Drinking sugary beverages every day nearly triples the risk of stroke and dementia
In Massachusetts, researchers reported that Framingham Heart Study data has shown that frequent consumption of sugary beverages such as sodas and fruit juices is...
Vivici, The Every Company and Abu Dhabi explore 4M liter precision fermentation facility
In the United Arab Emirates, precision fermentation firms Vivici and The Every Company and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office have partnered to evaluate the...
Nestlé acquires a majority stake in Terrafertil
In Switzerland, Nestlé acquired a majority stake in Terrafertil, a company selling natural, plant-based foods and healthy snacks. The move widens Nestlé’s presence in...
Solar Foods creates mayonnaise (mostly) from thin air
In Finland, Solar Foods has filed a patent application for a mayonnaise formulation made using its Solein protein, which is produced by a microbe...
First digital ingestion tracking system approved by FDA
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug in the U.S. with a digital ingestion tracking system. Abilify MyCite...
IBM and global food companies use blockchain to increase food safety
In New York, a group of global food supply chain companies announced a blockchain collaboration with IBM intended to strengthen consumer confidence in the...
Chef’d makes The Beyond Burger available nationwide
In California, Beyond Meat announced an expanded partnership with Chef’d, a first-of-its-kind meal kit marketplace that recently saw an influx of capital from major...
Steaks in space: Foodtech eyes cultured meat for astronauts
In Israel, cultured meat startup Aleph Farms has formed the Aleph Zero cultured meat project to one day enable astronauts to enjoy steak on a...
Smithfield Foods invests $25 million in Chef’d to accelerate the online meal kit market
In Virginia, Smithfield Foods, Inc. invested $25 million in Chef’d, an e-commerce meal marketplace. With this investment, the companies will leverage Smithfield’s portfolio of...
Funding shortfall forces NovoNutrients to launch asset sale
In California, gas fermentation firm NovoNutrients has ceased operations and is looking for a buyer for its assets, citing difficulty securing sufficient funding.
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