NEW TECH FOODS

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is calling on the UK government to bolster its commitment to alternative proteins by investing £150 million as part of the National Food Strategy.

British animal-free pet food brand The Pack has teamed up with German biotech start-up MicroHarvest to launch Gut Bites, a microbial protein dog treat for the UK market.

Cellular Agriculture has relocated to a purpose-built research and development facility at Corsham Science Park, Wiltshire, marking a significant expansion of its capabilities as it prepares to scale cultivated food technologies.

Norwegian agtech company Saga Robotics has secured $11.2 million in equity funding to expand the commercial rollout of its autonomous agricultural platform, Thorvald, in the UK and US.

The UK government has recognised alternative proteins as a strategic opportunity for economic growth and food system resilience in its newly published food strategy.

The UK government has announced its Digital & Technology Sector Plan as part of its broader Industrial Strategy, including a £184m Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Programme to build and upgrade facilities.

London-based insect farm technology company Entocycle has partnered with Siemens to create the UK’s first fully digitalised insect farming showroom

Nestlé’s Institute of Agricultural Sciences has entered into research collaborations to explore the potential environmental benefits and scalability of innovative aquaculture approaches.