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2nd Nature, the developer of the AgWaste Portal intelligent upcycling platform, has announced the launch of its first portfolio of AI-discovered functional ingredients.

Upcycled Plant Power, a UK food-tech company creating sustainable protein products from previously wasted broccoli crops, has received £3.5 million in a recent investment round.

JPC, an asset-based lending firm dedicated to women-led businesses, has closed a $1mn line of credit to Floura, a next-gen fibre company founded by Jeni Britton.

Meridian Biotech has announced plans to construct a $40 million facility in Franklin County, Kentucky, aimed at converting spent grains from the Buffalo Trace Distillery into multifunctional alternative proteins.

2nd Nature, which specialises in clean ingredient solutions, has introduced AgWaste Portal, an AI platform designed to optimise the upcycling of food processing leftovers into functional ingredients.

French food-tech start-up Fungu’it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate industrial-scale production of its natural flavourings made from agricultural by-products.

Dutch food-tech scale-up MaGie Creations has introduced what it claims is the world’s first emulsifier made from upcycled brewer’s grain.

Arla Foods Ingredients has unveiled a new approach aimed at eliminating acid whey from the strained dairy production process, a significant advancement for manufacturers seeking to enhance efficiency and reduce waste

Koa has partnered with Altinmarka to launch Cacaonly, a new product line made with upcycled cocoa fruit pulp.