Foreverland·
Foreverland raises €6 million to scale cocoa-free chocolate in Europe
Foreverland raised €6M for cocoa-free chocolate expansion across Europe, bringing total funding to €9.4M.
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Enifer·
Enifer submits PEKILO mycoprotein for FDA GRAS review
Finnish biotech firm Enifer has filed for FDA GRAS review of its PEKILO mycoprotein, targeting U.S. food manufacturer partnerships.
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Cellular Agriculture Australia·
Food Frontier and Cellular Agriculture Australia merge to unify emerging protein sector
Food Frontier merges into Cellular Agriculture Australia to create a unified body for emerging protein technologies in Australia.
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Mewery·
Mewery appoints Believer Meats veteran as CTO, reports 300 g/L biomass yield
Mewery names Dr. Moria Shimoni as CTO and reports a 300 g/L biomass yield milestone using its microalgae-mammalian cell co-cultivation platform.
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Unibio·
SIIG and Unibio to build world's largest single-cell protein plant in Saudi Arabia
SIIG and Unibio plan a 50,000-tonne single-cell protein plant in Saudi Arabia, the world's largest, with construction starting in 2026.
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Nexture·
Nexture opens 2026 startup call across five food-ingredient domains
Nexture's Generate program is accepting startup applications across bakery, oils, proteins, nutrition, and future-proofing ingredients through May 4.
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Eatable Adventures·
Carozzi Launches Second Open Innovation Program to Tackle Food Industry Challenges Across Latin America
Carozzi opens its second open innovation program, inviting global startups and universities to pilot food industry solutions across Latin America.
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Melt&Marble·
Sweden's Melt&Marble Secures GRAS Status for Fermented Fat, Opening US Market
Melt&Marble's fermented fat ingredient MeltyMarble achieves self-affirmed GRAS status, enabling US commercialization across food categories.
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Joyn Foods·
Blended Beef-Mushroom Product Wins 96% Student Approval, Secures Statewide School Purchasing in South Carolina
Joyn Foods' beef-mushroom blend 50Cut earns 96% student approval and statewide school purchasing access in South Carolina.
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MicroHarvest·
MicroHarvest Picks Leuna for 15,000-Tonne Microbial Protein Plant
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.
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Nestlé·
Nestlé and FoodHack Launch 2026 FoodTech World Cup
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.
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A Scientist's Cookbook·
Food Technologist Alex Shirazi Launches Cultured Meat Cookbook on Kickstarter
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.
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New Wave Biotech·
New Wave Biotech Partners with Nurasa to Accelerate Sustainable Food and Ingredient Innovations to Scale
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.
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Cell4Food·
Cell4Food Partners With Algocell to Build Foundation for Scalable Cellular Aquaculture
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.
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Mö Foods·
Mö Foods Lands €2.4M to Make Oat-Based Cheese Alternatives the New Global Benchmark for Taste and Sustainability
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.
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EXBERRY·
EXBERRY Plant-Based Color Supplier GNT Earns Top Sustainability Award
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.
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Bayou Best Foods·
Bayou Best Foods Expands Nationwide Availability of Plant-Based Shrimp Through Leading U.S. Foodservice Distributors
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.
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Nexture·
Nexture Acquires Italy’s Sipral Padana, Expanding Its Value-Added Food Ingredients Platform
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.
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Eatable Adventures·
Spain’s Agrifoodtech Ecosystem Resilient: Startup Creation Grows Amid Investment Downturn
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.
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CSM Ingredients Group·
CSM Ingredients Group: Validated Data Confirm Egg ’n Easy’s Lower Carbon Footprint Compared to Liquid Egg
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.
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Yeastup·
Yeastup Celebrates Launch of Industrial-Scale Production
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.
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Melt&Marble·
Melt&Marble Secures €7M to Scale Designer Fats in Beauty and Food
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.
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Nexture·
Generate, Nexture’s Innovation Hub, Announces Three Winning Startups of Its Generate Program 2025
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.
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Bluu Seafood·
BLUU Ventures Beyond Seafood Into Beauty and Health Markets
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.
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