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EFSA has concluded that Solar Foods’ Solein, a protein made by gas fermentation of CO2 and hydrogen, is safe under its proposed conditions of use. EU authorisation is now expected between June and August 2027, and the opinion…
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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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A Danone-backed study of 42,000 adults in 14 countries, run with Ipsos, finds health (42%) outranks taste (35%) as the…
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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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Israel’s Meala FoodTech says a single texturized plant protein, sold in Europe with dsm-firmenich as Vertis PB Pea, can replace…
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Singapore’s N&E Innovations has closed a Series A reported at $2.4 million, led by Tundra Capital, to commercialise ViKANG99, an…
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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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Invest-NL’s Deep Dive: Agrifood Biotech says Dutch fermentation and novel ingredient companies lack a financing route for first commercial plants…
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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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