Purple Carrot and Fresh Del Monte Produce expand plant-based meal kit availability
In Massachusetts, Purple Carrot, the first and only 100 percent plant-based meal kit company, announced that Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. made a $4...
Let them eat macarons: Animal-free egg whites to debut in demanding baking application
In San Francisco, precision fermentation firm The EVERY Co. has unveiled animal-free egg whites and will soon prove their alternative’s “whipping and gelling” properties...
Mushroom stem preservative uses ag waste to prevent food waste
In Canada, a company extracting food preservatives from mushrooms has increased production to meet growing consumer demand for natural food additives.
Chinova Bioworks has added...
Cow-free but cheesy: Microbial casein startup Standing Ovation raises $12 million
In France, animal-free dairy protein startup Standing Ovation has closed a an oversubscribed €12 million (US$12 million) Series A financing round, with participation from...
Liberation Labs reportedly planning $75 million Series A
In Indiana, Liberation Labs is set to launch a Series A financing round to help build its $115-million facility in Richmond.
The company was formed...
Plant-based mono-unsaturated fats lower risk of death from heart disease
In Louisiana, diets rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids from plants were associated with a lower risk of dying from heart disease or other causes compared...
Bee-free honey maker generates buzz with $7.5 million fundraise
In San Francisco, bee-free honey startup MeliBio has raised $7.5 million to scale and commercialize its technology.
The company uses precision fermentation and plant science...
Plant-based cheesemaker raises $7.5 million
In California, plant-based food start-up Climax Foods has raised $7.5 million. The company’s initial focus will be on developing a fermentation-based process to make cheese,...
Coca-Cola creates a fruit circular economy in India with a $1.7 billion contribution
In India, the Coca-Cola Company and its Indian partners will contribute $1.7 billion to the country’s agricultural ecosystem over the next 5 years. Almost...
FoodLogiQ lands $19.5 million to expand supply chain transparency
In North Carolina, FoodLogiQ, the leading software as a service provider of traceability, food safety and supply chain transparency solutions, raised $19.5 million in...