Opinion is a key milestone on the way to making Impossible Foods’ flagship products available in the EU, pending final approval by the European Commission and EU Member States, says the firm.
The fact Plantible has secured long-term offtake agreements and is able to scale in a modular fashion –scaling out rather than scaling up with proven tech—has helped build trust with investors, says its CEO.
While insect ag facilities are typically vertically integrated, Agroloop’s new BSFL facility near Budapest does not include a breeding unit, an operation it has entirely outsourced to FreezeM.
“If he goes ahead, it’s going to have enormously consequential and negative impacts on American manufacturing and agriculture,” predicts Dent.
Insect waste (frass)—which contains nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium—boosts soil health and provides a more balanced, slow-release nutrient profile than synthetic fertilizer, claims Innovafeed.
“It’s not just about plant-based, it’s about coming up with elevated products in every category,” says CTO Dr. Karim Pichara.
Shiru is “building a comprehensive platform that will revolutionize ingredient discovery across multiple molecular classes,” claims founder and CEO Dr. Jasmin Hume.
Aspire has “signed a term sheet” and is “working to close our financing at the end of the month,” says CEO David Rosenberg. “Demand still remains strong, but we have to scale up and produce consistently.”
Nourish Ingredients, an Australian startup creating novel fats via fermentation, has struck a deal with Chinese biomanufacturing co CABIO Biotech in which CABIO will manufacture Nourish’s first product Tastilux at commercial scale.
Project will “provide capital to farmers in one of the poorest parts of the world through carbon credits,” says Uganda-based agtech partner NileOrbital Aerospace.
Rich’s will also explore using Phytolon’s colors in several of its products pending regulatory approvals, says Phytolon, which genetically engineers yeast to express pigments found in beets and prickly pears.
A resounding win for Donald Trump in the US election is prompting enthusiasm in some quarters of the food industry and intense anxiety in others.
“Our new report provides proof that with the right technology there is a commercially viable path to market” for cultivated meat, claims SuperMeat CEO Ido Savir.
Beyond Meat returned to growth in the third quarter, posting a 7.6% year-over-year rise in net sales to $81 million driven by lower trade discounts and targeted price increases.
Loopworm is ramping up production at a facility in Bangalore capable of churning out 6,000t of silkworm and black soldier fly protein a year.
“Across the board tariffs applied to Mexico and Canada would violate the USMCA, full stop,” says economist Jeffrey Schott. “There definitely would be a lot of litigation against the US action by domestic and foreign groups.”
The startup aims to be fully scaled up at a 108,000sq ft facility next year, with production capacity of 3,500t of dry black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) protein and 9,000t of frass.
Brands and retailers submitted $200 million of manufacturing projects on Keychain in the last month alone, says cofounder Oisin Hanrahan.
Both candidates could have far-reaching impacts on the food industry, from Trump’s plans to let RFK ‘go wild’ on food & health to Harris’ proposal to increase the corporate tax rate.
“We’re at the precipice of a mass startup extinction,” warn the founders of now-defunct cultivated meat firm SCiFi Foods. But you can plan for a “graceful exit.”
