Nestlé USA invests in Freshly to expand direct-to-consumer healthy prepared meals nationwide
In Virginia, Nestlé USA acquired a minority interest in Freshly, a leading provider of direct-to-consumer healthy prepared meals. As the lead investor in the...
Survey says: consumers pick fermented foods as the top superfood
In New York, a national survey found that fermented foods – like yogurt, kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut, tempeh, some pickles, kimchi and miso – ousted...
Ajinomoto brings Mankai high protein plant products to the Japanese market
In Japan, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. acquired the exclusive sales rights in Japan for Mankai, a variety of the aquatic plant duckweed, by investing USD...
Swiss chocolatier Lindt invests in Food Brewer
In Switzerland, food-tech startup Food Brewer has raised CHF 5 million ($5.6 million) in a seed extension round that included participation from chocolatier Lindt...
Face-hiding pop artist Sia invests in cultivated pet food startup
In Colorado, alternative protein pet food startup Bond Pet Foods has added Australian singer Sia to its stable of investors.
Founded in 2017, Bond Pet...
MeaTech 3D unveils largest cultured steak to date
In Israel, cultivated steak producer MeaTech 3D announced that it has successfully “printed” a 3.67-ounce cut of beef without adding any soy or pea...
DSM seeks approval for new stevia pathway
In the Netherlands, DSM has asked Europe’s food safety regulators to approve the use of stevia produced using fermentation. The popular sweetener has already...
Natural additives eliminate nitrites in British bacon
In the UK, the cancer risk in bacon, the beloved British fry-up, will be slashed next month with a technological breakthrough that eliminates dangerous...
Lab-grown fat startup wants your plant-based burger to taste less like plants
In London, startup Hoxton Farms is working to cultivate animal fat to help make plant-based meat alternatives taste more like the real thing.
Currently, many...
Aleph Farms secures world’s first cultivated beef approval
In Israel, regulators have been the first to approve cultivated beef for human consumption. Aleph Farms says that, after a rigorous review, the Israel’s...