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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
Lantmännen secures €50m loan from the European Investment Bank for new pea protein facility
Lantmännen secures €50m loan from the European Investment Bank for new pea protein facility

Lantmännen has been granted a €50m loan from the European Investment Bank to co-finance a new pea protein production facility.

Funding & investments
The Vegan Society appoints Libby Peppiatt as new chief executive
The Vegan Society appoints Libby Peppiatt as new chief executive

Non-profit vegan advocacy organisation The Vegan Society has announced the appointment of Libby Peppiatt as its new chief executive officer.

Appointments
UK government invests £1.4m in expanding precision fermentation expertise
UK government invests £1.4m in expanding precision fermentation expertise

The UK has invested £1.4m into a new innovation hub, aiming to enable the Food Standards Agency to broaden its expertise in new food-tech.

Funding & investments
Alpro UK switches to 100% British oats, supported by major investment
Alpro UK switches to 100% British oats, supported by major investment

Alpro UK has announced a multi-million-pound investment in bringing 100% British oats to its oat beverages.

Funding & investments
Brevel secures $25m in seed round expansion to advance microalgae protein production
Brevel secures $25m in seed round expansion to advance microalgae protein production

Brevel, a climate food-tech company specialising in microalgae protein, has successfully expanded its seed funding round to a total of...

Funding & investments
Äio scales fermentation-based fat and oil production to 10,000 litres
Äio scales fermentation-based fat and oil production to 10,000 litres

Äio has successfully scaled production of its fermentation-made fats and oils to an industrial-level batch of 10,000 litres.

Ingredients
EU’s vision for sustainable agriculture falls short on plant-based advocacy, ProVeg says
EU’s vision for sustainable agriculture falls short on plant-based advocacy, ProVeg says

ProVeg described the European Commission's vision for food and agriculture as offering 'little more than a rehash of the status quo'.

Agriculture
NoPalm Ingredients achieves milestone in sustainable oil production with yeast technology
NoPalm Ingredients achieves milestone in sustainable oil production with yeast technology

NoPalm Ingredients has achieved the fermentation of oils and fats from food industry side streams to an industrial scale of 120,000L.

Business
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