TerraVia Taps Univar to Distribute Algae-Based Food Ingredients in Europe

In Europe, food ingredients distributor Univar has agreed to distribute TerraVia’s AlgaVia brand of Whole Algae Ingredients. TerraVia’s product lines include Lipid-Rich Whole Algae, which...

FoodMaven raises $8.6 million to capture and sell lost food

In Colorado, FoodMaven, an innovative tech-enabled marketplace that captures food otherwise lost in the U.S. food system, closed an $8.6 million Series A financing...

Mosa Meat raises $55 million to ramp up cultivated beef capacity

In the Netherlands, lab-grown meat start-up Mosa Meat has raised $55 million to boost capacity at its Maastricht plant and obtain regulatory approval in...

Four food multinationals launch the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance

In Washington, D.C., four of the nation's largest food companies launched the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance, a new organization focused on driving progress in...

Red meat has no effect on blood pressure and cholesterol according to Purdue study

In Indiana, Purdue University researchers found that consuming more than the daily recommended intake of red meat does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease risk...

Dark chocolate improves your mood and memory while lowering stress

In California, consuming dark chocolate with a high concentration of cacao (minimally 70 percent cacao) has positive effects on stress levels, inflammation, mood, memory...

Tyson Foods works with entrepreneurs to up its sustainability game

In Arkansas, Tyson Foods is tapping into entrepreneurs to speed up the pace of innovation, embrace emerging technologies and become agiler in its pursuit...

Derek Jeter invests in Meati Foods

In Colorado, baseball legend Derek Jeter has invested in alternative protein company Meati Foods and joined the company as an advisor. Based in Boulder,...

Meeting the meat challenge: Startup prepares for capacity crunch

In New York, newly launched Ark Biotech is preparing for cultivated meat’s next big cost hurdle: infrastructure. More specifically, the company is developing equipment...

Everstone Group invests in Indian nutraceuticals leader

In India, The Everstone Group has invested $35 million to acquire a “significant minority stake” in nutraceuticals maker OmniActive Health Technologies. The shift in the...

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