London-based Milltrust Ventures has partnered with Ireland’s Earth First Food Ventures to launch the Smart The $300 million Smart Protein Fund will invest in companies focused on plant-based proteins, cultivated

The innovation comes as Mintel data shows up to 96% of people in the UK are not eating enough fibre, According to Google Trends, searches for bean recipes were up 42% year-on-year in 2024, while YouGov The new SKUs join the existing Power Soup range from Bol, with other products in the health-led line-up So with this latest innovation, we’re putting fibre firmly in the spotlight and making it easy for people

raft of delectable innovations, the Plant-Based Taste Awards are back to mark their fourth year of spotlighting This year, a new addition to the awards line-up is the ‘Foodservice Solution’ category, reflecting the

Sue Bancroft, director healthful solutions EMEA at Ingredion, considers how brands are keeping up with It’s a stat that stands up to reason when, aside from brand loyalty, insight data shows us some of the Protein has long been in the nutrition spotlight, but the days when protein powders and shakes were only Starting with the right plant-based ingredients and flavour solutions, food and drink products with nutrition

Just Egg was developed by Eat Just, a US food-tech start-up founded in 2011 by Josh Tetrick and Josh Also stepping up to share insights, focusing on the nutrition of the egg alternative, was registered The tasting The much-anticipated Just Egg was served up in scrambled egg style atop toasted muffins, A range of canapés were also offered up, encompassing both sweet and savoury, spotlighting Just Egg’s However, Just Egg’s offering serves up a significantly higher portion of protein than other alternatives

From farms to roasting plants and cafés to individual innovators, the Awards shine a spotlight on the So, let’s raise a mug to innovation and keep brewing up a storm! Entries open Friday 5 May.

opens ‘world’s largest’ 3D food printing facility in Vienna Revo Foods, an Austrian plant-based seafood start-up world's first’ cocoa-free chocolate Döhler has announced a strategic partnership with Nukoko, a British start-up Precision fermentation start-up Liberation Labs receives $3.39m in funding Precision fermentation start-up The start-up’s cheesemaking method involves a specially developed blend of cultures and enzymes which action on sustainable food systems As the European Union (EU) prepares for a new political term, the spotlight

back for their fifth year, and they've undergone a thrilling transformation to put taste firmly in the spotlight When can I start voting?

Rossi said the brand aims to bring the “protein:fibre” index into the spotlight, an area she studied

US-based alternative seafood start-up Aqua Cultured Foods has announced it is ceasing operations following The news follows the closure of several other meat and seafood alternative start-ups over the past year It reflects the challenging economic environment for start-ups in the alternative protein space currently headwinds due to factors like slowing private investment, high costs associated with production and scale-up

Labelling has been increasingly under the spotlight in recent years as plant-based alternatives have

Those Vegan Cowboys, a Belgian start-up specialising in precision fermented dairy, has celebrated record-breaking Notably, the start-up raised €1 million within an hour – a new record for Invesdor, the crowdfunding successful €6.25 million raised in Those Vegan Cowboys’ first funding round in December 2025, with the start-up continuing to progress toward scale-up and commercialisation of its animal-free casein ingredient. indistinguishable from their conventional dairy counterparts. © Those Vegan Cowboys French food-tech start-up