Green Business

US plant-based milk brand Malk Organics has launched what it calls its "biggest innovation yet": a high-protein, additive-free whole milk, following a year in which its sales neared $100M. Malk Organics, the US startup known for its…
Read More...

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Fitgreenmind's partnership with Dean&David, Plantstrong's packaging refresh, and Lidl's extended food waste…
Read More...

Berlin-based Cultimate Foods has closed down nearly four months after filing for bankruptcy, unable to secure enough funding to stay afloat. Cultimate Foods, the German startup known for its cell-cultured fat that enhances the taste of…
Read More...

The Trump administration has published its long-awaited proposal to scrap a rule that allows companies to self-determine which ingredients are GRAS, but it has postponed its promised definition of ultra-processed foods. Nearly a year…
Read More...

US agriculture company Scoular is adding a second soybean dehuller at its Ohio facility amid growing demand for plant-based food and milk products. Scoular, an ingredient processor for the grain, food and feed markets, is expanding its…
Read More...

A new study reveals that meat-eaters in Australia perceive plant-based alternatives as riskier and less valuable, regardless of how they're marketed, and calls on manufacturers to tailor their messaging to different consumer groups. …
Read More...

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…
Read More...

Food processing giant ADM has pumped $16M into expanding its Kentucky facility to meet the fast-growing demand for naturally derived alternatives to artificial food dyes. In a sign of the colossal impact of the MAHA-led backlash against…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

Californian startup Plantible Foods has secured $35M in USDA-backed loan and equity funding to quintuple the manufacturing capacity for its duckweed-derived Rubisco protein. A funding effort supported by the US government will help San…
Read More...

Israeli 3D-printed meat startup Steakholder Foods has secured $3.5M in private placements, with another $7M potentially available through warrants, to broaden the distribution of its Perfecta consumer brand in the US. Weeks after…
Read More...

US startup Mitti Labs has secured $9.5M in Series A funding to scale its AI-led technology that reduces water use and methane emissions on rice farms in Asia, converting savings into verified carbon credits. A particularly destructive…
Read More...

Continued headwinds in foodservice and the US led to an 8% decline in Beyond Meat's Q2 2026 sales, but success in European and Canadian retail helped it beat its own revenue estimates. As it ramps up the rollout of its sparkling protein…
Read More...

British business insurance broker Really Honest has announced it will refuse new clients that produce or sell animal products, alongside other "destructive" services. Its founder explains why. For years, there has been a debate around…
Read More...

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Beyond Meat's ad campaign with Josh Hart, Califia Farms's banana milk, and a Harvard study on UPFs and health. New…
Read More...

A majority of executives say their use of AI in bioprocess development is accelerating, but only 8% believe the tech is fully meeting their expectations. Why does that gap persist? Last year, Spanish startup MOA Foodtech launched an…
Read More...

Boston-based Ginkgo Bioworks has teamed up with Slovenia's Acies Bio to scale up production of enhanced Aspergillus niger strains for use in industrial-scale protein solutions. Ginkgo Bioworks is ramping up industry access to its…
Read More...

Oatly's oat milk now has a 67% lower climate impact than chilled cow's milk in the UK, up from 55% in 2021, highlighting the company's shifts in ingredient and energy sources. In late 2025, Swedish oat milk pioneer Oatly announced that…
Read More...

Canadian food tech company Botaneco is using a water-based oleosome platform to produce superior plant-based fats that rival dairy and conventional supply-strained options. Could water be the key that unlocks the potential of…
Read More...

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…
Read More...

Livekindly Collective has made yet another addition to its portfolio of meat alternative brands, agreeing to buy Hilton Food Group's Dalco Food subsidiary for £5.4M ($7.3M). US holding company Livekindly Collective has signed a £5.4M…
Read More...