Austrian food-tech start-up Revo Foods has expanded its portfolio of mycoprotein innovations with the launch of El Pollo – a chicken-style fillet.

Fungi start-ups Infinite Roots and Bosque Foods have joined forces under one roof, with Bosque announcing its acquisition by Infinite Roots last week.

Green Boy Group has led an early-stage investment in Fudi Protein, a US-based start-up producing alt-protein ingredients from alfalfa.

The alternative proteins market – encompassing cultivated meat, plant-based and fermented proteins – was projected to be worth over $20 billion in 2025. Here, we examine some of the animal-free alt-proteins poised for growth.

Swiss food-tech start-up Planetary has successfully raised around $28 million to support the growth of its global fermentation platform.

Solar Foods has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering the production process of its protein ingredient Solein.

Enifer has submitted a GRAS dossier for its Pekilo ingredient.

This month, our 'start-up spotlight' is on Happy Plant Protein. The Finnish food-tech company's patented technology produces tailor-made plant protein ingredients for use across a wide range of food and beverage applications.

A study from researchers in the US is exploring the potential of rice proteins in the development of hypoallergenic and sustainable cheese alternatives.

Those Vegan Cowboys, a Belgian start-up specialising in precision fermented dairy, has celebrated record-breaking progress since launching its crowdfunding campaign last week.

French ingredient company Verley has raised $38 million in an oversubscribed Series A round to expand production of precision-fermented whey proteins and enter the US market.

Gavan Technologies has appointed former ChickP chief executive Liat Lachish Levy to lead its next phase of commercial expansion.