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Dutch food regulator issues warning to companies using ‘plant-based mince’ labelling
Dutch food regulator issues warning to companies using ‘plant-based mince’ labelling

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority has issued a warning to several companies, asking them to remove the word ‘mince’ in the labelling of their plant-based products.

Food
Schouten Europe unveils new plant-based tuna
Schouten Europe unveils new plant-based tuna

Dutch plant-based food manufacturer Schouten Europe has unveiled a new plant-based tuna product this month.

New products
Schouten develops new plant-based sausage using innovative alt-fat
Schouten develops new plant-based sausage using innovative alt-fat

Schouten Europe has developed a new plant-based sausage using an innovative replacement for animal fat, claimed to deliver ‘unique juiciness’.

New products
Revyve secures €24m to scale yeast-based egg alternatives
Revyve secures €24m to scale yeast-based egg alternatives

Revyve has raised nearly €24 million in Series B financing to accelerate the roll-out of its functional yeast proteins, designed to replace eggs and additives in mainstream food categories.

Ingredients
The Protein Brewery raises €30m to fuel mycoprotein ingredient innovation
The Protein Brewery raises €30m to fuel mycoprotein ingredient innovation

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

Ingredients
Time-Travelling Milkman raises €2m to support launch of Oleocream solution
Time-Travelling Milkman raises €2m to support launch of Oleocream solution

Time-Travelling Milkman has secured €2 million in Pre-Series A funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its Oleocream solution, designed to enhance creaminess in plant-based and hybrid dairy products.

Food
Wolt Market Denmark becomes first retailer outside the Netherlands to use ‘Protein Tracker’ tool
Wolt Market Denmark becomes first retailer outside the Netherlands to use ‘Protein Tracker’ tool

Online supermarket Wolt Market Denmark has become the first supermarket outside of the Netherlands to adopt the ‘Protein Tracker,’ a tool developed by ProVeg Netherlands and the Green Protein Alliance to track plant-based food sales.

Food
Research: European consumers ‘ready for yeast oil’ as sustainable palm oil alternative
Research: European consumers ‘ready for yeast oil’ as sustainable palm oil alternative

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.

Research & development
Rival Foods raises €10m in Series B funding round to scale up plant-based whole cuts
Rival Foods raises €10m in Series B funding round to scale up plant-based whole cuts

Dutch food-tech company Rival Foods has raised €10 million in Series B growth financing, supporting the scale-up of its plant-based whole cut meat alternatives.

Food
MaGie Creations introduces ‘world’s first’ brewer’s grain emulsifier
MaGie Creations introduces ‘world’s first’ brewer’s grain emulsifier

Dutch food-tech scale-up MaGie Creations has introduced what it claims is the world’s first emulsifier made from upcycled brewer’s grain.

Ingredients
Private label products are driving plant-based retail sales growth across several European countries, GFI reports
Private label products are driving plant-based retail sales growth across several European countries, GFI reports

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.

Research & development
Plukon Food Group acquires plant-based food manufacturer Vega Insiders
Plukon Food Group acquires plant-based food manufacturer Vega Insiders

Plukon Food Group has acquired fellow Dutch food group Vega Insiders, a producer of plant-based protein products based in Udenhout, the Netherlands.

Mergers & Acquisitions
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