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MicroHarvest has chosen Industriepark Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt as the site for a planned industrial-scale production facility for protein ingredients made via biomass fermentation.

From the widely favoured root vegetable – the orange carrot – Givaudan Sense Colour has obtained two amazing colouring solutions: Vegebrite Orange Carrot and Vegebrite Golden Yellow.

Soufflet Malt has officially broken ground on a €100 million malting facility in Midvaal, Gauteng.

lisia Heath, VP of R&D at NotCo explores how F&B innovators can utilise AI to innovate with the latest policy guidelines.

Citri-Fi Pro, is positioned as a natural emulsification and stabilisation solution that can replace up to 75% of acacia gum or modified food starch in beverage formulations.

DSM-Firmenich has agreed to sell its Animal Nutrition & Health business to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for an enterprise value of around €2.2bn.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approved uses of spirulina extract, allowing it as a colour additive in all foods.

Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut will invest €250 million over several years to upgrade and future-proof its Wieze factory in Belgium.

M2 Ingredients, one of the largest vertically integrated functional mushroom grower and ingredient suppliers globally, has announced the launch of the M2 Center of Innovation.

Independent flavour house ITS has unveiled plans for a significant expansion of its UK operations with the development of one of the largest natural flavour manufacturing sites in the country.

Global cocoa supplier OFI is launching single-origin cocoa liquors to deliver artisan-level flavour precision at industrial scale for premium chocolate makers.

Cultivated meat producer Upside Foods has been featured in a recent YouTube video by MrBeast, putting the alternative protein category in front of a global audience.