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A new US food-tech company, Lasso, has been launched by the team behind plant-based meat start-up Tender Food, supported by $6.5 million in new funding.

British plant-based food brand This has teamed up with German food start-up Omami to launch This is Omami Chickpea Tofu in the UK, rolling out from 24 September.

The Protein Brewery, a Dutch start-up innovating in fungi-based ingredients, has successfully closed a €30 million Series B funding round.

Revyve has raised nearly €24 million in Series B financing to accelerate the rollout of its functional yeast proteins, designed to replace eggs and additives in mainstream food categories.

Protein Industries Canada, Maia Farms and Phytokana Ingredients are collaborating on a CAD 32.5 million (approx. $23.5 million) project to turn Canadian-grown fava beans into nutritious, sustainable ingredients for plant-based foods.

The Good Food Institute (GFI) has announced that Nigel Sizer – a climate and public health expert and former head of the Rainforest Alliance – will be joining as its new chief executive on 26 August.

UK meat alternatives brand Quorn has removed artificial ingredients from its best-selling frozen products, aiming to shift consumer perceptions of the category.

Plant protein ingredient specialist Burcon NutraScience has announced the first commercial production – and official launch – of its high-purity fava protein isolate, FavaPro.

Beyond Meat is embarking on its next phase of innovation, marked by a shift away from imitation and the debut of a new, plant-forward product line showcasing the brand’s shortest ingredients label yet.