French food-tech company Standing Ovation has raised $34.2 million (€30 million) in Series B funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its precision-fermented dairy proteins.

French plant-based cheese producer Jay&Joy has raised €2 million in funding to support its growth in the UK and Europe.

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.

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French food-tech start-up Edonia has joined forces with catering group Newrest, to bring microalgae-based meals to public canteens nationwide.

French start-up Green Spot Technologies has raised €5 million to introduce a new brand of fermented ingredients for bakery, pastries and chocolate.

French food-tech company Nutropy has raised €7 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to advance the industrialisation of its animal-free dairy proteins.

Verley has received a 'No Questions Letter' from the US Food and Drug Administration, confirming the safety of its precision fermented dairy proteins in food applications.

Lallemand Specialty Cultures has inaugurated a new application research and development laboratory in Rennes, France, focused on cultures for plant-based products as well as dairy and meat.

An independent consumer acceptance study commissioned by NoPalm Ingredients has found that yeast oil is significantly more liked than palm oil as an ingredient in Germany and France.

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.

The Good Food Institute Europe has analysed Circana retail sales data for six European countries, finding that rising plant-based sales volumes are being largely driven by private label product growth.