Week38DigestdigestSep 18, 2026SaveAyana Bio acquires Meati fermentation tanks; Crespel & Deiters launches high-protein plant crisps; USDA halts dairy ESG spendingAyana 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.
newswireSep 16, 2026SaveCrespel & Deiters launches high-protein plant crisps for snacks and barsThe Lory IsoCrisp range includes a fava bean crisp with 50.5 grams of protein per 100 grams and a wheat crisp with 65.4 grams, both positioned as soy-free alternatives to dairy-based crisps for bar, snack, and cereal manufacturers.
newswireSep 15, 2026SaveCellular Agriculture Australia names Joanne Tunna as new CEOJoanne Tunna, the organization's first employee and current chief program officer, succeeds Sam Perkins as CAA expands its policy, investment, and ecosystem work following its integration with Food Frontier.
newswireSep 14, 2026SaveGiract launches seventeenth round of European flavor research PhD awardsSeven industry sponsors, including Givaudan, PepsiCo, and Kerry, back bursaries and a thesis prize for doctoral candidates in flavor science, with applications open until October 2026.
Week37DigestdigestSep 11, 2026SaveEIF backs Nordic Foodtech VC with €30 million; Remilk sells 600,000 bottles in Israel; Beyond Meat launches Phytosphere lineThe 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.
newswireSep 10, 2026SaveEIF commits €30 million to Nordic Foodtech VC for agrifood startupsThe European Investment Fund's backing, supported by InvestEU, brings the Helsinki-based Nordic Foodtech VC's second fund close to its €80 million target and will support pre-seed and seed-stage companies developing sustainable technologies across agriculture, food, aquaculture, and biosolutions.
Week36DigestdigestSep 4, 2026SaveLeeds AI identifies 800 plant protein emulsifiers; EU halts Brazilian meat imports over antibiotic violationsUniversity of Leeds researchers used machine learning to screen tens of millions of candidates and identify nearly 800 plant proteins as potential emulsifiers, validating predictions with pea and potato proteins. The EU suspended Brazilian poultry, beef, egg, and honey imports after Brazil failed to guarantee compliance with antibiotic-use standards.
newswireSep 2, 2026SaveCarozzi taps four global startups for food innovation pilots in ChileThe Chilean food company's Sinergia Startup program, run with Eatable Adventures, drew 183 applications from 26 countries and chose ProxyFoods, Sensesbit, Endless Food Co., and BioBlends for pilot projects spanning AI-driven product development, biopreservation, and cocoa alternatives.
Week35DigestdigestAug 28, 2026SaveMicrobial fermentation gains ground as ADM, Fonterra, and Maash invest in scale; antimicrobial resistance poses trillion-dollar threatADM 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.
Week34DigestdigestAug 21, 2026SaveLouis Dreyfus opens major pea protein plant; Ever After Foods acquires Fishway; FDA elevates egg recallLouis Dreyfus Company launched one of North America's largest pea processing plants in Saskatchewan, targeting cleaner-tasting protein isolates for beverages and GLP-1 companion products. The FDA elevated Midwest Poultry Services' recall of more than 19 million eggs to its highest risk classification over salmonella concerns.
Week33DigestdigestAug 14, 2026SavePlanted doubles German capacity; Plantible raises $35M; Pennsylvania bill targets cell-cultured meatPlanted 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.
Week32DigestdigestAug 7, 2026SaveAleph Farms targets 2027 cell-cultured beef launch; NuCicer debuts high-protein chickpea line; yeast rivals plant protein in studyAleph 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.
newswireAug 4, 2026SaveEatable Adventures launches equity-free deeptech accelerator for agrifood startups in BilbaoThe NOVO Agrifoodtech program, supported by the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, will select ten international startups applying AI, biotech, robotics, and other breakthrough technologies to agriculture and food in a 12-week hybrid program based in Bilbao.
Week31DigestdigestJul 30, 2026SaveLouis Dreyfus doubles canola crush capacity; Cargill Ventures resumes agrifoodtech deals; Fairlife hit by ransomwareLouis Dreyfus Company has doubled its Yorkton, Saskatchewan, canola crushing capacity to two million tonnes annually and added a pea protein line processing 75,000 tonnes of yellow peas. Separately, a ransomware attack forced Coca-Cola's Fairlife dairy subsidiary to suspend U.S. production, while Cargill Ventures resumed dealmaking with two unannounced investments.
Week29DigestdigestJul 17, 2026SaveADM 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.
Week28DigestdigestJul 10, 2026SaveCrespel & Deiters scales dry extrusion; New Culture patents casein mozzarella; UK issues cell-cultured meat guidanceCrespel & 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.
newswireJul 9, 2026SaveCrespel & Deiters brings Happy Plant Protein's dry extrusion to industrial scaleThe partnership marks the first commercial-scale deployment of the Finnish startup's patented one-step dry extrusion process, producing textured vegetable proteins from European-grown fava beans and peas at Crespel & Deiters' facility in the Netherlands.
Week27DigestdigestJul 3, 2026SaveScottish study backs plant-rich diets; Biosphere acquires NovoNutrients assets; Beyond Meat launches mycelium steakA 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.
newswireJul 1, 2026SaveBayou Best Foods acquires BettaF!sh to build transatlantic plant-based seafood businessThe deal unites Bayou Best Foods' U.S. foodservice distribution for plant-based shrimp with BettaFish's seaweed-based tuna and salmon products across European retail and foodservice.
Week26DigestdigestJun 26, 2026SaveEU drafts protein strategy to cut imports; EVERY quadruples egg protein output; South Dakota bans cell-cultured meat salesEVERY 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.
newswireJun 20, 2026SaveModern Agriculture Foundation honors four women leaders at sold-out Tel Aviv AgFoodTech summitThe fourth annual gathering in Tel Aviv recognized four trailblazers across ecosystem development, computational biology, venture capital, and cell-cultured meat commercialization, while showcasing a professional network of some 230 industry leaders.
Week25DigestdigestJun 19, 2026SaveSolar Foods wins €78m for Factory 02; EU approves first whole-food mycelium ingredient; FAO mobilizes against foot-and-mouth SAT1 spreadSolar 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.
Week24DigestdigestJun 12, 2026SaveIngredion bids £2.7 billion for Tate & Lyle; UPSIDE Foods offers $50 million for Believer Meats facilityIngredion announced an all-cash £2.7 billion acquisition of Tate & Lyle, creating a combined specialty ingredients business valued at roughly $9.9 billion. UPSIDE Foods submitted a $50 million stalking horse bid for Believer Meats' North Carolina production facility, which reportedly cost over $150 million to build.
Week23DigestdigestJun 5, 2026SaveIFF 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.
