Faced with skyrocketing demand, Beyond Meat triples manufacturing
In California, Beyond Meat more than tripled its manufacturing footprint from 30,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. as demand continues to skyrocket. This expansion will...
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...
DSM buys into personalized nutrition with majority stake in Mixfit
In the Netherlands, Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and sustainable living, became the largest shareholder in personalized nutrition company...
A&W offers Beyond Meat plant-based burgers across Canada
In Canada, A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. will be the first national burger chain in Canada, and Beyond Meat's largest restaurant partner yet,...
KnipBio receives grant to improve fish gut health
In Massachusetts, KnipBio, Inc. received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation to study how changes in diet...
Wilmar partners with NUS to focus research on healthier food and green chemistry
In Singapore, Asia's leading agribusiness group Wilmar International Limited and the National University of Singapore established a S$110 million joint research laboratory based at...
c-LEcta develops new process for a 100 percent plant-based sweetener
In Germany, c-LEcta, a world-leading biotechnology company focused on enzyme engineering with applications in regulated markets like pharma and food, together with a leading...
BlueNalu makes seafood with cellular aquaculture
In California, BlueNalu, a pioneer in the field of cellular aquaculture, launched its business with funding by New Crop Capital.
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Bacteriophages could replace antibiotics for gut health
In Massachusetts, a new clinical study confirmed the safety and tolerability of using bacteria-specific viruses known as bacteriophages to eliminate disease-causing bacteria in the...
Simple lifestyle changes lower blood pressure as well as medicine
In Massachusetts, researchers demonstrated that a program aimed at helping people modify lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise is as effective as medication...