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Biomanufacturer Amyris has agreed to acquire sweet protein developer Oobli for an undisclosed sum, pairing its strain engineering with Oobli’s FDA GRAS brazzein and monellin and its thaumatin pipeline. Amyris says it will keep Oobli’s contract manufacturers, pricing…
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EFSA has concluded that Solar Foods’ Solein, a protein made by gas fermentation of CO2 and hydrogen, is safe under…
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Wisconsin startup FUDI Protein produced kilogram-scale alfalfa RuBisCO isolate batches between August and October 2026 for food-company sampling, positioning the…
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Whole Foods Market is expanding IFCO reusable packaging containers across its US fresh produce supply chain. IFCO says crate use…
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Icelandic seafood group Brim has agreed to buy the assets of bankrupt land-based Arctic char producer Matorka near Grindavík, targeting…
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A GFI India and CSIR-IHBT technical brief finds cooked plant-based seekh kebabs, patties and nuggets sold in India show higher…
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Swedish cooperative Lantmännen has unveiled NordPea, an 85% pea protein isolate developed with Ingredion for beverages, nutrition products and dairy…
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BranchOut Food produced a record 71,400kg of dehydrated fruit and vegetable product at its Pisco, Peru, plant in October, about…
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Dutch startup Fooditive is in advanced talks with a major sweetener supplier to license its low-calorie rare sugar 5-KDF in…
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Mondelēz International will take a majority stake in gluten-free chocolate quinoa crisp maker Undercover Snacks, run it as a standalone…
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A New York federal judge has dismissed with prejudice the antitrust case brought by OWN Your Hunger and Defiant Foods…
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DoorDash has agreed to buy Instacart for about $17 billion, or $65 a share, in a mostly cash deal expected…
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The Japanese cell agriculture platform has added Niigata Venture Capital to a planned ¥700 million Series A extension. It will…
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The UK and EU have settled the text of a sanitary and phytosanitary deal to remove most post-Brexit food checks…
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Royal Canin and ingredients maker Roquette are jointly funding regenerative practices on 60+ French wheat farms through Soil Capital. One…
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FDA has raised no questions about GRN 1312, a recombinant αS1-casein notified jointly by Those Vegan Cowboys and Formo, opening…
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