Food Founders Studio has closed its initial funding round of CHF 1.2 million (approx. $1.5 million) and unveiled its first venture, a plant-based flavour improvement technology developed with a European university partner.

Barcelona-based food-tech company Novameat has launched two new meat alternative products, Pulled Lamb Style and Pulled Pork Style.

The Good Food Institute (GFI) has announced that Nigel Sizer – a climate and public health expert and former head of the Rainforest Alliance – will be joining as its new chief executive on 26 August.

The Better Meat Co (BMC) has secured $31 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to expand its patented mycoprotein fermentation technology to commercial scale.

Leaft Foods, a food-tech start-up based in New Zealand, has debuted a new plant-based performance nutrition drink, Leaft Blade, made with protein from green leaves.

Austrian food-tech start-up Revo Foods has successfully completed a €1.6 million crowdfunding round through the Funder Nation platform.

Alt-protein start-up Mottainai Food Tech has officially opened a pilot-scale manufacturing facility and R&D lab in Singapore, dedicated to solid-state fermentation of upcycled, plant-based proteins.

Israeli biotech start-up Novella Innovative Technology has partnered with Australian ingredient developer Metaphor Foods to bring next-generation natural food preservation solutions to market.

Food-tech company Win-Win, known for creating what it claims is the UK’s first cocoa-free chocolate alternative, has closed a £3 million Series A funding round.