Swiss alt-meat company Planted has opened its new production facility in Memmingen, Bavaria, Germany, equipped with modern fermentation technology.

UK tempeh brand Better Nature has expanded its range with the addition of a Mediterranean Tempeh block, launching at Ocado.

French food-tech start-up Fungu’it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate industrial-scale production of its natural flavourings made from agricultural by-products.

Plant-Ex Ingredients has announced its acquisition of Aromacolors, a Polish food-tech company specialising in liquid and powder flavourings and colourings.

German spice and ingredient manufacturer Raps has unveiled a new functional solution for the development of plant-based roast meat alternatives.

Arkeon, an Austrian biotech company developing sustainable protein via gas fermentation, has formally filed for insolvency.

Dutch food-tech scale-up MaGie Creations has introduced what it claims is the world’s first emulsifier made from upcycled brewer’s grain.

This time we speak to Elliot Webb, founder of Urban Farm-It, a business offering a range of mushroom cultivation supplies.