NEW TECH FOODS

The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has released a new report calling for urgent EU action to accelerate the shift towards sustainable meat alternatives.

New Zealand-based Leaft Foods has entered a strategic partnership with Lacto Japan Co to bring its Rubisco Protein Isolate to Japan’s food manufacturing sector.

Food Founders Studio has closed its initial funding round of CHF 1.2 million (approx. $1.5 million) and unveiled its first venture, a plant-based flavour improvement technology developed with a European university partner.

Sustainable investment firm Collateral Good has been appointed to manage a €100 million Sustainable Food Fund, formerly known as Blue Horizon Venture I.

The Good Food Institute (GFI) has announced that Nigel Sizer – a climate and public health expert and former head of the Rainforest Alliance – will be joining as its new chief executive on 26 August.

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.

Nourish Ingredients has received ‘generally recognised as safe’ (GRAS) status from the Flavour and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) for the use of its proprietary Mortierella alpina biomass (S11) as a flavouring in food.

Plant protein ingredient specialist Burcon NutraScience has announced the first commercial production – and official launch – of its high-purity fava protein isolate, FavaPro.