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Cranfield University and Exeter startup HyphaPro are using engineered filamentous fungi to test a precision fermentation route to ovotransferrin, an iron-binding egg white protein used in supplements and functional foods, in a NAPIC-funded proof-of-concept project aimed at cutting…
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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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Bel Group is developing a digital twin of cheese with Dassault Systèmes to predict taste, texture and nutrition from recipe…
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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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