This month, our start-up spotlight is on Lasso, the newly launched broader food-tech company from the team behind plant-based meat brand Tender Food. Mike Messersmith, Lasso's CEO, tells us more about the company's journey so far.

French food-tech start-up Edonia has joined forces with catering group Newrest, to bring microalgae-based meals to public canteens nationwide.

Beyond Meat has reported its financial results for the third quarter ended 27 September 2025, reporting a 13.3% decrease in net revenues year-over-year.

US start-up Meati Foods, a producer of mycelium-based meat alternative products, has been acquired by Yasir Abdul, CEO of tech company InvenTel.

US plant-based food brand Barvecue has unveiled what it claims is a market-first innovation: a seasoned rotisserie chicken-style product.

Key figures across the industry share their thoughts on the current state of the sector, where the opportunities are and what challenges businesses are up against.

Plant-based food company Sunflower Family has announced the debut of its product range in the UK: a new line of protein products made from 100% sunflower seed protein.

Beyond Meat has rescheduled the reporting of its financial results for the third quarter of 2025 to Tuesday 11 November.

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority has issued a warning to several companies, asking them to remove the word ‘mince’ in the labelling of their plant-based products.