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Shimadzu Leader | June 2026
Manufacturing
The mushroom movement: Functional fungi go mainstream
The mushroom movement: Functional fungi go mainstream

As they move beyond niche wellness stores and into everyday retail, food and beverage products featuring functional mushrooms are seeing unprecedented consumer interest.

Exclusives
Oatly invests $16m in Swedish production plant to expand capacity
Oatly invests $16m in Swedish production plant to expand capacity

Oatly has announced a multi-year investment to expand production capacity at its Landskrona facility in Sweden, as demand for plant-based drinks continues to grow across Europe.

Manufacturing
M2 Ingredients debuts functional mushroom solution for brewed coffee
M2 Ingredients debuts functional mushroom solution for brewed coffee

M2 Ingredients has announced the launch of M2Brew, an ingredient solution engineered for mushroom coffee applications to ensure bioactive compounds survive the brewing process.

Ingredients
Bunge completes acquisition of IFF’s soy protein concentrate, lecithin and crush businesses
Bunge completes acquisition of IFF’s soy protein concentrate, lecithin and crush businesses

Bunge has completed its acquisition of International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)’s soy protein concentrate, lecithin and crush businesses.

Food
Two-step fermentation process improves smell of plant proteins
Two-step fermentation process improves smell of plant proteins

Researchers in the US have developed a two-step fermentation method that can improve the aroma of plant proteins, paving the way for more appealing plant-based foods.

Research & development
Start-up spotlight: Koppie
Start-up spotlight: Koppie

This time, we speak to Daan Raemdonck, CEO and co-founder of Koppie, a company making coffee alternatives from fermented pulses.

Exclusives
VFC Foods and Meatless Farm split from Vegan Food Group
VFC Foods and Meatless Farm split from Vegan Food Group

UK-based vegan food company VFC Foods, which also owns Meatless Farm, is undergoing a corporate separation from the Vegan Food Group (VFG), with co-founder Adam Lyons returning to the business to oversee operations.

Financial
Start-up of the month: Mottainai Food Tech
Start-up of the month: Mottainai Food Tech

We speak to Daryl Pek, co-founder of Mottainai Food Tech, parent company of Jiro Meat, about the company's recent expansion and its mission to valorise food waste.

Exclusives
Agronomics invests further £1.5m in All G as precision fermentation nears commercial rollout
Agronomics invests further £1.5m in All G as precision fermentation nears commercial rollout

Agronomics, the London-listed cellular agriculture investor, has put a further AUD 3 million (£1.5 million) into Australian biotech All G.

Ingredients
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