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AKA Foods secures $17.2m to launch AI system for food innovation
Food-tech start-up AKA Foods has secured $17.2 million in seed funding to support the launch of AKA Studio, an AI platform designed to enable food companies to innovate more efficiently and affordably.
Ingredion and Cosaic partner to bring 'dairy-like creaminess' to animal-free foods
Ingredion has partnered with Swiss biotech start-up Cosaic, aiming to enhance the taste and texture of animal-free foods and beverages using Cosaic’s yeast ingredient.
GEA constructs large-scale mixing plant for flavour production at Symrise site
GEA has announced it is constructing a large-scale mixing plant for flavour production for Symrise, at the flavour producer’s main production site in Holzminden, Germany.
COP30 puts food waste centre stage: How automation can help businesses respond
With food waste now a central focus at COP30 in Brazil, smart technologies and automation are set to play a crucial role in tackling the problem, explains Maxwell Harding, CEO and founder of digital ordering platform Dynamify.
Functional mushroom start-up Kääpä Biotech secures €9m investment
Kääpä Biotech, a Finnish start-up specialising in functional mushroom ingredients, has successfully secured a €9 million strategic investment.
Oterra and Seprify to bring natural white titanium dioxide alternative to F&B industry
Natural colours supplier Oterra has teamed up with Swiss materials innovator Seprify to launch a plant-based white colouring that can replace titanium dioxide in food and beverage applications.
Tetra Pak opens new powder development facility in France amid protein boom
Tetra Pak has officially opened its new Product Development Centre for Powder Process and Technology in Cholet, France.
Remilk and Gad Dairies launch precision-fermented ‘New Milk’ in Israel
Remilk, an Israel-based precision fermentation company producing dairy proteins without animals, has partnered with Gad Dairies to launch The New Milk – a cow-free milk alternative identical in taste and functionality to conventional dairy.
Angel Yeast inaugurates new 11,000-ton yeast protein production line at site in China
Angel Yeast has inaugurated its new, automated yeast protein production line at the Baiyang Biotechnology Park in Yichang, Hubei, China.
Atlantic Fish Co secures $1.2m funding to advance cultivated whitefish
Food-tech start-up Atlantic Fish Co has closed its seed financing round, raising $1.2 million to accelerate development of its cultivated seafood platform.
Pow.Bio expands continuous fermentation process to 3,000 litres with Bühler and ATV
Pow.Bio has scaled its continuous biomanufacturing platform to 3,000 litres at ATV Technologies’ facility in Compiègne, France, marking a major milestone in the industrial validation of its technology.
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