Australia

Australian precision fermentation startup All G has welcomed Xeraya Capital, owned by Malaysia's state-owned Khazanah Nasional fund, to its list of pre-Series B investors, a month after launching its bovine lactoferrin in the US. All G,…
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Australian dairy and plant-based food major Noumi, known for its Milklab brand, is going private after agreeing to sell all its shares for A$737M ($518M) to Arrovest, which is owned by the billionaire Perich family. After a year-long…
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US plant-based meat brand Daring Foods has expanded into Australia, following its acquisition by local plant protein player v2food last year. Australian meat alternative player v2food has rolled out Daring Foods's frozen vegan chicken…
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Australian Plant Proteins has launched Nothing Else, a D2C brand of clean-label protein isolate powders, citing consumers' growing appetite for protein among the GLP-1 boom. A year after being rescued out of insolvency, Australian Plant…
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Australian startup All G has received a 'no questions' letter from the US FDA for its precision-fermented lactoferrin ingredient, which it will begin selling "within months". All G, a Sydney-based startup using microbial fermentation to…
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Amid CSIRO's financial challenges, the Australian national science agency has decided to end work on food ingredients and processing, but reaffirms that agrifood will continue being one of its largest units. One of Australia's most…
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Australian future food advocacy groups Food Frontier and Cellular Agriculture Australia have merged to accelerate research, policy breakthroughs, and regulatory progress for sustainable proteins. Since the highs of 2020-21, the…
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Australian biomanufacturing specialist Cauldron Ferm has raised $13.25M in funding to expand its "hyper-fermentation" platform with retrofitted facilities and meet government and corporate demand. Scale and cost efficiency have always…
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Australian startup Magic Valley has launched Rogue Pet, a brand of cultivated meat treats for dogs, to generate early revenue. The first drop of products has sold out within a week. As it advances its cultivated pork platform for…
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Australian precision fermentation startup All G has received an A$1.1M ($775,000) grant from the New South Wales government to expand production of its human beta-casein protein. Amid calls for greater public investment in the…
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In Australia, the state of Victoria has invested A$12M ($8M) to set up a new research hub and glasshouse to develop climate-resilient crops to meet the global demand for plant-based proteins. Australia's politicians are embracing the…
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Australia could become a global hub for food biomanufacturing, yielding economic and food security benefits if the government supports the industry through effective policymaking. Home to a leading food safety framework, high-quality…
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Thailand, Vietnam and Australia have abundant raw materials and forward-thinking public policies, making them potential global hubs for fermentation-derived food production. Asia-Pacific could be a global biomanufacturing centre for…
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Without assertive policy changes and a national strategy, Australia risks being outpaced by other countries on plant protein manufacturing, says a new report. Australia possesses strong crop production and an existing global footprint…
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Australian startup Nourish Ingredients has received FEMA GRAS status for its precision-fermented fat for meat flavours, Tastilux, in the US. Nourish Ingredients can now sell its animal-free fat in the US, allowing manufacturers to add…
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Australian plant-based meat firm v2food is going global, having acquired leading US vegan chicken maker Daring Foods and partnered with Japanese food giant Ajinomoto. v2food, the leading manufacturer of plant-based meat in Australia, is…
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Australian precision fermentation firm All G is gearing up to launch its animal-free bovine lactoferrin in the US and China in Q4 2025. Armed with regulatory clearance in both China and the US, precision fermentation startup All G is…
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The APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture and Cellular Agriculture Australia have teamed up to advance the Asia-Pacific future food industry. To boost the Asia-Pacific market for cultivated meat and fermentation-derived food…
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Australian precision fermentation startup Eclipse Ingredients has emerged from stealth with A$7M ($4.6M) in funding to scale up its production of human lactoferrin. Aiming to make "impossible-to-source" health ingredients widely…
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The Aussie Plant Based Co has re-entered the market with new vegan burgers, sausages and cheeses nine months after being acquired out of liquidation by Smart Foods. Everybody loves a good comeback story. And the plant-based sector needs…
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Australia must develop a national bioeconomy strategy and invest in new infrastructure to unlock key economic growth opportunities, scientists say in a new report. Home to some of the world's leading food tech companies, Australia has a…
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