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.
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.
Week22DigestdigestMay 29, 2026SaveUSDA develops reduced-off-flavor soybean; StrainX and Pacifico raise funding; screwworm threat nears U.S. borderUSDA scientists have engineered soybeans with minimized lipid oxidation and off-flavors, attracting interest from seed and food ingredient companies. India's StrainX Bioworks raised $13 million for microbial fermentation scale-up, while a screwworm parasite detected within 100 miles of the U.S. border has prompted a $750 million federal investment.
newswireMay 25, 2026SaveStrainX Bioworks raises $13 million to scale microbial fermentation from IndiaThe India-based synthetic biology company emerged from stealth with an integrated platform spanning strain engineering and fermentation at 10,000-liter scale, targeting global food, nutraceutical, and personal care markets.
Week21DigestdigestMay 22, 2026SaveOshi raises $3M for plant-based seafood; ADM launches eight protein ingredients; Canada backs $15.1M whole-cut manufacturing projectOshi 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.
newswireMay 19, 2026SaveFUDI Protein opens crowdfunding round to scale alfalfa-derived RuBisCO extractionThe Wisconsin-based ingredient company launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on WeFunder to move its alfalfa leaf–derived RuBisCO extraction from lab scale to pilot production, targeting the U.S. whey protein shortage.
Week20DigestdigestMay 15, 2026SaveBunge opens $550M soy plant; EU bars Brazilian meat; cell-cultured products reach pets and courtsBunge'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.
newswireMay 12, 2026SaveEnifer and Rovio Pet Foods launch dog treat made with Pekilo mycoproteinThe semi-moist treat, built around Enifer's fungi-based Pekilo ingredient with more than 60% protein, follows the company's first four-ton commercial production run and is also available for white-label applications.
Week19DigestdigestMay 8, 2026SaveMeatly raises £10.4M for cell-cultured facility; Beyond Meat narrows loss; U.S. meat sales hit $112 billionMeatly secured £10.4 million in Series A funding for a 20,000-liter bioreactor facility in London, while Beyond Meat narrowed its quarterly loss to $0.10 per share, beating estimates. The U.S. meat industry posted record $112 billion in sales as tight cattle supply drove beef prices to historic highs.
newswireMay 5, 2026SaveMicroHarvest scales microbial protein into European pet food retailThe Hamburg-based biotech company reports repeat orders from multiple partners and more than 15 new pet food SKUs scheduled for the second quarter of 2026, while advancing plans for a 15,000-tonne production facility in Germany.
Week18DigestdigestMay 1, 2026SaveKKR explores $10bn Flora Food sale; Beyond Meat surges on U.S. Army plant protein interestKKR is reportedly seeking up to $10 billion for Flora Food Group as Beyond Meat shares jumped roughly 22% after the U.S. Army issued a notice exploring plant protein rations for supply chain resilience. Fermeate raised $2 million for its optogenetics-based fermentation platform, while Moolec Science hit an industrialization milestone with its high-GLA safflower campaign.
newswireApr 29, 2026SaveAgrofoodBIC invests in Argentine bioinputs startup NunatakThe Italian open innovation hub's first international portfolio move targets an Eatable Adventures–backed company developing extremophile-derived microbiological inputs to combat soil degradation and climate stress.
Week17DigestdigestApr 24, 2026SaveRoslin Institute achieves tenfold cell-cultured fat yield; FSANZ approves soy heart health claim; Planetary raises CHF 22 millionRoslin Institute researchers identified a protein marker enabling cattle stem cells to produce ten times more fat, a potential cost breakthrough for cell-cultured meat. FSANZ approved a heart health claim for isolated soy protein, Planetary raised CHF 22 million for mycoprotein, and U.S. states continued to diverge on cell-cultured meat regulation.
Week16DigestdigestApr 17, 2026SaveParima wins Singapore cell-cultured duck approval; BRIGHT and Novonesis partner on CO₂-to-protein fermentationParima secured Singapore Food Agency clearance for cell-cultured duck, its second approval in the city-state, while BRIGHT and Novonesis partnered to convert waste CO₂ into food-grade protein via microbial fermentation. Separately, Solar Foods patented its Solein gas fermentation process in the U.S. and Clean Food Group raised £5.2 million for a fermentation-derived oils facility.
newswireApr 15, 2026SaveCrespel & Deiters rebrands, consolidates divisions to pursue global growthThe sixth-generation German firm has consolidated its Loryma and Corrugating & Paper divisions under one brand, broadening its raw material portfolio beyond wheat to include pea and fava bean.
newswireApr 13, 2026SaveBLUU and Cultivate at Scale produce fish cells at 1,000-liter scale in EuropeBLUU and Cultivate at Scale have produced fish cells in 1,000-liter bioreactors in the Netherlands, establishing what they call Europe's first industrial platform for cell-cultured marine ingredients aimed initially at the personal care market.
Week15DigestdigestApr 10, 2026SaveEU committee restricts meat labels for plant products; CSIRO exits fermentation research; Yale links livestock density to cancerThe European Parliament's AGRI committee advanced restrictions on terms like "bacon" and "steak" for plant protein products, while Canada moved to finalize labeling guidance for plant-based egg alternatives. A Yale study found cancer rates 4 to 8 percent higher in counties with the densest concentrations of industrial livestock operations across California, Iowa, and Texas.
Week14DigestdigestApr 3, 2026SaveJBS bets on cell-cultured protein; Beyond Meat earns climate designation; Mississippi bans cell-cultured dairyJBS opened a $37 million biotech R&D center in Brazil to develop cell-cultured protein, while Mississippi became the first U.S. state to ban cell-cultured dairy products. Beyond Meat's plant protein products earned the first climate solution designation under the ERI framework, even as the company issued a weak Q1 revenue outlook.
