Califia Farms lands $50 million to expand plant-based beverage manufacturing
In California, Califia Farms, best known for its innovative plant-based beverages in distinctive curvy bottles, closed another round of funding that brought in over...
Regrained partners with Griffith Foods to upcycle rescued food ingredients
In California, ReGrained, a mission-driven ingredient and packaged goods innovator for rescued food, closed its $2.5 million in seed financing. Led by Griffith Foods,...
Put on your fancy pants: Cultured meat startup targets foodie foods
In California, cultured meat startup Orbillion Bio is targeting high-end foodie-favorite meats, including Wagyu meatloaf, lamb burgers, and elk sausages.
The strategy to pursue expensive...
Symrise plans natural food coloring sale
In Germany, specialty chemicals giant Symrise AG has received an offer from Chr. Hansen Natural Colors A/S, now known as Oterra, to acquire its...
Faux pas-free foie gras firm nabs government grant
In Japan, cell culture products company IntegriCulture has been awarded a ¥240 million ($2.2 million) government grant to build a commercial bioreactor facility.
Founded by...
Kaleido Biosciences and CoreBiome accelerate microbiome therapeutic discovery
In Massachusetts, Kaleido Biosciences, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel chemistries to unlock the power of the human microbiome, announced an agreement with CoreBiome, a...
Experts say sustainability requires profound food system change
In France, an international expert group dubbed the Milano Group have called for change in food systems saying, "There can be no sustainable development...
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...
Chefs Plate delivers 450,000 farm fresh meal kits every month and raises $10 million...
In Canada, Chefs Plate received $10 million in new funding that includes the close of its Series C financing round. Delivering 450,000 meals per...
Amyris partners with DSM for Vitamin A development and production
In California, Amyris, Inc., the industrial bioscience company, entered into a product development and production agreement for Vitamin A with Koninklijke DSM N.V., the...