NEW TECH FOODS

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.

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...

Irina Gerry, former chief marketing officer at Change Foods and chair of the Precision Fermentation Alliance, has passed away aged 44.

Copenhagen restaurant Noma has announced a partnership with bio-solutions company Novonesis to explore how biology can be used to create new flavours, ingredients and sustainable food products.

A new report from EIT Food’s Consumer Observatory has found that while European consumers recognise biotechnology’s potential to address major food system challenges, concerns persist over fairness, safety and its impact on traditional farming.

French biotech firm Standing Ovation has partnered with the Bel Group to achieve the first industrial-scale production of caseins derived from dairy serums through precision fermentation.