Oatly has announced a multi-year investment to expand production capacity at its Landskrona facility in Sweden, as demand for plant-based drinks continues to grow across Europe.

Plant-based collagen alternative brand VeCollal has secured an investment from Seventure Partners to expand the roll-out of its solution internationally.

Mars Food & Nutrition, the maker of brands like Ben's Original, Tasty Bite and Seeds of Change, has announced a $20 million investment in sustainable rice sourcing over the next decade.

Cameron Harsh, of World Animal Protection, challenges investors and consumers to confront what they refer to as “blatant greenwashing” from the food industry.

Australia’s Queensland University of Technology has invested AUD 18 million (approx. $11.8 million) into its Mackay-based QUT Pioneer BioPilot, an upgraded, pilot-scale fermentation and biomanufacturing facility.

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

Taaleri Bioindustry – a bioeconomy growth investor under the Finnish Taaleri Group investment firm – has injected €10 million into plant-based dairy alternative manufacturer Finnish Food Factory.

Sustainable investment firm Collateral Good has been appointed to manage a €100 million Sustainable Food Fund, formerly known as Blue Horizon Venture I.

In its Annual General Meeting, German plant-based food company Veganz’s shareholders approved all of the management’s proposed resolutions as part of a strategic realignment of the business.

Quorn has received a funding injection from parent company Monde Nissin Corporation, enabling it to repay £18 million of debt as it embarks on a multi-year turnaround plan.

Veganz Group has established a new subsidiary, Mililk FoodTech, as it prepares to bring in strategic investors later this year.

Lantmännen Biorefineries has announced a minority investment in Swedish plant-based milk alternative brand Sproud.