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

The start-up’s first farm was launched in November last year and supplies more than three tons a month to a range of customers from local wholesalers to Michelin-starred chefs. current journey from fark to fork is unsustainable – mushrooms are transported across distances of up renowned chefs to craft new vegan dishes – for example, Sebastian Frank, head chef and owner of two-starred

the success of Kinda Cod , the co-branded plant-based cod fillet alternative introduced by the two start-ups We have pent up demand for our products in the US we’ve been unable to supply, so teaming up fulfills

UK-based food tech start-up The Bland Company has secured $2.67 million in pre-seed funding to scale With the new capital, the start-up plans to expand its team and accelerate development of its protein

Xampla, a UK-based start-up developing plastic alternative materials made from plants, has received $14 The start-up has already worked in collaboration with industry partners, replacing plastic coatings on

Planet A Foods and Voyage Foods, two start-ups that are developing cocoa-free chocolate, have announced The start-up’s cocoa alternative, ChoViva, is produced using the company’s fermentation technologies. enhance taste and texture, expediting the advancement of Planet A’s technology platform and allowing the start-up In the US, another cocoa-free chocolate start-up, Voyage Foods, revealed last week that it had successfully It also was found to generate up to 84% less greenhouse gas emissions and produce up to 88% fewer emissions

The Cultured Hub, a scale-up facility established through a joint venture between Bühler, Migros and To mark the milestone, the Hub hosted an event bringing together start-ups, corporate leaders and researchers Start-ups pitched their technologies and solutions to industry leaders specialising in cocoa, chocolate

The EU has announced that it will invest €50 million in 2024 to help start-ups scale up the production She added: “It’s also very welcome that this funding aims to develop new ways of scaling up production

promising product in MycoVeg and a foundation of strong intellectual property, the Belgium-based food tech start-up disappointment, noting: "Over the past year or two, I’ve seen so many posts from founders announcing their start-up The start-up's flagship product, MycoVeg, was positioned as a potentially transformative solution in Foods’ experience is reflective of a larger trend within the plant-based food industry, where many start-ups The founder’s reflections on the journey resonate with many in the start-up community.

Following Pow.Bio ’s 3,000 litres scale-up with Bühler’s support , both companies are now ready to onboard

Paris-based start-up Edonia has secured €2 million ($2.1 million) in funding to leverage microalgae in Looking ahead, Edonia plans to scale up production and bring its microalgae-based ingredient to market