NEW TECH FOODS

Food Brewer, a start-up specialising in cocoa production through plant cell culture technology, has closed a $5.6 million funding round.

Celleste Bio has closed a $4.5m round led by Supply Change Capital, with participation from Mondelēz International's SnackFutures Ventures.

Sparkalis, the food tech venture arm of Belgian chocolate giant Puratos, has invested in California Cultured.

Döhler has announced a strategic partnership with Nukoko, a British start-up behind the ‘world’s first’ cocoa-free ‘bean-to-bar’ chocolate.

UK-based bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturer Nukoko has raised €1.5 million to scale its cocoa-free chocolate made from fava beans.  

Finnish dairy and food company Valio has created a new milk chocolate bar using artificial intelligence. “The Bar” is designed by...