Food & Nutrition

Dutch food tech startup The Protein Brewery has closed an €18M ($20.5M) extension of its Series B round to expand production of its Fermotein mycoprotein and support its EU launch. Days after securing the first novel food approval for…
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Portuguese firm GRA Nutra has released a new fermentation-derived beta-carotene colour for food and beverages in the US, where clean-label dyes are all the rage. As food manufacturers race to get artificial dyes out of their supply…
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Finnish food tech startup Perfat Technologies has launched Perfat Soft, a sunflower-oil-based oleogel that can replace butter and palm oil across a range of applications. Entering the flourishing fat-alternative space, Helsinki-based…
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London-based startup Myota, which makes prebiotic fibre blends to enhance gut health, has secured $4.5M in Series A funding to scale its D2C sales and set up a B2B business in Europe and the US. UK gut health supplement brand Myota has…
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French dairy giant Danone has made its latest functional health acquisition, signing an agreement to buy Australia's Made Group, maker of plant-based yoghurt brand Cocobella. Danone has agreed to acquire Made Group, the Australian owner…
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Danone has added yoghurts and shakes to its Silk Protein range of plant-based dairy products, building on America's seemingly endless appetite for the macronutrient. Seven months after entering the protein wars with a soy milk that…
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US supplements brand Vital Nutrients has launched a multivitamin gummy for kids featuring effera, a precision-fermented human lactoferrin protein by Helaina. Precision-fermented proteins are now targeting children's nutrition. US…
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Product-scanning app Yuka and watchdog group Consumer Reports have petitioned the US FDA to better regulate food additives and scrap the self-affirmed GRAS pathway. As the war against food additives heats up, two consumer advocacy…
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A new analysis finds that research linked to the livestock industry is 16 times more likely to report the benefits of meat consumption than independent studies, which the authors say is "concerning". Meat products have been linked to a…
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The Finnish government has invested €1.8M in local food producer Raisio for a project to create functional fibre ingredients from grain byproducts, with the latter investing a further €2.7M. As Europe seeks to cut its food waste…
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The New York City government has increased its plant-based protein purchases by 130% and lowered meat and dairy volumes by 15% to reach its 2030 climate goals four years ahead of schedule. Proving its public-sector leadership in food…
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Swiss food giant Nestlé has filed a patent application for producing precision-fermented donkey beta-lactoglobulin protein to cater to infants and adults with cow's milk allergies. Could donkey milk inspire the future of nutrition? …
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UK plant-based brand This has relaunched its This is Super Superfood line of whole-food proteins with a new name and packaging design centred on mushrooms. As it approaches profitability, London-based vegan startup This has shaken up…
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Danone-owned plant-based nutrition brand Huel has unveiled a line of instant ramen that delivers 25g of protein and solves the texture problems of its Hot and Savoury range. In one of its first launches since being acquired by Danone,…
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Finnish gas fermentation startup Solar Foods's Solein protein has entered the US with the launch of a new protein powder by Ambrosia Collective's Planta brand. Solar Foods, the company behind the CO2-derived Solein protein, has made its…
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Nestlé has teamed up with US startup Helaina to advance research on bioactive proteins and develop infant formula using the startup's precision-fermented human lactoferrin, effera. One of the world's first innovators of baby formula is…
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Ryan Huling is a senior writer at the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific and the author of the new book The Hidden Nations of Animals, from which this guest essay was adapted. As we skidded off the main road and onto a mud path maintained…
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British ready meal startup Pollen + Grace has abandoned its 100% plant-based approach, adding chicken-based options to its lineup and facing pushback on social media. Despite health and environmental experts' calls for businesses to…
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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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Swedish plant-based dairy giant Oatly has introduced a high-fibre oat milk and low-GI cream in China, homing in on diverse nutritional highlights to build its momentum in the country. Amid its strategic review to reverse years of weak…
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The Brazilian government has asked the World Health Organization to develop regulations requiring countries to restrict the sale of ultra-processed foods, especially to children. As the World Health Organization (WHO) works to develop…
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