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Plant-based innovator Meala FoodTech Ltd. partners with dsm-firmenich to launch VertisTM PB Pea — a groundbreaking texturizing pea protein. This single, multifunctional ingredient is designed to replace modified binders like hydrocolloids, helping to clean up labels in plant-based meat alternatives. The product is now available in Europe via dsm-firmenich as VertisTM PB Pea. VertisTM PB […]
Spirulina innovators SimpliiGood by AlgaeCore Technologies, Ltd., is advancing to commercial production of its 100% plant-based smoked salmon analog composed of highly nutritious spirulina microalgae. Backed by US$4M in new funding, fresh EU regulatory clearance, and with pilots underway in Europe and Israel, the company is now bringing one of the most sustainable proteins to […]
Climate food-tech company Brevel, Ltd., secured more than US$5 million in a seed extension up-round, bringing the total investment in the round to US$25 million. This investment injection allows it to accelerate its go-to-market strategy and develop microalgae proteins for multiple food and beverage applications. The current expansion is based on exercises of warrants the […]
A new survey by FoodTech innovator Revyve, B.V. revealed positive European attitudes towards yeast protein as a potential key player in the flourishing alternative protein market. The consumer study gathered insight from French, German, and British consumers through AI-moderated individual interviews. The goal was to gauge interest in its functional brewers and baker’s yeast ingredients […]
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (HIES) is now offering paid samples of its innovative food quality visualization solution using time- temperature sensing ink. This ink, which changes color based on elapsed time and temperature, enables cost-effective quality monitoring in the supply chain. Without requiring power or retrieval, the solution simplifies tracking temperature-sensitive products, improving […]
ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, announced a follow-on investment in Plantible Foods, participating in the company’s Series B funding round. This investment builds upon ICL’s initial participation in Plantible’s Series A round and furthers the strategic collaboration between the two companies. In October of 2023, ICL Food Specialties, in […]
FoodTech start-up Gavan Technologies, Ltd. announces it has raised USD8M in A-round funds. This fresh capital infusion will enable Gavan to break into the European food market with its cutting-edge plant protein-based fat solution, Fatrix®. The funding round was led by MoreVC, a prominent Israeli venture capital firm, with participation from Lever VC, a global […]
W-Cycle, Ltd., an innovator in sustainable food packaging, and Melhoramentos, a publicly traded Brazilian company with activities spanning publishing, renewable forestry, and real estate (Altea), announced a strategic partnership. Together, they aim to produce compostable packaging made from renewable materials that naturally decompose within 100 days. The agreement, valued at a minimum of USD 3.45 […]
Microalgae protein innovator Brevel, Ltd. has successfully implemented the FOAK (First-Of-A-Kind) strategy method by building its first plant for proprietary industrial-scale fermenters for microalgae protein. The company has completed construction of its FOAK facility and already secured two commercial agreements with leading food & beverage companies. A FOAK facility is a production line or factory […]
Women Founders & Funders Singapore 2024 has unveiled the 10 entrepreneurs selected to pitch on Wednesday 20 November, showcasing women agrifoodtech founders transforming our food system. This will be the third annual FTW Ventures’ Women Founders and Funders Singapore, complementing the annual San Francisco event of the same name, and has become a go-to networking […]
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