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...
Soylent receives $50 million in Series B funding
In California, Soylent announced the completion of a $50 million Series B financing round led by GV with participation from Tao Capital Partners, as...
UPSIDE Foods serves cultivated chicken at Indy 500 ahead of state ban
In Indiana, UPSIDE Foods served cultivated chicken sandwiches during the recent Indianapolis 500 as it called the state’s upcoming ban on such products “un-American.”...
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...
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...
Trento researchers are turning chicken feathers into food
In Italy, researchers at University of Trento, with funding from the Save the Chickens Foundation, are developing a process to turn chicken feathers into...
Cow-free dairy company Standing Ovation taps Ajinomoto’s French biomanufacturing asset
In France, precision fermentation-based dairy proteins firm Standing Ovation has entered into a long-term partnership with Ajinomoto Foods Europe to produce animal-free proteins at...
Reckitt Benckiser acquires Mead Johnson Nutrition to promote worldwide growth
In Illinois, Mead Johnson Nutrition Company has agreed to be acquired by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company,...
Intense pulsed light kills 99.99999 percent of harmful bacteria in powdered food
In Minnesota, University of Minnesota researchers are using intense pulsed light to kill bacteria in powdered foods and prevent the potentially deadly risks of...
Steak in space: Micro Meat and Orbital Assembly sign cultivated meat pact
In Mexico, cultivated meat producer Micro Meat has partnered with Orbital Assembly to evaluate lab-grown meat production in space.
OA, which develops space stations with...