Fonterra Ventures teams with foodspring to tap into the active nutrition market
In New Zealand, Fonterra Ventures has entered into its first strategic partnership, teaming up with German active nutrition start-up foodspring, Germany’s fastest-growing food start-up. The...
Bee-free honey maker generates buzz with $7.5 million fundraise
In San Francisco, bee-free honey startup MeliBio has raised $7.5 million to scale and commercialize its technology.
The company uses precision fermentation and plant science...
FDA proposes revoking the health claim that soy protein reduces the risk of heart...
In Washington D.C., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule to revoke a health claim for soy protein relating to heart disease....
Kellogg’s venture fund invests in Kuli Kuli for sustainable moringa superfoods
In Michigan, the Kellogg Company’s venture capital fund, eighteen94 capital, led a $4.25 million investment in Kuli Kuli, a manufacturer and distributor of moringa-based...
Fungi fix: Dutch designer Dierkx shows mycelium can convert waste plastic into protein bars
In the Netherlands, designer Odette Dierkx has envisioned a new concept for producing protein bars: dried mycelium that has been fed waste plastics.
Dubbed...
Burgernomics: Mosa Meat raises €15 million to bring down the cost of cultivated meat
In the Netherlands, Mosa Meat has raised €15 million (US$17.7 million) in funding to bring down the price of cultivated meat.
In 2013, Mosa...
Sun Basket organic meal kits scale nationally with funding led by Unilever Ventures
In California, Unilever Ventures, Baseline Ventures and Founders Circle Capital invested $9.2 million in Sun Basket, a home-delivery organic meal kit service, increasing Sun...
Mission Barns gets FDA Okay for cultivated fat, secures restaurant partner
In California, cultivated meat startup Mission Barns is planning a retail launch and first restaurant partnership following regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and...
Solar Foods advances regulatory process for its Solein alt protein
In the US, Solar Foods has submitted a Generally Recognized as Safe notification to the United States Food and Drug Administration. The company aims...
Dark chocolate improves your mood and memory while lowering stress
In California, consuming dark chocolate with a high concentration of cacao (minimally 70 percent cacao) has positive effects on stress levels, inflammation, mood, memory...