Health

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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A new study shows that the EU stands to save €11.6B in budget, healthcare and environmental costs by shifting a majority of public food procurement spending towards plant-forward menus. The EU could save billions every year if it…
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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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As part of its sugar reduction approach, Tate & Lyle has expanded its plant cell culture partnership with BioHarvest Sciences to include multiple plant-based sweetener molecules. British ingredient giant Tate & Lyle has…
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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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US startup Ayana Bio and Israeli fermentation specialist Brevel have received $1.25M from a binational fund to scale plant cell culture tech using illuminated fermentation to produce bioactive ingredients. A new partnership aims to…
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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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Beyond Meat has begun rolling out its Beyond Immerse line of protein drinks in over 26,000 locations in New York, with NBA star Josh Hart joining as the product's brand ambassador. As the New York Knicks enter the NBA Finals for the…
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Israeli food tech firm Phytolon has secured $23.6M to commercialise its fermentation-derived alternatives to food colours, starting with red dye. The Make America Healthy Again-led war on artificial food dyes is catching investors'…
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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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Israeli startup Amai Proteins has obtained regulatory approval to sell Sweelin, a sweet protein inspired by serendipity berries, in Singapore – a first for the country. Targeting Singapore's drive to cut sugar consumption, Amai Proteins…
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Austria Juice has rolled out a new line of fruit juices with 30% less sugar, produced via yeast fermentation, in line with the EU's Breakfast Directives. With sugar reduction a top priority for brands and consumers alike, one startup…
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Californian food tech startup Ruby Bio has demonstrated fermentation titers above 100g per litre for its clean-label emulsifiers, paving the way for large-scale, cost-competitive production. With consumers turning away from…
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Better Juice, a startup that uses microbial enzymes to turn fruit sugars into dietary fibre and non-digestible molecules, has been acquired by Dutch juice giant Prodalim. The number-one ingredient Americans want to avoid this year is,…
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Oterra has teamed up with Debut Bio to develop and scale a natural alternative to Red 40, a petroleum-derived food dye linked to ill health in children. The food industry's reckoning with the use of artificial dyes continues with a new…
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