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Vilnius-based Biomatter has closed an oversubscribed $18M Series A led by agrifood investor Astanor to build a 2,000 m² enzyme design-and-testing facility, expand in the US and scale AI-designed enzymes for customers including Kirin, Tereos, BASF and Sanofi.
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October 2026 shopper studies from Acosta and SmartSense show US frozen food consumption trends centred on budget and convenience, with…
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The FSA and Food Standards Scotland have published guidance mapping how cell-cultivated products of animal origin could be exported from…
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Daring, owned by v2food, has launched Plant Steak Bites, its first plant-based beef product, as a Publix exclusive. Made with…
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Danish precision fermentation firm 21st.BIO has filed an EU Novel Food application for BLG Essential+, its Aspergillus oryzae-made whey protein…
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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…
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Cranfield University and Exeter startup HyphaPro are using engineered filamentous fungi to test a precision fermentation route to ovotransferrin, an…
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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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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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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 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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Whole Foods Market is expanding IFCO reusable packaging containers across its US fresh produce supply chain. IFCO says crate use…
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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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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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