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Consumers need clearer answers to build confidence in precision fermentation, report finds
Research from the EIT Food Consumer Observatory has found consumers need clearer information on precision fermentation before trusting products made using it.
Tate & Lyle and BioHarvest make progress on plant-based sweetener collaboration
Tate & Lyle and BioHarvest Sciences have reported progress on their collaboration to develop ‘next-generation’ plant-based sweeteners, confirming that BioHarvest’s Botanical Synthesis platform can produce their targeted sweetening solution.
Room for growth: Can vertical farming find a more focused future?
The vertical farming industry has faced turbulence as the soaring expectations of its early days have levelled, with growing consciousness of unit economics and scalability setbacks bringing a sense of realism instead. We spoke to the experts in this FoodBev magazine feature to find out what's in store for the sector.
Food Founders Studio raises €4m to address unmet F&B needs through new start-ups
Venture studio Food Founders Studio has closed an oversubscribed €4 million funding round, supporting the development of innovative food-tech start-ups designed to address unmet needs across the food and beverage industry.
AgroNetica developing gene-edited cacao with improved disease resistance
AgroNetica has announced plans to advance toward commercial deployment of a transgene-free, gene-edited cacao with improved disease resistance.
Those Vegan Cowboys secures €1.2m to bring cow-free casein to sports nutrition market
Those Vegan Cowboys has secured over €1.2m in subsidy through the EU-backed OPZuid programme, together with partners Interfood, HAS Green Academy and XXL Nutrition.
New AI-led tool aims to improve US GRAS process for food-tech businesses
Scientific risk assessment specialist SciPinion has launched an AI-led solution that aims to give food-tech start-ups a faster path to market for their ingredients in the US, ahead of proposed changes to the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) approval process.
Biotech Open Platform inaugurates €20m industrial biotechnology facility in France
Biotech Open Platform (BIOP) has inaugurated a new industrial biotechnology platform in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Bestzyme completes automated sweet protein production line in China
Synthetic biology company Bestzyme has completed what it describes as the world’s first dedicated automated smart production line.
Agriculture companies collaborate to advance climate-resilient corn using AI and gene editing
Agriculture companies Vylor and Rainbow Crops have announced a collaboration to advance new corn traits using artificial intelligence (AI) and multiplex gene editing.
Major CPG players launch The PaperFlex Consortium to drive paper-based flexible packaging innovation
A new initiative – The PaperFlex Consortium – has launched today, comprising six global consumer goods companies, aiming to accelerate the development of responsibly designed paper-based alternatives to flexible plastic packaging.
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