NEW TECH FOODS

Nutriearth has opened its first commercial manufacturing facility in Carvin, France, for the production of natural vitamin D3 made from edible insects.

Roquette, a player in plant-based ingredients, has launched Amysta L 123, a thermally soluble pea starch that promises to reshape the landscape of clean label products.

Japanese food manufacturer Ajinomoto has expanded its Solein-powered product line with the launch of a new ready-to-drink coffee under its sustainable brand Atlr.72.

Symrise has announced a strategic equity investment in Cellibre, a US-based biotechnology company focused on sustainable biomanufacturing.

French food-tech start-up Nutropy has raised €7 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its precision-fermented dairy proteins.

Upcycled Plant Power, a UK food-tech company creating sustainable protein products from previously wasted broccoli crops, has received £3.5 million in a recent investment round.

The Bezos Earth Fund is investing $30 million in projects focused on using AI to protect the planet, including more than $2 million on projects to support sustainable protein development.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has partnered with precision fermentation specialists The Every Company and Vivici, aiming to advance an alternative protein ecosystem in the United Arab Emirates capital. Precision fermentation is an advanced biotechnology method involving the use of microorganisms to produce high-value proteins and other ingredients. Typically animal-based ingredients, such as dairy proteins, can be produced in this way with no animal input, offering a sustainable...