Food & Nutrition

US startup Superbrewed Food has released the results of a clinical study on its postbiotic cultured protein, which has been found to outperform pea protein and match whey on muscle protein synthesis. In the food world, protein is the…
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Nordic CPG giant Orkla Snacks has agreed to acquire the European Candy Group for €207M ($239M) to expand production and footprint for its viral Bubs brand of vegan gummies. After witnessing a TikTok-fuelled shortage, a US expansion, and…
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Indian food tech startup Inaara NeoFoods has raised ₹21 crore ($2.2M) to advance its AI-powered "farm to formulation" platform for producing plant-based proteins, fibres, fats, and functional starches. Seeking to leverage India's crop…
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Indian food tech startup Arboreal Bioinnovations has secured ₹23 crore ($24.2M) in Series A funding to scale up functional ingredients like yeast and plant proteins, sugar replacers, and fibres. To bring its functional ingredient…
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The Netherlands Enterprise Agency has committed up to €400,000 ($465,000) in funding for a Partners for International Business cluster to help companies develop blended proteins for the meat-reducing French market. As blended meat makes…
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As sales expand, Danone’s Kate Farms has launched a new flavour of its plant-based nutrition shake and broadened its distribution to reach more GLP-1 users across the US. A year after being acquired by Danone, Kate Farms is aggressively…
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US biotech startup Kuehnle AgroSystems has closed a Series B funding round to expand the sustainable production of its algal astaxanthin via dark fermentation for applications including human nutrition. Hawaiian algal biotech company…
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Australian startup All G has launched its precision-fermented bovine lactoferrin in the US, just as it plans a second facility and expects to bring its human lactoferrin ingredient to market within six months. Months after securing…
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A global study has revealed that young populations are consuming low amounts of plant-based food, pointing to a critical nutrition gap among children. Globally, children are eating lower amounts of plant-based foods than they should,…
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Around three in five consumers in the US are open to the idea of eating less meat and replacing it with beans, citing concerns about inflation and personal health. A similar number of Americans consume both meat and beans, but a large…
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The EU has added inulin-propionate ester, a fibre ingredient that can stimulate the body's natural GLP-1 response, to its list of approved novel foods, enabling companies to sell the additive in food products. As weight-loss medications…
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The Trump administration is finding it difficult to land on a standardised definition of ultra-processed food, according to the FDA's acting deputy chief, who reiterated that the agency doesn't plan to ban these products. Establishing a…
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California's 2026-27 budget includes a $500M school kitchen provision that enables educational institutions to purchase plant-based meals and milk alternatives. He may be running for president in 2028, but if his final state budget is…
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Finnish oat producer Raisio Group has completed a $1.7M expansion of its Nokia Mill, which produces gluten-free oats for its sister plant-based facility and international customers. Raisio Group, the parent company of Benecol and…
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The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a pledge to ”make hospital food healthier”, encouraging healthcare facilities to limit processed meat and prioritise non-UPF options like plant proteins. In March, the US…
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Dutch contract manufacturer Nizo Food Research has partnered with Winclove Probiotics to discover novel probiotic solutions at a time when gut health is firmly in the nutrition spotlight. With fibremaxxing at full tilt, a Dutch…
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Danish biotech giant Novonesis has signed an exclusive deal to scale up and commercialise TurtleTree’s precision-fermented lactoferrin protein, following investment in the Singaporean startup. Singapore’s TurtleTree has taken a giant…
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A coalition of over 100 food, farming and nutrition groups is calling on the USDA to expand access to pulse-based ingredients to help schools meet its new protein-rich dietary guidelines. Amid the furore around the meat-promoting update…
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Japan’s government has laid out a draft public-private investment roadmap across 17 sectors for 2040, totalling $2.3T. As part of this, it’s targeting $6.2B in funding for novel food technologies. Japan has taken a big step in its bid…
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The US's much-criticised update to the dietary guidelines will likely worsen the food system's environmental impact, thanks to the spotlight on protein and red meat. When the Trump administration unveiled the 2026 update to the US…
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A new study found that plant-based alternatives contained twice as many additives as meat and dairy, but its authors – and a range of experts – say this doesn't necessarily increase health risks. Mainstream media outlets often…
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