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Food-tech start-up Cosaic has announced a successful $6 million seed funding round, led by DSM-Firmenich’s investment arm, to accelerate scale-up of its yeast fermentation platform.

German life-science start-up Evanium has raised €2.2 million in seed funding to address poor bioavailability of active ingredients.

Anheuser-Busch has announced plans to invest $600 million in its US operations across 2025 and 2026, as part of its Brewing Futures initiative.

Danone has announced a €20 million investment aimed at significantly expanding its Skyr production capacity in France.

Swiss food-tech start-up Planetary has successfully raised around $28 million to support the growth of its global fermentation platform.

Warburtons has unveiled a major investment programme exceeding £100 million as it marks its 150th anniversary.

Kerry has officially opened an expanded biotechnology manufacturing facility in Carrigaline, County Cork.

Saltwell Group has opened a new production facility in Santiago, Chile,

UK dairy brand All Things has today announced a multi-million-pound investment led by The Equity Studio.

UK biotech manufacturer Clean Food Group has raised £4.5 million in fresh investment to accelerate the scale-up of its fermentation-based oils and fats platform.

Unilever has agreed to buy US-based greens supplement brand Grüns for an undisclosed sum.

US dairy producer Meister has officially broken ground on a major new expansion project aimed at significantly increasing its cheese and whey production capabilities.