NEW TECH FOODS

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.

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.

Ishida acquires RobotGrader to expand protein packing automation portfolio

Ishida has acquired Swedish robotics company RobotGrader, expanding its automation capabilities for fixed-weight tray-packing in the protein sector.

Happy Plant Protein reveals new faba-based TVP ingredient at Food Ingredients Europe

Finnish food-tech company Happy Plant Protein is today (2 December 2025) debuting a new faba-based textured vegetable protein (TVP) ingredient at the Food Ingredients Europe trade show in Paris, France.

Tetra Pak acquires Bioreactors.net to expand fermentation capabilities

Tetra Pak Processing Equipment has acquired Bioreactors.net, a Latvia-based company with nearly 30 years of experience in designing and manufacturing bioreactor systems.

Cellbase launches as B2B marketplace for cultivated meat supply chain

Cultigen Group has launched Cellbase, a B2B marketplace designed to help cultivated meat companies source equipment and materials more efficiently.

EU bioeconomy strategy sets out plans to support fermentation-based food innovation

The EU’s new Bioeconomy Strategy sets out plans to support fermentation-based food innovation, as the Netherlands becomes the first EU country to permit public tastings of fermentation-made novel foods.

Roquette unveils new Horizons AI platform to help food industry navigate change

Plant-based ingredients company Roquette has unveiled Horizons, a new foresight platform designed to help food and nutrition businesses anticipate change and navigate uncertainty.