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

Verley has received a 'No Questions Letter' from the US Food and Drug Administration, confirming the safety of its precision fermented dairy proteins in food applications.

A new network, led by the University of Southampton in the UK, aims to identify opportunities and barriers to growing more climate-resilient crops for the nation’s food supply.

Checkerspot has partnered with Huvepharma to commercialise a new microalgae-derived oil that replicates key nutritional fats found in human milk.

Rude Health has launched a new premium barista milk alternative range, debuting in two varieties – pistachio and hazelnut – this month (October 2025).

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

Alt-dairy start-up Climax Foods has rebranded to Bettani Farms; has appointed former Califia Farms CFO, Sandeep Patel, as CEO and chairman; and has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding.

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.

Harbinder Maan, associate director of trade marketing and stewardship at Almond Board of California, highlights the benefits of formulating with almonds across different nutrition categories as demand rises for healthy and versatile ingredients.