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GFI: $16+ billion invested in non-meat in 10 years
10 May 2019
In a blog post by Mary Allen for the Good Food Institute (GFI), she discusses the findings of the company’s recently-issued State of the Industry reports.
Read moreIngredion to help fund biotech startup
30 Apr 2019
Ingredion has announced it is leading the Series B funding round in Clara Foods, a San Francisco-based biotech startup.
Read moreDSM, Panaceutics partner on personalized nutrition
26 Apr 2019
DSM and digital health provider Panaceutics are joining forces to bring affordable personalized nutrition products to the market, providing consumers with access to the specific nutrients they need for optimal health.
Read moreWSU researchers make salt healthier
19 Apr 2019
Washington State University researchers have found a way to make food taste salty but with less of the sodium chloride tied to poor health.
Read moreCampden announces 3D printing seminar
18 Apr 2019
Campden BRI has begun a research project to assess and evaluate how 3D printing applications could benefit the food industry.
Read moreKraft-Heinz announces latest Springboard qualifiers
7 Mar 2019
Springboard, a platform launched by Kraft Heinz in 2016 to nurture, scale, and accelerate growth of disruptive brands, announced its second Incubator Program class.
Read moreCampden BRI convenes 3D printing seminar
27 Feb 2019
Campden BRI is hosting a seminar on the 3D printing of food on Thursday 20 June which will, says Campden, appeal to those who work in food manufacturing.
New ingredients company launches
27 Feb 2019
Motif Ingredients, a food ingredients company, has launched with $90M in Series A financing to provide next-generation alternative proteins and other ingredients to global food companies.
Read moreFSAI announces new DNA scanning tool
25 Feb 2019
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) now has a new DNA scanning tool to identify the entire DNA content of a food, proactively identifying all the ingredients and their biological sources.
Read moreAmyris signs $255m deal for cannabinoid development
14 Feb 2019
Developer and producer of sustainable ingredients for the health & wellness, clean beauty and flavors & fragrances markets Amyris has signed a binding term sheet for a planned cannabinoid development.
Read moreMcCormick to apply AI to flavour development
5 Feb 2019
McCormick and IBM have announced their ongoing research collaboration to pioneer the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for flavour and food product development.
Read moreAward-winning startup uses enzymes to cut sugar in fruit juice
31 Jan 2019
Fruit juice has come under fire for its high sugar content in recent years, but an Israeli startup called Better Juice has developed an enzyme technology that cuts sugars by up to 80% without adding or subtracting anything from the juice.
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