Finland
Kääpä Biotech secures €900,000 investment from PeakBridge to meet rising functional mushroom demand
Kääpä Biotech, a Finnish start-up that develops functional mushroom products, has secured a €900,000 strategic investment from global agri-food venture capital firm PeakBridge.
“Food processing should not be seen as exclusively harmful”: Study explores impact of processing on biochemical composition of plant-based foods
Researchers in Finland have examined how different food processing methods affect the biochemical composition of plant-based food products.
Solar Foods signs MoUs for 6,000 tonnes of microbial protein, Solein
Solar Foods has signed MoUs with two international partners for the commercialisation of 6,000 tonnes per year of its novel protein, Solein.
Valio acquires Raisio’s plant protein business in €7m deal
Valio has acquired Raisio’s plant protein business, including the Härkis and Beanit fava bean brands and related fixed assets.
KelpEat teams up with Solar Foods to introduce seaweed snacks with Solein protein
Italian food-tech KelpEat has introduced a new high-protein seaweed snack, made with Solar Foods’ microbial Solein protein.
Solar Foods appoints Rami Jokela as chief executive officer
Solar Foods, a Finnish innovator in sustainable protein production, has announced the appointment of Rami Jokela as its new CEO.
Melt&Marble teams up with Valio to create ‘next-gen’ food products
Finnish dairy company Valio has partnered with Swedish precision fermentation start-up Melt&Marble, to create ‘next-generation’ food...
Happy Plant Protein raises €1.8m to further develop patented manufacturing process
The Finnish food-tech company has raised €1.8m in pre-seed funding led by Nordic Foodtech VC.
Enifer seeks Novel Food approval for Pekilo mycoprotein ingredient
Finnish biotech start-up Enifer has filed for Novel Food authorisation from the European Food Safety Authority for its Pekilo mycoprotein.
Oddlygood expands presence in the UK with acquisition of British brand Rude Health
Oddlygood has announced its acquisition of British plant-based drinks, cereals and snacks brand Rude Health for an undisclosed sum.