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

Celleste Bio has unveiled what it describes as the world’s first milk chocolate bars made with real cocoa butter produced using cell suspension culture technology.

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.

Crane NXT has completed its acquisition of Antares Vision, marking a strategic expansion of its capabilities in the fast-growing food and beverage traceability sector.

GEA has introduced the GSE 150 CPR, a separator designed to clarify pulp-rich citrus juices in medium-capacity operations while maintaining process stability under fluctuating solids loads and reducing juice losses.

As manufacturers move toward data-driven validation, MGC's Atsushi Sugimoto explores how advanced tech is redefining ingredient safety and quality standards.

Tirelli and Unimac-Gherri are joining forces through a merger designed to create a broader integrated industrial platform serving the food sector.

Atlas Copco has introduced a new dry screw vacuum pump designed to meet the demands of high-flow industrial applications.

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Deb Roepke and Kyle McNally explore how modern food production technologies can support the increasingly complex journey from farm to fork.

Australia-based biomanufacturing company Cauldron Ferm has secured $13.25 million in a Series A2 funding round, bringing its total funding to $26 million.

Eternal.Ag has raised €8 million in fresh funding to accelerate the development and deployment of its AI-powered autonomous harvesting robots.

Novonesis is working with Technical University of Denmark (DTU)’s Bright Biofoundry, to accelerate the development of sustainable protein.