Start-up spotlight: Terra Oleo
It’s easy to get caught up in the news and activities of the industry’s global giants, but what about the smaller firms pushing boundaries with bold ideas? In this instalment of start-up spotlight – which celebrates lesser-known companies and their innovations – we speak to Shen Ming Lee, co-founder and CEO of Terra Oleo.
Start-up spotlight: Terra Oleo
It’s easy to get caught up in the news and activities of the industry’s global giants, but what about the smaller firms pushing boundaries with bold ideas? In this instalment of start-up spotlight – which celebrates lesser-known companies and their innovations – we speak to Shen Ming Lee, co-founder and CEO of Terra Oleo.
15 December 2025
Believer Meats shuts down despite regulatory milestones
Believer Meats – one of the few cultivated meat companies to clear both the FDA and USDA steps required to sell its products in the US – has ceased operations.
12 December 2025
Arevo launches crop nutrition system to cut fertiliser use and stabilise yields
Arevo has introduced a new crop nutrition system designed to reduce reliance on mineral fertilisers and improve yield consistency.
11 December 2025
Lasenor teams up with Meala to present texturizing pea protein for egg-reduced muffins
Spanish bakery solutions company Lasenor has debuted a clean label, texturizing protein specifically designed for commercial bakery applications, in collaboration with Israeli start-up Meala FoodTech.
10 December 2025
Pow.Bio and Bühler launch integrated platform for continuous precision fermentation
Pow.Bio, an AI-driven continuous fermentation company, and Bühler Group, a global provider of food and advanced materials solutions, have partnered to bring an integrated continuous precision fermentation platform to market.
9 December 2025
UK publishes first safety guidance for lab-grown meat
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA), in collaboration with Food Standards Scotland (FSS), has released the country’s first safety guidance for cell-cultivated products (CCPs), commonly known as lab-grown meat.
8 December 2025
Melt&Marble raises €7.3m to scale precision-fermented ‘designer fats’
Swedish biotech start-up Melt&Marble has raised €7.3 million in Series A funding, to scale production of its precision-fermented ‘designer fat’ ingredients.
5 December 2025
UK launches FASTA programme to scale climate-smart farming technologies
The UK Agri-Tech Centre and the Carbon Trust have launched the Food Agriculture System Technology Accelerator (FASTA), a programme designed to help UK-based innovators scale technologies that support sustainable farming.
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