Meati Foods is seeking investment following an unexpected financial circumstance that has forced the company to give notice of mass layoffs.

This month, we put the spotlight on Maia Farms, a Canadian start-up that produces high-protein food ingredients using mushroom mycelium.

Meati Foods has made its foray into breakfast offerings with its new breakfast patties, available in original or maple flavour.

MycoTechnology has appointed Jordi Ferre as its new chief executive officer, effective 2 January 2025.

Infinite Roots has introduced two mycelium-based meat alternative products in South Korea, in partnership with Pulmuone.

The alcohol sector is innovating to create a range of vegan-friendly solutions, from processing aids to high-quality end products.

MycoTechnology has appointed Rob Case as its new chairman of the board, succeeding co-founder and former chairman Alan Hahn.

Finnish biotech start-up Enifer has filed for Novel Food authorisation from the European Food Safety Authority for its Pekilo mycoprotein.

Kinoko-Tech has partnered with Metaphor Foods, aiming to accelerate fungi-based proteins in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

UK-based food-tech company Myco is offering its fungi-based protein ingredient to manufacturers for use in hybrid meat products.

Our September 'Start-up spotlight' is on Nosh.bio, a food-tech company specialising in the production of fungi-based alt-proteins.

The Better Meat Co has been awarded a $1.4m grant by the US Department of Defense to support the production of its mycoprotein ingredient.