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Belgian food-tech start-up Paleo has raised €2 million to support the commercial scale-up of its animal-free heme proteins, made using precision fermentation.

GEA has launched Changeover Assist, a new application designed to help food manufacturers reduce errors,

Maash – a start-up with operations in Belgium and France, focused on developing mycoprotein ingredients for the food industry – has secured a €12.5 million funding package to accelerate its next phase of growth.

Estonian biotechnology start-up Äio has teamed up with research organisation TFTAK (Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies) to launch a three-year R&D project focused on microbial oil production.

Strategic Beverage Services has acquired BevZero, creating what the companies describe as the largest dealcoholisation service provider in the US.

A new optical sorting system developed by schmiede.one is using industrial camera technology from IDS Imaging Development Systems to automate potato grading.

Suomen Lantakaasu has inaugurated a new biogas plant in Nurmo, Finland.

Beanstalk AgTech has launched Monsoon Ventures, a new Singapore-based venture studio aimed at commercialising agtech innovations.

Weco has introduced the Multiscan MXV-Bulk X-ray inspection system, a new solution designed to help nut processors.

Cirkla is to establish a new US manufacturing facility in Gainesville, Georgia.

Jeff Dumbrell, chief revenue officer at 365 Retail Markets, speaks to Refreshment about the rationale behind the acquisition, the priorities for integration and how data, AI and automation could shape the next phase of the sector.

Vertical farming business leaders will take stock of the sector’s future at the 7th Vertical Farming World Congress on 5-7 October in central London, after a demanding year of heightened financial pressure despite the technology's evident climate benefits.