The Bezos Earth Fund is investing $30 million in projects focused on using AI to protect the planet, including more than $2 million on projects to support sustainable protein development.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office has partnered with precision fermentation specialists The Every Company and Vivici, aiming to advance an alternative protein ecosystem in the United Arab Emirates capital.

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.

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.

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.

This month, our start-up spotlight is on Danish food-tech innovator Summ Ingredients, a producer of multifunctional fermented protein ingredients.

The Good Food Institute (GFI) Asia Pacific has initiated a partnership with South Korea’s World FoodTech Council, focused on accelerating domestic alternative protein innovation.

Foreverland, an Italian producer of cocoa-free chocolate alternatives, has expanded its production capacity with the opening of its first manufacturing plant in Puglia.

Lallemand Specialty Cultures has inaugurated a new application research and development laboratory in Rennes, France, focused on cultures for plant-based products as well as dairy and meat.