NEW TECH FOODS

Bluu Seafood and Van Hees partner on hybrid cultivated fish products

Bluu Seafood has entered into a strategic partnership with Van Hees to jointly develop hybrid food products that combine plant-based components with cultivated fish cells.

EU unveils €350m plan to boost food innovation through fermentation technologies

The plan includes €350 million in funding to help scale up fermentation technologies that can support the development of sustainable food ingredients and alternative proteins.

EATS 2025: Showcasing the future of food and beverage manufacturing

The Equipment, Automation and Technology Show for Food & Beverage (EATS) will take place at the McCormick Place in Chicago, US, from 28-30 October 2025.

Clever Carnivore reports breakthrough in low-cost cultivated pork production

Cultivated meat startup Clever Carnivore has announced progress in its efforts to produce affordable, scalable lab-grown pork.

Multus launches first commercial animal-free media for porcine stem cells

Multus Biotechnology has introduced Proliferum P, the first commercially available animal component-free (ACF) serum replacement formulated specifically for porcine adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs).

Belgian start-up Koppie secures funding to launch fermented coffee alternative

Belgian foodtech start-up Koppie has raised pre-seed funding to develop a new coffee alternative made from fermented and roasted pulses.

Researchers investigate seaweed as sustainable alternative for cultivated meat production

A joint research project between James Cook University (JCU) and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is investigating seaweed as a sustainable, low-cost replacement for conventional cell culture media used in cultivated meat and seafood production.

FSA launches support service for cell-cultivated food applications

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have launched a new business support service to help companies developing cell-cultivated food products navigate the authorisation process.