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MicroHarvest, the German biotechnology company producing protein ingredients through biomass fermentation using regional agri-food side streams, today announced that it has selected Industriepark Leuna (Saxony-Anhalt) as the location for its future production plant.
For the second year in a row, Nestlé and FoodHack are joining forces to host the FoodTech World Cup - The ultimate tournament to showcase the world’s best startups in Food BioTech.
A Scientist's Cookbook: Everyday Recipes with Cultivated Meat, a new cookbook by food technologist and writer Alex Shirazi, launches on Kickstarter, offering a first-of-its-kind look at how cultivated meat can be prepared, understood, and integrated into everyday home cooking.
New Wave Biotech, the UK-based specialist in AI bioprocess simulation, has entered a commercial partnership with Nurasa, the Temasek-owned sustainable food and nutrition company. The collaboration will help move promising food-tech and ingredient technologies from R&D to market-ready products through combining New Wave Biotech’s digital capabilities and Nurasa’s innovation and commercialisation ecosystem and infrastructure.
Cell4Food and Algocell today announced a strategic collaboration to build the technological foundation for a sustainable and scalable global food supply. This partnership integrates Cell4Food’s cell cultivation technology stack (BlueCell™) - spanning from fish to mollusc, and crustacean animal cells through to final food products - with Algocell’s AI-Powered bioprocess modeling platform (Algocell P™) to accelerate Cell4Food’s process development and optimization.
Mö Foods, the Finnish food company redefining cheese through oats, has secured €2.4 million in funding led by Nordic Foodtech VC. The raise will enable Mö to scale its proprietary production technology and prepare for international expansion.
GNT has been ranked among the top 1% of companies in the food manufacturing industry for sustainability performance. EcoVadis, a leading global provider of business sustainability ratings, has awarded the EXBERRY® color supplier a Platinum medal.
Bayou Best Foods, a provider of plant-based seafood with authentic taste and texture, has announced that its shrimp is now available nationwide through the leading U.S. foodservice distributors. The shrimp can be ordered through Sysco, US Foods, and Performance Food Group, enabling restaurants, universities, hotels, healthcare groups, and other operators to access the product through their existing distributor relationships.
Nexture has signed an agreement to acquire Sipral Padana S.r.l., an Italian group specializing in the production of value-added semi-finished ingredients for the food and beverage industry.
Eatable Adventures has unveiled the findings of its annual report, “The State of Agrifoodtech in Spain 2025.” The total number of startups rises to 416, a 5% increase vs. 2024, reversing last year’s decline. Investment drops by more than 30% in Spain, aligned with global market contraction.
CSM Ingredients group announces the validation of the carbon footprint of Egg ’n Easy, its egg reduction solution for bakery applications, confirming a substantially lower environmental impact compared to conventional liquid egg.
This year, St. Nicholas Day in the canton of Bern coincided with the opening of multi-award-winning startup Yeastup's state-of-the-art production plant in Lyss. The facility can process 40 hectolitres of spent brewer's yeast per hour for the creation of valuable new functional ingredients. Yeastup is currently preparing Series A financing for further scale-up.
Melt&Marble, the Swedish biotech company using precision fermentation to produce designer fats, has raised €7.3 million (80 MSEK) in Series A funding. The round was led by Swedish deeptech investor Industrifonden, with participation from the European Innovation Council and strategic partners Beiersdorf and Valio. Additional backing came from Chalmers Ventures and Catalyze Capital. The EIC Accelerator also supported with an additional €2.5 million grant last year, bringing latest funding to a total of €10M over the past year.
Generate – the innovation hub within Nexture – has selected together with URIKA Partners the three winning startups of the Generate Program 2025: Green-On, Kokomodo and YEAP. The winners represent ingredient solutions addressing challenges such as sustainable fats, resilient access to cocoa, and high-performance proteins.
BLUU, Europe’s leading cell-cultured seafood biotech company, is exploring new markets beyond food to meet demand for high-value marine ingredients from the health and beauty industries.
Givaudan, a global leader in taste and wellbeing, will present a broad portfolio of natural solutions across beverage, savoury and sweet applications at Fi Europe 2025 (booth 40J90, Paris, 2–4 December).
Fi Europe 2025 will mark the global debut of Nexture, the holding that brings together the industrial heritage, ingredient-tech capabilities and innovation expertise of CSM Ingredients Group and Italcanditi Group and that recently announced the acquisition of Frulact.
Agro Innovation Lab invites startups worldwide to join the Proteinnovation Discovery until the 24th of November 2025 – seeking fresh ideas for sustainable protein sources, processes, and products.
Italcanditi Group presents its 2024 Sustainability Report, the second consolidated one encompassing not only Italcanditi but also Comprital and Prodotti Rubicone. All companies are part of Nexture, the platform dedicated to developing high-quality ingredients and added value solutions for the food industry.
CSM Ingredients introduces Nuaré, the new carob-based range of cocoa alternatives designed to unlock creative potential in baking and ice cream formulations while also addressing market volatility concerns and growing sustainability demands.
Handtmann Processing is continuing to optimize its site structures and has successfully integrated the Inotec product line into its global corporate structures and standard processes.
Nexture has signed an agreement to acquire Frulact, a globally leading manufacturer of fruit-based specialty ingredients, liquid flavors and plant-based ingredients for a variety of end-applications, including dairy, ice cream, desserts, and beverages, among others.
Brenntag, the global leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, and Synonym, the production platform for biomaterials, have announced a strategic collaboration to fast-track bioproducts to the global market. The partnership will offer end-to-end solutions to brands looking to integrate next-generation ingredients and formulations.
FoodSeed, the AgriFoodTech acceleration program of CDP Venture Capital’s National Accelerator Network, co-invested and co-led by Eatable Adventures, Fondazione Cariverona, and UniCredit, has successfully completed its third edition with the presentation of seven groundbreaking Agrifoodtech startups.