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.

Verley has received a 'No Questions Letter' from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), confirming the safety of its ingredients for food use.

This month, the spotlight is on Leaft Foods: a New Zealand-based food-tech innovator developing functional ingredients and consumer products made from green leaf protein. We spoke to Ross Milne, the company’s CEO, to find out more.

Biotech start-up Novella Innovative Technology has launched Novella Strawberry, a new nutraceutical ingredient developed from whole strawberry cells using the company’s proprietary AuraCell cultivation platform.

Estonian food-tech start-up Äio has announced the successful completion of its first full-scale production run of its sustainable yeast-based oil, reaching a volume of 1 tonne.

Protein Industries Canada has announced that its CEO, Robert Hunter, is no longer with the organisation.

Corbion has entered a strategic partnership with US biotech company Kuehnle AgroSystems (KAS) to develop and commercialise a natural astaxanthin product made from non-GMO heterotrophic algae.

Leaft Foods, a food-tech start-up based in New Zealand, has debuted a new plant-based performance nutrition drink, Leaft Blade, made with protein from green leaves.