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2nd Nature launches first AI-discovered portfolio of functional ingredients
2nd Nature launches first AI-discovered portfolio of functional ingredients

2nd Nature, developer of the AgWaste Portal intelligent upcycling platform, has launched its first portfolio of AI-discovered functional ingredients.

Agriculture
Om Mushrooms secures $6.5m to fuel functional mushroom expansion
Om Mushrooms secures $6.5m to fuel functional mushroom expansion

Om Mushrooms, a US-based functional mushroom company, has secured a $6.5 million line of credit from JPalmer Collective.

Ingredients
Yeastup opens £9m industrial-scale facility to upcycle brewer's yeast into functional food ingredients
Yeastup opens £9m industrial-scale facility to upcycle brewer's yeast into functional food ingredients

Swiss food ingredient start-up Yeastup has officially opened its first industrial-scale production facility, marking a significant milestone in the commercialisation of brewer’s yeast-derived proteins and fibres.

Ingredients
Functional mushroom start-up Kääpä Biotech secures €9m investment
Functional mushroom start-up Kääpä Biotech secures €9m investment

Kääpä Biotech, a Finnish start-up specialising in functional mushroom ingredients, has successfully secured a €9 million strategic investment.

Ingredients
Start-up spotlight: Summ Ingredients
Start-up spotlight: Summ Ingredients

This month, our start-up spotlight is on Danish food-tech innovator Summ Ingredients, a producer of multifunctional fermented protein ingredients.

Exclusives
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
PoLoPo completes plans for pilot production plant
PoLoPo completes plans for pilot production plant

Molecular farming company PoLoPo has completed the design phase for its first pilot production facility.

Agriculture
Start-up spotlight: Better Pulse
Start-up spotlight: Better Pulse

This time, we speak to Better Pulse, a start-up developing high-protein, black-eyed pea-based functional ingredients.

Exclusives
Part one: The Plant Base's top trends for 2025
Part one: The Plant Base's top trends for 2025

FoodBev Media team members share their predictions for trending areas across the plant-based category ahead of 2025.

Exclusives
Yeastup secures $9.9m in Series A funding for new production site
Yeastup secures $9.9m in Series A funding for new production site

Yeastup has raised CHF 8.9m (approx. $9.9m) in funding to support a new large-scale production site.

Funding & investments
The Every Company awarded $2m from US Department of Defense to support US biomanufacturing capabilities
The Every Company awarded $2m from US Department of Defense to support US biomanufacturing capabilities

The Every Company has been awarded $2m from the US Department of Defense to explore US-based manufacturing.

Funding & investments
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