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FoodTech Nutrition

BlueTree Technologies and PCI Membranes® Announces Exclusive Partnership to Deliver Scalable Sugar Reduction Technology to Beverage Manufacturers

BlueTree Technologies, a food tech company specializing in sugar reduction for natural beverages, and PCI Membranes® (a Filtration Group® brand), a global leader in tubular membrane filtration systems, announced an exclusive partnership to provide beverage manufacturers with a scalable, proven, high-performance solution for producing natural beverages with reduced sugar and lower carbohydrate or calorie content.  […]

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FoodTech Nutrition Protein

Meala Expands into Baked Goods Category with a Single Ingredient Egg Replacer

Food-tech innovator Meala FoodTech, Ltd. has unveiled GroundbakerTM, a clean-label, single-ingredient pea protein that replicates the multi-functional performance of eggs in bakery applications. GroundbakerTM enables manufacturers to reduce costs, decrease reliance on instable egg supplies, and simplify formulations. This egg replacer streamlines production while ensuring consistent quality across the baking industry. The baking industry continues […]

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FoodTech Natural Ingredients Nutrition

SOLVEAT, CBC Join to Create Botanical-Enhanced Functional Soft Drinks

FoodTech startup SOLVEAT, announces it has sealed an investment-based joint development and commercial agreement with The Central Bottling Company, Ltd. (CBC Group), a leading multinational beverages company. The new, long-term collaboration will focus on the development of functional beverages infused with SOLVEAT’s patented natural herbal formulations. Under the new partnership, SOLVEAT and CBC’s juice concentrates […]

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Food Processing Investments Milk

European Dairy Exports from Ireland to Asia Top EUR440 Million in 2024 as Ireland Launches EUR3.2 Million EU Campaign to Strengthen Partnerships

Building on the success of the European dairy exports from Ireland to Asia, which exceeded €440 million in 2024, the European Union and Ireland launched the “European Dairy – Ireland, Where Nature Meets Science” campaign. This €3.2 million co-funded investment aims to strengthen Asia’s nutrition pipeline and foster long-term trade partnerships. Positioning Singapore as the […]

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AgTech BioTech Sustainability

UK-based SugaROx secures £1 million investment to accelerate field testing biostimulant research

SugaROx, a UK-based venture leading the development of precision biostimulants, has announced a £400,000 strategic investment from a global player in the fertiliser industry, The Mosaic Company, as part of a £1 million seed round extension. Existing backers, including UK-based angel investors and sustainable growth-focused investment funds Future Planet Capital and Regenerate Ventures, contributed the […]

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AgTech AI Sustainability

Cropin picks UK to combine AI and regen in €700k potato project

The UK will be a pilot location for a Europe-wide project designed to validate and verify the impact of regenerative farming practices in potato production. The project, led by agricultural AI pioneer Cropin and funded by a €700,000 (£605,000) grant from the EU’s EIT Food innovation agency, is thought to be the first to apply […]

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FoodTech Natural Ingredients

Fooditive Launches ‘Fooditive Engine™’: Advanced Biotech Platform Now Licensed for Global Sustainable Food Innovation

Fooditive Group, the Dutch biotech trailblazer behind next-gen sweeteners and animal-free dairy, has unveiled its most ambitious move yet: the launch of the Fooditive Engine™, a precision fermentation and bioconversion platform now open for global licensing. This modular, science-backed system offers food manufacturers a fast track to creating high-performance, sustainable ingredients—without the heavy R&D lift. […]

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FoodTech Natural Ingredients Sustainability

Novella, Metaphor Foods Unite to Commercialize Cell–Based Natural Preservatives

Biotech start-up Novella Innovative Technology, Ltd. and leading functional ingredient innovators Metaphor Foods, Braeside Victoria, Australia, announce a strategic partnership to spearhead a new paradigm for natural preservation in food applications. Plant-cell platform Novella creates pure compounds from plant cells, but outside of the plant using novel, precision-controlled environmental technology. The company is a pioneer […]

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AgTech BioTech Startups

Unruly Partners Appoints Dame Alison Stewart to Bolster Scientific Diligence and Innovation Assessment

Unruly Partners, the investment firm known for backing bold founders reshaping agriculture, food, and health, proudly announces the appointment of Dame Alison Stewart as Scientific Partner. Alison is currently Scientific Advisor to Cellora, an Unruly portfolio company. Her appointment signals Unruly’s deep commitment to evidence-driven investment and science-based entrepreneurship, particularly in areas often underfunded but […]

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AgTech Startups

Better Earth Ventures announces 9 standout companies for the inaugural Agritech ClimAccelerator Singapore programme

The Agritech ClimAccelerator Singapore has unveiled 9 transformative companies selected for its inaugural Asia-Pacific programme – making a bold step forward for climate-resilient innovation in agritech. These 9 ventures represent a new wave of climate leadership, driving breakthroughs across sustainable materials, digital agriculture, circular economy models, resilient supply chains and carbon innovation. Selected from 6 […]