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Map compiling 10 New Production Facilities in Alternative Proteins - Q4 2025

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Market & Trends

Data & Insights on New Production Facilities in the Alternative Protein Industry Globally

The fourth quarter of 2025 saw significant expansion in the alternative protein infrastructure, with ten new production and innovation facilities. The data in this article, compiled by Nicholas Dahl, founder and CEO of Alternative Proteins Global, showcases 10 new production facilities in the alternative protein industry in Q4 2025 detailing technology (plant-based, fermentation, cultivated, other), and geography (city, country), and provides links to further reporting. In the plant-based sector, dsm-firmenich unveiled its …

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MicroHarvest Selects Germany for First Large-Scale Production Plant

German biotech MicroHarvest, a producer of protein ingredients via biomass fermentation, has selected Industriepark Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt as the location for its future production plant. The company utilizes regional agri-food side streams for its process. Federal grant of €5.46M awarded for industrial energy efficiency The planned facility is designed for an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes, with a planned mid-range double-digit million EUR investment in the region and the creation …

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New GFI Report Identifies Critical Skill Gaps in India’s Plant-Based and Cultivated Meat Value Chains

The Good Food Institute India (GFI India) has released a comprehensive analysis of India’s smart protein talent landscape, revealing a mismatch between the country’s educational output and the industry’s current and future workforce needs. Despite India producing nearly 250,000 graduates annually in relevant disciplines, the smart protein sector continues to face a shortage of job-ready, sector-specific talent, particularly in high-growth areas such as bioprocessing, cell culture, extrusion technologies, analytical methods, …

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Aleph Farms partners with Enzymit to develop insulin proteins for cell growth in cultivated meat

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Meat

Aleph Farms and Roslin Technologies Demonstrate Cross-Platform Compatibility for Cell Cultivation

Aleph Farms, a cellular agriculture company developing a scalable biomanufacturing platform for the food and broader bio-based industries, announced the successful completion of the first phase of a collaboration with UK-based biotechnology company Roslin Technologies, a leading developer of advanced animal cell lines for cellular agriculture applications. “This milestone demonstrates, for the first time, that cells developed by an external organization can grow successfully using Aleph Farms’ proprietary growth medium, …

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Bright Green Partners Releases FoodTech Trends Report 2026

Bright Green Partners has published its latest FoodTech 2026 Trends Report, offering a comprehensive analysis of the major shifts currently redefining the future of food. The report draws on in-depth insights from the company’s global FoodTech Experts database, combining specialized knowledge with case studies and forward-looking scenarios tailored for decision-makers in the AgriFood Tech sector. The analysis focuses on several key areas of innovation, including AI-driven product development, advancements in …

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Ingredients

EAT BEER Scales Technical Development of Spent Grain Protein Following Initial Trials

EAT BEER, a biotechnology company specializing in the transformation of side streams from the brewing and food industries into fungal protein raw materials for the food industry through fermentation, has entered the pilot phase of its production. The sister company of Störtebeker Braumanufaktur is a spin-off from the research project MaltFungiProtein, which is funded by the German federal government, and specializes in the fermentation of brewery by-products using fungi. Since …

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Investments & Finance

Investment Climate Podcast: Yoni Glickman of FoodSparks Shares How to Get Funded in 2026

In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2026 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …

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Kynda Opens Industrial Fermentation Site to Scale Protein from Food Sidestreams

Kynda, a biotechnology company specializing in fermentation-based protein production, has opened a new research and production facility in Jelmstorf, Lower Saxony. The 720-square-meter site combines laboratory and production operations, with the aim of converting underutilized food processing sidestreams into fungal mycelium for use as protein. The facility includes 360 square meters of R&D space focused on process optimization and substrate adaptation, alongside a production area with 40,000 liters of fermentation …

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Investment Climate Podcast: Vincent Kuiper of GOTA Ventures Shares How to Get Funded in 2026

In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …

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BeneMeat: “Cultivated Meat Doesn’t Need to Be Treated as Something Exotic”

Katharina Eist Holland brings a unique combination of commercial strategy, industry expertise, and academic insight to her role at BeneMeat. With a PhD in social science and senior experience across the alternative protein sector, she has helped global companies connect with ethical consumers and successfully bring innovative products to market. Her work is driven by a strong commitment to building a more sustainable food system. BeneMeat is a biotechnology company …

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