Memphis Meats raises $17 million to make meat without the animal
In California, Memphis Meats raised $17 million from a group of investors including Bill Gates, Richard Branson and Cargill to continue developing delicious products,...
Tyson Foods buys into Beyond Meat
In Arkansas, Tyson Foods invested an undisclosed amount for a five percent ownership position in Beyond Meat to help the plant-based protein producer expand...
NouriTech breaks ground on new plant to produce Calysta’s FeedKind protein at scale
In Tennessee, NouriTech, a venture formed through investments from Cargill, Calysta, Inc. and several third-party institutions, broke ground on a new thirty-seven acre plant...
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...
Impossible Foods to make 1 million pounds of plant-based meat per month
In California, Impossible Foods launched its first large-scale production facility to make at least 1 million pounds of plant-based meat per month – enough...
i-Health acquires UP4 Probiotics to drive probiotic category leadership
In Connecticut, i-Health Inc. announced the purchase of the UP4 Probiotic brand from UAS Laboratories, LLC. The UP4 consumer brand incorporates state of the...
TerraVia receives FDA generally recognized as safe letter for Algae Butter
In California, TerraVia Holdings, Inc. received a generally recognized as safe no questions letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Algae...
Copia Agro & Food announces a new $50 million agriculture and food investment fund
In Israel, the Copia Agro & Food fund announced it is raising $50 million to expand its investments in agricultural and food projects developed...
The Impossible Burger debuts on the West Coast
In California, Impossible Foods launched the Impossible Burger in selected West Coast restaurants. Not yet available in stores, the Impossible Burger is a result of...
Unibio opens first commercial plant to make single cell protein from natural gas
In Denmark, Unibio has opened a commercial fermentation plant to convert natural gas into a highly concentrated, single-cell protein and produce up to 80...