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Week41

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Plant-based therapeutic food outperforms standard formula; Abu Dhabi and UK advance cell-cultured food regulations

A Hebrew University study found a dairy-free formulation of chickpeas, sorghum, corn, and soybeans outperformed conventional peanut-and-milk products in supporting malnutrition recovery. Abu Dhabi launched sensory evaluation guidelines for cell-cultured and novel foods, while UK regulators issued new authorization guidance for cell-cultured food and growth media safety.

Week40

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Florida cell-cultured meat ban survives federal preemption challenge; Danone-backed fermentation facility opens in France

The Eleventh Circuit upheld Florida's categorical ban on cell-cultured meat, ruling it is not preempted by federal inspection law—a decision likely to embolden similar restrictions in other states. In France, a €20 million Danone-backed fermentation platform opened to help startups bridge laboratory development and industrial-scale production.

Week39

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SunOpta opens $35m plant-based dairy line; Maple Leaf closes two facilities; California tightens dairy manure rules

SunOpta commissioned a $35 million plant-based dairy manufacturing line at its Texas facility while Maple Leaf Foods announced the closure of two plant protein production sites, consolidating operations in Indianapolis by late 2027. California's water board approved new nitrogen discharge limits for over 900 Central Valley dairy farms, and Elian raised €40 million to expand soy processing at Barcelona's port.

Week38

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Ayana Bio acquires Meati fermentation tanks; Crespel & Deiters launches high-protein plant crisps; USDA halts dairy ESG spending

Ayana Bio and Zenfold Sustainable Technologies jointly acquired twelve fermentation tanks from Meati Foods for $75,000, planning to relocate them to India for a plant cell culture pilot facility by early 2027. Separately, the USDA agreed to stop using dairy checkoff funds for ESG initiatives after a federal lawsuit by Wisconsin dairy farmers.

Week37

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EIF backs Nordic Foodtech VC with €30 million; Remilk sells 600,000 bottles in Israel; Beyond Meat launches Phytosphere line

The European Investment Fund committed €30 million to Nordic Foodtech VC's second fund targeting agrifood startups, while Remilk reported roughly 600,000 bottles of microbial-fermentation-derived milk sold in Israel since early 2026. Beyond Meat debuted its Phytosphere portfolio, and South Korean researchers found that chicken-body-temperature incubation improves cell-cultured meat growth.

Week35

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Microbial fermentation gains ground as ADM, Fonterra, and Maash invest in scale; antimicrobial resistance poses trillion-dollar threat

ADM is converting an Iowa facility into a large-scale microbial fermentation operation with $55.5 million in investment, while Fonterra and Superbrewed Food are turning dairy side-streams into high-protein microbial ingredients. Separately, researchers warn that antimicrobial resistance in livestock could cost the global economy $100 trillion by 2050.

Week33

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Planted doubles German capacity; Plantible raises $35M; Pennsylvania bill targets cell-cultured meat

Planted plans to double output at its Memmingen facility while developing a B2B fermented plant-based ingredient model across Europe, and Plantible Foods secured $35 million to quintuple duckweed protein capacity in Texas. A Pennsylvania senator introduced legislation to ban cell-cultured meat, while screwworm fly resurgence in Mexico has reached U.S. border states.

Week32

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Aleph Farms targets 2027 cell-cultured beef launch; NuCicer debuts high-protein chickpea line; yeast rivals plant protein in study

Aleph Farms received regulatory clearance to sell cell-cultured beef steaks in Singapore, targeting a 2027 launch with contract manufacturer Cell Agritech. NuCicer introduced a high-protein chickpea ingredient line after raising $18.5 million, while researchers found yeast biomass matches plant protein ingredients in nutritional and functional properties.

Week29

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ADM partners on microbial egg protein; JBS drops net-zero pledge; Steakholder Foods ships plant-based meat line to U.S.

ADM and EVERY Company will produce microbial egg protein at commercial scale in Clinton, Iowa, while JBS removed its 2040 net-zero target and all time-bound deforestation commitments from its latest sustainability report. Steakholder Foods shipped its Perfecta plant-based meat line to the U.S. through KeHE Distributors, and Hebrew University engineered plant seeds to produce bovine dairy protein.

Week28

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Crespel & Deiters scales dry extrusion; New Culture patents casein mozzarella; UK issues cell-cultured meat guidance

Crespel & Deiters will deploy Happy Plant Protein's dry extrusion technology at commercial scale in the Netherlands, while New Culture secured a second U.S. patent covering animal-free casein mozzarella made through microbial fermentation. UK food regulators published new guidance for cell-cultured meat businesses, and Romania moved to ban such products pending an EU safety framework.

Week27

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Scottish study backs plant-rich diets; Biosphere acquires NovoNutrients assets; Beyond Meat launches mycelium steak

A Scottish microsimulation of 33 dietary pathways found that shifting toward plant-rich diets cuts emissions and chronic disease risk without raising costs, while Biosphere acquired defunct NovoNutrients' gas fermentation assets to support a $9 million U.S. military protein-production contract. Beyond Meat debuted a mycelium-based steak filet at Wegmans and H-E-B, and Arizona signed labeling requirements for cell-cultured meat.

Week26

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EU drafts protein strategy to cut imports; EVERY quadruples egg protein output; South Dakota bans cell-cultured meat sales

EVERY quadrupled its microbial-fermentation-derived egg protein capacity through a partnership with Huvepharma's Biovet AD subsidiary, drawing on over nine million liters of fermentation capacity in Bulgaria. The EU drafted a protein strategy to reduce reliance on Brazilian and Chinese imports, while South Dakota enacted a five-year moratorium on cell-cultured meat sales.

Week25

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Solar Foods wins €78m for Factory 02; EU approves first whole-food mycelium ingredient; FAO mobilizes against foot-and-mouth SAT1 spread

Solar Foods secured €78 million in Finnish government funding for its industrial-scale hydrogen fermentation facility, while Protein Brewery won the EU's first novel food authorization for a whole-food mycelium ingredient. The FAO is deploying $400,000 in emergency support after the foot-and-mouth SAT1 serotype reached East Asia, with potential regional losses estimated at $5–6 billion annually.

Week23

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IFF sells food unit for $4.3B; Israeli scaffold technique cuts cell-cultured meat costs tenfold; FAO warns livestock antibiotic use could surge 30%

IFF agreed to sell its food ingredients business to CVC Capital Partners for $4.3 billion, while Israeli researchers developed a scaffold technique that cuts cell-cultured meat production costs by up to 90%. The FAO projects livestock antimicrobial use could exceed 143,000 tonnes annually by 2040, with cumulative resistance-related losses potentially reaching $318 billion.

Week21

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Oshi raises $3M for plant-based seafood; ADM launches eight protein ingredients; Canada backs $15.1M whole-cut manufacturing project

Oshi secured $3 million to scale plant-based whitefish production across nearly 700 retail locations, while ADM introduced eight soy and pea protein ingredients targeting meat, poultry, and analogue applications in North America and Europe. Canada committed $4.9 million toward a $15.1 million initiative to automate whole-cut manufacturing using domestically sourced ingredients.

Week20

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Bunge opens $550M soy plant; EU bars Brazilian meat; cell-cultured products reach pets and courts

Bunge's $550 million soy protein concentrate facility in Indiana begins operations as the largest of its kind in the United States, while the EU blocks Brazilian meat imports over antimicrobial noncompliance effective September. Adamo Foods secures €10 million in EU funding for mycelium-based whole-cut meat analogues, and Upside Foods challenges Florida's cell-cultured meat ban in court.

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