British plant-based food brand This has teamed up with German food start-up Omami to launch This is Omami

London-based start-up Saucerer has entered the plant-based food market with its range of gourmet stir-in

PoLoPo, a molecular farming start-up based in Israel, has increased its lab capacity to produce hundreds that can integrate seamlessly into current food processing lines and formulations. 🥔 Check out our 'Start-up spotlight' interview with PoLoPo here ! potential partners, supply larger quantities of samples, and we’re better able to assist them as they start The start-up’s first large batch of samples is earmarked for CSM Ingredients, a global specialist in

Kääpä Biotech, a Finnish start-up specialising in functional mushroom ingredients, has successfully secured

French food-tech start-up Fungu’it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate industrial-scale production includes a meaty umami flavour for plant-based foods and a chocolate alternative designed to replace up

Ingredion has partnered with Swiss biotech start-up Cosaic, aiming to enhance the taste and texture of It will co-develop new products to expand the start-up’s portfolio, which already includes solutions

Danish food-tech start-up Matr Foods has completed a €40 million fundraise to scale up the production A significant scale-up will be enabled by the investment, bringing production from pilot scale to 4,000 According to the start-up, its products offer a juicy texture and meaty, umami flavour, providing a sustainable

Austrian food-tech start-up Revo Foods has successfully completed a €1.6 million crowdfunding round through Established in 2019, the start-up produces a range of plant-based protein products made from mycoprotein

Leon Grocery has teamed up with UK plant-based recipe kit start-up Grubby on four limited-edition recipes

Danish industrial biotech company EvodiaBio has raised €6 million (DKK 45 million) in a funding round to accelerate expansion across European, North American and Asian markets, as well as to broaden applications of its fermentation-based aroma technology within the beverage sector. The round was led by US-based RA Capital Management’s Planetary Health Fund, with participation from new investors Wild Radicals and Francis Family Funds, alongside existing backers. This brings EvodiaBio’s total capital raised to DKK 150 million over the past three years. Founded to develop sustainable aroma molecules via fermentation, EvodiaBio has moved from lab-scale research to industrial production in just three years. The company produces yeast-derived natural monoterpenes – key volatile aroma compounds – using a platform it says is significantly more resource efficient than traditional extraction or chemical synthesis. EvodiaBio’s initial focus has been on the beer industry, where its technology is positioned as an alternative or supplement to hops to tackle crop issues due to climate volatility. According to the company, the platform allows brewers to achieve a consistent aroma profile while reducing dependence on agricultural inputs and supply chain risks. EvodiaBio’s CEO Camilla Kloss Fenneberg said: “Within just three and a half years, we have gone from a research project to industrial production with all necessary approvals and a profitable product. This investment allows us to accelerate global growth and build the foundation for expansion into new markets.” Kyle Teamey, managing partner at RA Capital, added: “The technology convincingly solves the challenge of producing natural aromas efficiently and sustainably at an industrial scale”. While brewing remains the primary commercial focus, EvodiaBio plans to expand its technology into adjacent categories, including other beverages, wine and the wider aroma and flavour industry. Asia has been identified as a priority growth region following expansion in Europe, the US and Canada. “Our ambition is to become a global leader in industrial biotech,” Fenneberg commented. “We see significant opportunities to apply our platform across multiple industries with a strong need for sustainable, scalable aroma solutions.”

Swiss food ingredient start-up Yeastup has officially opened its first industrial-scale production facility It is capable of processing up to 40 hectolitres of spent brewer’s yeast per hour, turning the byproduct The company is now preparing a Series A funding round to support further scale-up, product development

Precision fermentation start-up Liberation Labs was formed to provide the industry with the infrastructure guarantee for Liberation Labs’ biomanufacturing facility in Richmond, Indiana, US, and, months prior, the start-up