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.

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

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.

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

British meat alternatives brand This has unveiled a new ready-to-eat product line, This Isn’t Pork Cocktail Sausages and This Isn’t Chicken Deli Pieces.

Italian plant-based cheese brand Dreamfarm has unveiled its latest product: Ciliegine, a mini version of its mozzarella alternative.

Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks have announced the successful completion of the second development milestone in their multi-product collaboration to produce natural food colours.

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UK plant-based brand This has unveiled a brand-new product line, This Is Super Superfood, made with fava bean protein, seeds and vegetables.

Fine-tuning formulations can help plant-based products to stir up consumer buzz, rather than fade into the background in a crowded fixture. We explore.

UK tempeh brand Tiba Tempeh has launched a new Smoky Block product, infused with a smoky marinade.

This month, we speak to Actual Veggies: a US food brand that makes clean label veggie burgers and fries that 'celebrate vegetables instead of trying to mask them'.