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GNT expands Exberry natural colour range with new vibrant pink solution
GNT expands Exberry natural colour range with new vibrant pink solution

GNT has expanded its plant-based Exberry Organics natural colour portfolio with the launch of a new vibrant pink solution.

Ingredients
Rival Foods raises €10m in Series B funding round to scale up plant-based whole cuts
Rival Foods raises €10m in Series B funding round to scale up plant-based whole cuts

Dutch food-tech company Rival Foods has raised €10 million in Series B growth financing, supporting the scale-up of its plant-based whole cut meat alternatives.

Food
Roquette expands Nutralys portfolio with new textured wheat and pea proteins
Roquette expands Nutralys portfolio with new textured wheat and pea proteins

Roquette has expanded its Nutralys portfolio with two new solutions, a textured wheat protein and a textured pea protein.

Ingredients
Scoops of success: What's currently trending in dairy-free ice cream innovation?
Scoops of success: What's currently trending in dairy-free ice cream innovation?

From extra creamy soft serve to bite-sized snacking formats and new eating occasions, we take a look at what’s trending across the global plant-based ice cream market.

Exclusives
Planted opens new production facility in Bavaria, Germany, to meet clean label alt-meat demand
Planted opens new production facility in Bavaria, Germany, to meet clean label alt-meat demand

Swiss alt-meat company Planted has opened its new production facility in Memmingen, Bavaria, Germany, equipped with modern fermentation technology.

Manufacturing
Raps unveils compound solution for plant-based roast meat alternatives
Raps unveils compound solution for plant-based roast meat alternatives

German spice and ingredient manufacturer Raps has unveiled a new functional solution for the development of plant-based roast meat alternatives.

Ingredients
MaGie Creations introduces ‘world’s first’ brewer’s grain emulsifier
MaGie Creations introduces ‘world’s first’ brewer’s grain emulsifier

Dutch food-tech scale-up MaGie Creations has introduced what it claims is the world’s first emulsifier made from upcycled brewer’s grain.

Ingredients
Planted adds ‘steak bites’ to clean label meat alternative portfolio
Planted adds ‘steak bites’ to clean label meat alternative portfolio

Swiss plant-based meat start-up Planted has launched a new ‘steak bites’ product, now available in selected Coop stores in Switzerland.

New products
Meala teams up with DSM-Firmenich to launch texturizing protein for meat alternatives
Meala teams up with DSM-Firmenich to launch texturizing protein for meat alternatives

Plant-based start-up Meala FoodTech has partnered with DSM-Firmenich to launch Vertis PB Pea, a texturizing pea protein designed to bring better nutritional value to meat alternatives.

Ingredients
Planteneers unveils new methylcelluose-free texturizing blend
Planteneers unveils new methylcelluose-free texturizing blend

Plant-based ingredients specialist Planteneers has unveiled a new methylcelluose-free texturizing blend, responding to demand for cleaner label meat alternatives.

Ingredients
Millow commissions new fermentation facility to produce ‘beef-like’ protein from mycelium and oats
Millow commissions new fermentation facility to produce ‘beef-like’ protein from mycelium and oats

Swedish food-tech start-up Millow has commissioned its first large-scale dry-state fermentation factory to produce its clean label protein, made from oats and mycelium.

Manufacturing
Heura secures €20m EIB loan to support the development of healthy plant-based foods
Heura secures €20m EIB loan to support the development of healthy plant-based foods

Spanish plant-based start-up Heura Foods has secured a €20 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Funding & investments
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