Cow-free collab: QL AG taps Ginkgo to help develop dairy proteins
In Boston, Ginkgo Bioworks has been tasked with helping Switzerland’s QL AG, a food technology solutions company, develop dairy proteins. QL AG will tap...
Eggs in fresh vegetable salads increase Vitamin E absorption up to 7 times higher
In Indiana, Purdue University researchers found that adding three whole eggs to a fresh vegetable salad increased Vitamin E absorption by 4 to 7...
Oxford spin-out targets slaughter-free pig products
In the United Kingdom, startup Ivy Farm Technologies is on a mission to save 170,000 pigs from slaughter by scaling up production of lab-grown...
New proprietary stevia leaf has twenty times more sugar-like steviol glycosides than other varieties
In Malaysia, PureCircle announced the successful production of the first stevia leaf extract from the new, proprietary stevia leaf – StarLeaf stevia. StarLeaf stevia...
Milk chocolate gets antioxidant help from peanut waste
In North Carolina, a new source of antioxidants to fortify milk chocolate with the health benefits of dark chocolate has been found in peanuts. ...
Smithfield Foods invests $25 million in Chef’d to accelerate the online meal kit market
In Virginia, Smithfield Foods, Inc. invested $25 million in Chef’d, an e-commerce meal marketplace. With this investment, the companies will leverage Smithfield’s portfolio of...
BlueRock Therapeutics launches with $225 million from Bayer and Versant Ventures
In Canada, Bayer and Versant Ventures launched BlueRock Therapeutics with a $225 million investment to develop curative therapies based on the latest stem cell...
Beyond Meat expands plant-based meat innovation in new R & D center
In California, Beyond Meat opened the doors of their new 26,000 square foot research and development center at the company’s headquarters. Seven-times the size...
Soy milk provides the best nutritional value compared to other plant-based options
In Canada, a new study from McGill University looked at the four most-commonly consumed types of milk beverages from plant sources around the world...
Mooala raises $5 million to expand distribution
In Texas, Mooala, a producer of dairy-free beverages, raised $5 million of equity capital to facilitate the rapid expansion of Mooala throughout the Southwest,...