Plant-based therapeutic food beats standard formula in malnutrition study; Abu Dhabi and UK regulators advance cell-cultured food frameworks; Edonia raises

Eleventh Circuit upholds Florida's cell-cultured meat ban; Danone-backed fermentation facility opens in France; OMG Group posts first positive EBITDA quarter.

Abolis Biotechnologies launches MINE, a microbial intelligence platform that integrates multi-omics data to support industrial R&D across pharma, food, and cosmetics.

SunOpta opens $35m plant-based dairy line in Texas; Maple Leaf Foods closes two facilities; California tightens dairy manure rules; Elian raises €40m.

Ayana Bio buys Meati fermentation tanks, Crespel & Deiters launches plant crisps, USDA halts dairy ESG spending, and MSU boosts algae growth sixfold.

Cellular Agriculture Australia appoints Joanne Tunna as CEO, succeeding Sam Perkins, as the organization scales its policy and investment work.

Giract opens its 17th European PhD in Flavor Research Awards, offering bursaries and a thesis prize backed by Givaudan, PepsiCo, Kerry, and four other sponsors.

EIF invests €30M in Nordic Foodtech VC; Remilk sells 600K bottles in Israel; Beyond Meat launches Phytosphere; cell-culture and microbial fermentation advances.

The EIF commits up to €30 million to Nordic Foodtech VC's second fund, targeting early-stage agrifood tech companies across Northern Europe.

Leeds AI model identifies 800 plant protein emulsifiers; EU halts Brazilian meat imports; EMBL grows self-organizing bovine tissue; Protein Industries Canada

Carozzi selects four startups from the U.S., Spain, Denmark, and Argentina for food innovation pilots in Chile through its Sinergia Startup program.

ADM, Fonterra, and Maash scale microbial fermentation; antimicrobial resistance in livestock threatens global economy; H5N1 and salmonella outbreaks persist.

Louis Dreyfus opens pea protein plant in Saskatchewan; FDA elevates 19-million-egg recall; Ever After Foods acquires Fishway for cell-cultured platform.

Planted doubles German capacity, Plantible raises $35M for duckweed protein, Pennsylvania targets cell-cultured meat, and screwworm flies reach the U.S.

Aleph Farms eyes 2027 cell-cultured beef in Singapore, NuCicer launches high-protein chickpea ingredients, and yeast biomass rivals plant protein in new study.

Eatable Adventures launches NOVO, an equity-free deeptech accelerator in Bilbao selecting ten startups to apply AI, biotech, and robotics to agrifood.

Louis Dreyfus doubles canola crush, adds pea protein; Cargill Ventures resumes deals; ransomware shuts Fairlife; GSTC mandates plant-based menu threshold.

ADM partners on microbial egg protein, JBS drops net-zero pledge, Steakholder Foods ships plant protein line to U.S., and Hebrew University advances molecular

Digest covering plant protein extrusion scale-up, microbial fermentation patents, cell-cultured meat regulation, mycoprotein retail expansion, and livestock

Crespel & Deiters partners with Happy Plant Protein to scale up dry extrusion technology for textured plant proteins from European legumes in the Netherlands.

Scottish diet study, Biosphere's NovoNutrients acquisition, Beyond Meat mycelium steak launch, Arizona cell-cultured labeling, and more food industry news.

Bayou Best Foods acquires Berlin-based BettaFish, combining plant-based shrimp and seaweed-based seafood products across U.S. and European markets.

EU drafts protein import strategy, EVERY quadruples egg protein output via Huvepharma, South Dakota bans cell-cultured meat, and UPP partners to upcycle

The Modern Agriculture Foundation hosted its fourth annual AgFoodTech summit in Tel Aviv, honoring four leading women across food technology and science.

Solar Foods wins €78m for Factory 02, EU approves first mycelium novel food, FAO mobilizes against foot-and-mouth SAT1, and Pulmuone's U.S. tofu sales surge.

Ingredion to acquire Tate & Lyle for £2.7B, UPSIDE Foods bids $50M for Believer Meats facility, and updates across plant protein, cell culture, and policy.

IFF sells food unit for $4.3B, Israeli researchers cut cell-cultured meat costs tenfold, FAO warns of 30% surge in livestock antibiotic use by 2040.

USDA develops low-off-flavor soybeans, StrainX and Pacifico raise funding, screwworm nears U.S. border, and industry-tied meat studies draw scrutiny.

StrainX Bioworks raised $13M led by Prime Venture Partners and Leo Capital to scale its microbial fermentation platform from India for global markets.

Oshi raises $3M for plant-based seafood, ADM launches eight protein ingredients, Canada backs $15.1M whole-cut manufacturing, and more industry updates.

FUDI Protein launched a WeFunder crowdfunding round to scale RuBisCO extraction from alfalfa leaves, targeting the U.S. whey protein supply crunch.

Bunge opens $550M soy plant in Indiana; EU bans Brazilian meat; Adamo Foods wins €10M grant; Upside Foods challenges Florida ban; pet food firsts for

Meatly raises £10.4M for cell-cultured meat facility, Beyond Meat narrows Q1 loss, U.S. meat hits $112B in sales, and Biosphere wins $9M Pentagon grant.

MicroHarvest's microbial protein ingredients reach 1,800+ retail locations in Germany and the UK, with 15+ new pet food launches confirmed for Q2 2026.

KKR explores $10bn Flora Food Group sale, Beyond Meat surges on U.S. Army interest, Fermeate raises $2m, and Moolec hits safflower milestone.

AgrofoodBIC invests in Nunatak, an Argentine startup using extremophile microorganisms to develop bioinputs that address soil degradation and climate stress.

Carozzi launches the second edition of its open innovation program with Eatable Adventures, targeting four food industry challenges across Chile, Peru, and Argentina.

Swedish biotech Melt&Marble secures GRAS status for its microbial fermentation-derived fat MeltyMarble, enabling US market entry for food applications.

Joyn Foods' 50Cut blended beef-mushroom product wins 96% student approval and gains statewide K-12 purchasing access in South Carolina.

MicroHarvest, the German biotechnology company producing protein ingredients through biomass fermentation using regional agri-food side streams, today announced that it has selected Industriepark Leun...

A Scientist’s Cookbook: Everyday Recipes with Cultivated Meat, a new cookbook by food technologist and writer Alex Shirazi, launches on Kickstarter, offering a first-of-its-kind look at how cultivated...

New Wave Biotech, the UK-based specialist in AI bioprocess simulation, has entered a commercial partnership with Nurasa, the Temasek-owned sustainable food and nutrition company. The collaboration wil...

Cell4Food and Algocell today announced a strategic collaboration to build the technological foundation for a sustainable and scalable global food supply. This partnership integrates Cell4Food’s cell c...

Mö Foods, the Finnish food company redefining cheese through oats, has secured €2.4 million in funding led by Nordic Foodtech VC. The raise will enable Mö to scale its proprietary production technolog...

This year, St. Nicholas Day in the canton of Bern coincided with the opening of multi-award-winning start-up Yeastup's state-of-the-art production plant in Lyss. The facility can process 40 hectolitre...

Melt&Marble, the Swedish biotech company using precision fermentation to produce designer fats, has raised €7.3 million (80 MSEK) in Series A funding. The round was led by Swedish deeptech investor In...

Generate – the innovation hub within Nexture – has selected together with URIKA Partners the three winning startups of the Generate Program 2025: Green-On, Kokomodo and YEAP. The winners represent ing...