NEW TECH FOODS

FloVision Solutions, a start-up developing AI-driven analytics tools for the global food industry, has raised $8.7 million in Series A funding to scale its technology and workforce.

4AG Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous harvesting technologies, has successfully closed a CAD $40 million Series B funding round, aimed at accelerating the adoption of its robotic systems in the mushroom farming sector.

Israeli biotech start-up Novella Innovative Technology has partnered with Australian ingredient developer Metaphor Foods to bring next-generation natural food preservation solutions to market.

Foodtech company Win-Win, known for creating what it claims is the UK’s first cocoa-free chocolate alternative, has closed a £3 million Series A funding round.

Dutch food-tech company Rival Foods has raised €10m in Series B growth financing, supporting the scale-up of its plant-based whole cut meat alternatives.

Tetra Pak has announced that its pilot New Food Technology Development Centre in Karlshamn, Sweden, is now open for business.

Industrial automation technology provider Leuze has launched two new ‘smart’ sensor innovations, designed for hygiene-sensitive...

Ulma Packaging has launched a new range of high-performance TFX thermoformers designed to address challenges in the food industry,...

The Cell Base spoke to Renato Pichler, V-Label founder, to find out more about the implications of this new fermentation labelling system.

Hoxton Farms has partnered with Sumitomo Corporation aimed at introducing Hoxton Fat, a cultivated pork fat, to the Asia-Pacific market.

The company has created stable, versatile cow-free whey proteins with complete amino acid profiles, designed for 'demanding' applications.

The agri-food-tech sector has seen a steep decline in investment, with funding down 73% from its 2021 peak, according to 2024 FoodTech 500.

Aleph Farms has successfully raised $29 million in funding aimed at advancing its production capabilities for whole-cut cultivated steak.

Finnish food experience company, Fazer, has introduced a new line of protein snacks powered by Solar Foods' fermented protein Solein.

Umami Bioworks, a Singapore-based start-up known for its innovations in cultivated seafood, has unveiled an advanced version of its AI tool,

South Korean start-up Simple Planet has announced its strategic initiative to pursue Halal certification for its cell-based food products.

Solar Foods reveals an ambitious investment plan that could establish the largest emission reduction project in Europe.

In this ‘Start-up Spotlight,’ we speak with Mohammad Khalil El Hajj, CEO of Bright Biotech, a firm pioneering the use of plant chloroplasts.

Solar Foods signs MoUs with two global partners to commercialise 6,000 tonnes of its microbial protein, Solein, annually.

The Canadian government has pledged $1 million to launch a cellular agriculture initiative in the Prairies.