With innovation in alt-seafood accelerating, the category can draw valuable lessons from alt-meat's journey. The Plant Base explores in this exclusive feature.

UK hot chocolate, syrups and spreads brand Sweet Freedom has launched Choc Pot Hazelnot, a plant-based and nut-free alternative to popular chocolate hazelnut spread products.

Swiss food innovation company FoodYoung Labs has acquired California-based MeliBio, the start-up behind what is claimed to be the world’s first animal-free honey, Mellody.

Plant-based ingredients specialist Planteneers has unveiled a new methylcelluose-free texturizing blend, responding to demand for cleaner label meat alternatives.

Swedish food-tech start-up Millow has commissioned its first large-scale dry-state fermentation factory to produce its clean label protein, made from oats and mycelium.

British plant-based recipe kit brand Grubby has partnered with meat-free brand Symplicity Foods to introduce eight limited-edition dishes.

The Protein Brewery, a producer of fermentation-derived, plant-based ingredients based in the Netherlands, has appointed Thijs Bosch as its new chief executive officer.

Biotech company Novonesis has unveiled Vertera Velvet, an ingredient solution aiming to improve foam, texture and stability in plant-based beverages.