Aqua Cultured Foods to launch tuna and scallops in Chicago after GRAS
In Illinois, Aqua Cultured Foods has earned regulatory approval for its fermentation-based seafood, paving the way for restaurant launches in September. The Generally Recognized...
Spyce opens with the world’s first robotic kitchen
In Massachusetts, the world’s first restaurant with a robotic kitchen opened in the form of the fast-casual eatery Spyce. Created as a startup on...
Experimental golden potato contains large amounts of vitamin A and E
In Ohio, an experimental golden potato could hold the power to prevent disease and death in developing countries where residents rely heavily upon the...
California Cultured demonstrates viability of cell-based chocolate
In California, a foodtech startup has reported progress scaling the production of cocoa using cellular agriculture. According to Green Queen, California Cultured has advanced...
Mosa Meat closes $85 million Series B round
In the Netherlands, lab-grown meat startup Mosa Meat has closed on an additional $10 million in funding, bringing its total Series B investment round...
Grubhub buys Tapingo to streamline campus food order and delivery
In Illinois, Grubhub, the nation's leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, acquired Tapingo, a leading platform for campus food ordering. With over...
Checkerspot and AAK partner on plant-based oils and fats
In California, Checkerspot, a biotechnology company developing renewable oils through fermentation of microalgae, has signed a joint development agreement with AAK aimed at structuring...
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...
Cultivated wildebeest could soon appear on South African menus
In South Africa, cultivated meat producer Mogale Meat says it could have lab-grown game meat, such as springbok, wildebeest, and impala, available for sampling...
Farmhouse Culture receives $6.5 million to drive national availability of probiotic-rich foods
In California, Farmhouse Culture, a maker of probiotic-rich foods and beverages, received $6.5 million to drive national availability of the brand’s growing food and...