liberation Labs, a biomanufacturing scale-up backed by Agronomics, has announced a strategic partnership with the NEOM Investment Fund (NIF).

Partnerships
Vegan Food Group and Eat Just announce partnership backed by £11.25m investment
Vegan Food Group and Eat Just announce partnership backed by £11.25m investment

Vegan Food Group has announced a new partnership with US food-tech company Eat Just, creator of the Just Egg product.

Partnerships
Beneo opens €50m pulse-processing plant in Germany
Beneo opens €50m pulse-processing plant in Germany

Beneo has opened its first pulse-processing plant in Obrigheim, Germany, following an investment of around €50 million by its parent company, the Südzucker Group.

Ingredients
NoPalm Ingredients announces launch of new oils and fats brand, Revóleo
NoPalm Ingredients announces launch of new oils and fats brand, Revóleo

Dutch food-tech start-up NoPalm Ingredients has announced the launch of its new flagship oils and fats brand, Revóleo.

Ingredients
Nourish Ingredients and Cabio Biotech achieve commercialisation milestone for precision fermentation fats
Nourish Ingredients and Cabio Biotech achieve commercialisation milestone for precision fermentation fats

Nourish Ingredients, in partnership with Cabio Biotech, has successfully completed the 'world’s first' commercial-scale production of precision fermentation-derived fats.

Ingredients
“Food processing should not be seen as exclusively harmful”: Study explores impact of processing on biochemical composition of plant-based foods
“Food processing should not be seen as exclusively harmful”: Study explores impact of processing on biochemical composition of plant-based foods

Researchers in Finland have examined how different food processing methods affect the biochemical composition of plant-based food products.

Research & development
Intake secures $9.2m to propel precision fermentation innovations
Intake secures $9.2m to propel precision fermentation innovations

South Korea-based food-tech start-up Intake has closed a Series C funding round, securing $9.2m from a consortium of seven investors.

Funding & investments
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