NEW TECH FOODS

Agronomics Limited portfolio company SuperMeat has secured $3.5 million in funding through a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), with Agronomics contributing $2 million – $0.75 million in cash and $1.25 million via new shares.

Danish biotech Chromologics has raised €7 million in a funding round led by Novo Holdings, EIFO, Döhler Ventures, Collateral Good Ventures and Synergetic, bringing its total capital raised to nearly €20 million.

A dairy farm in Zuid-Holland has become the first in the world to produce cultivated meat on-site, through a collaboration between start-up RespectFarms and farmer Corné van Leeuwen.

Writer Katie Johnson caught up with Celleste Bio CEO Michal Berresi Golomb to discuss the company’s first-of-its-kind, cell-cultured cocoa butter and its potential impact on the chocolate industry.

Tate & Lyle has announced a new regenerative agriculture programme aimed at helping corn growers in France farm more sustainably.

Tetra Pak has unveiled a new plant-based sunflower protein ingredient aimed at empowering food and beverage producers to capitalise on the surging demand for plant-based products.

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is calling on the UK government to bolster its commitment to alternative proteins by investing £150 million as part of the National Food Strategy.

CSM Ingredients has introduced Nuaré, a new carob-based range of cocoa alternatives for bakery and ice cream applications.