Plant-based meat
Paleo plans ‘refocus’ of operations and staff reduction
Paleo, a food-tech start-up developing animal-free heme proteins for plant-based meat and seafood, has announced a strategic refocus of its operations amid challenging market conditions.
Squeaky Bean adds new salmon-style flakes product to portfolio
The Compleat Food Group's meat and seafood alternative brand, Squeaky Bean, has added a new product to its range: Salmon Style Flakes in a Sweet Chilli Marinade.
Matr Foods raises €40m to scale up organic, fermented meat alternatives
Danish food-tech start-up Matr Foods has completed a €40 million fundraise to scale up the production of its organic, fermented plant-based meat alternatives.
Veggiecus expands portfolio for foodservice and retailers with new frozen products
Veggiecus, a German producer of plant-based protein blends, has expanded into frozen, ready-to-use meat alternatives, designed for easy use in foodservice or as private label products.
Brenntag Specialties opens new food innovation centre in Leeds, UK
Brenntag Specialties has announced the opening of its new Innovation & Application Center for Food & Nutrition in Leeds, UK, focusing on a range of applications including plant-based meat and dairy alternatives.
Squeaky Bean expands portfolio with ‘first-to-market’ fermented vegetable pies
The Compleat Food Group’s meat alternative brand Squeaky Bean has expanded into the hot pie category with a new fermented vegetable pie line.
New food-tech start-up Lasso launches, backed by $6.5m funding raise
A new US food-tech company, Lasso, has been launched by the team behind plant-based meat start-up Tender Food, supported by $6.5 million in new funding.
European Parliament votes to ban terms like ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ for plant-based products
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have today (8 October 2025) voted to restrict the labelling of plant-based products with meaty words such as ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’.
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