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Fermentation technologies could add £10bn to UK economy by 2050, research finds
Fermentation technologies could add £10bn to UK economy by 2050, research finds

Innovative methods of producing food through fermentation could add nearly £10 billion to the UK economy by 2050, according to new analysis.

Technology
The Protein Brewery raises €30m to fuel mycoprotein ingredient innovation
The Protein Brewery raises €30m to fuel mycoprotein ingredient innovation

The Protein Brewery, a Dutch start-up innovating in fungi-based ingredients, has successfully closed a €30 million Series B funding round.

Ingredients
Summ Ingredients secures €1.7m to launch multifunctional fermented protein category
Summ Ingredients secures €1.7m to launch multifunctional fermented protein category

Summ Ingredients, formerly known as Nutrumami, is poised to transform the food ingredients landscape with the introduction of its first multifunctional ingredient, FermiPro.

Ingredients
The Better Meat Co raises $31m to scale mycoprotein fermentation
The Better Meat Co raises $31m to scale mycoprotein fermentation

The Better Meat Co (BMC) has secured $31 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to expand its patented mycoprotein fermentation technology to commercial scale.

Food
Nourish Ingredients secures FEMA GRAS status for animal-free fat Tastilux
Nourish Ingredients secures FEMA GRAS status for animal-free fat Tastilux

Nourish Ingredients has received ‘generally recognised as safe’ (GRAS) status from the Flavour and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) for the use of its proprietary Mortierella alpina biomass (S11) as a flavouring in food.

Food
Win-Win secures £3m in Series A funding to expand cocoa-free chocolate alternatives across Europe
Win-Win secures £3m in Series A funding to expand cocoa-free chocolate alternatives across Europe

Food-tech company Win-Win, known for creating what it claims is the UK’s first cocoa-free chocolate alternative, has closed a £3 million Series A funding round.

Food
GEA opens new technology centre in Wisconsin to advance alternative protein production
GEA opens new technology centre in Wisconsin to advance alternative protein production

GEA Group has inaugurated a $20m New Food Application and Technology Centre in Janesville, Wisconsin, US, aimed at enhancing the scalability of alternative protein production.

Manufacturing
Yumame Foods and Le Patron announce new plant-based food collaboration
Yumame Foods and Le Patron announce new plant-based food collaboration

Swiss food companies Yumame Foods and Le Patron have announced a strategic collaboration, aiming to create new plant-based foods that are tasty, healthy and sustainable.

Food
EU unveils €350m plan to boost food innovation through fermentation technologies
EU unveils €350m plan to boost food innovation through fermentation technologies

The European Commission has announced a new strategy aimed at establishing the EU as a global leader in life sciences, with a strong focus on food innovation.

Funding & investments
UK government commits £184m to scaling up engineering biology infrastructure, including alt-protein development
UK government commits £184m to scaling up engineering biology infrastructure, including alt-protein development

The UK government has announced its Digital & Technology Sector Plan as part of its broader Industrial Strategy, including a £184m Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Programme to build and upgrade facilities.

Food
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
Fungu’it raises €4m to scale up fungi-based natural flavour production
Fungu’it raises €4m to scale up fungi-based natural flavour production

French food-tech start-up Fungu’it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate industrial-scale production of its natural flavourings made from agricultural by-products.

Ingredients
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