Cultivated meat leader Meatable raises $35 million
In the Netherlands, Meatable has secured $35 million to help boost operations and accelerate commercial sales. The fundraise, which bring its total funding to...
Don Lee Farms’ organic plant-based raw burger sizzles like beef
In California, Don Lee Farms, a family food company based in California, launched Organic Plant-Based Raw Burgers. The burger “bleeds” organic beet juice and...
Louis Dreyfus acquires food and health ingredients products from BASF
In Germany, Louis Dreyfus Company has completed the acquisition of BASF’s Food and Health Performance Ingredients Business, a deal that expands LDC’s portfolio in...
Foodtech startup Pluri secures $6.5 million, enters cacao market via Kokomondo acquisition
In Israel Pluri Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in cell-based solutions, has received a strategic private investment of $6.5 million, led by global investor...
Eating meals within a 10-hour window protects against disease
In California, Salk Institute scientists found that mice lacking the biological clocks for a healthy metabolism could still be protected against obesity and metabolic...
BRAIN Biotech terminates natural sweetener pact with Roquette Frères
In Germany, BRAIN Biotech AG has terminated its joint development contract with Roquette Frères covering natural sweeteners.
The two companies signed the pact in...
Cargill switches sweetener plant from corn to wheat to make vegetable protein and biofuel
In Germany, Cargill announced its intent to grow and diversify its product portfolio at its starches and sweeteners plant in Krefeld with products such...
Alternative protein startup raises $9 million
In California, startup NovoNutrients has raised $9 million to advance its technology that converts carbon dioxide into animal-free proteins.
Roughly half the funds came from...
World Animal Protection launches AI-Powered cultivated meat chatbot
In London, animal advocacy group World Animal Protection has partnered with AI software company PubTrawlr to unveil Cultivator, the first-ever chatbot dedicated to cultivated...
Fungu’it raises €4M to develop fungi-based flavorings
In France, foodtech startup Fungu’it has raised €4 million (US$4.6 million) to build a pilot plant to demonstrate its solid-state, fungi-fermentation platform for producing...