Solar Foods Reveals Location of Its First Industrial-Scale Production Facility
Air-based protein producer Solar Foods has chosen a site in Selkäharju, Lappeenranta, Finland, as the location of its first industrial-scale production facility, Factory 02. Solar Foods’ existing facility, Factory 01, can produce 160 tons of protein annually; Factory 02 will significantly increase this capacity to 6,400 tons per year. The final investment decision regarding the construction of the new facility is expected to be made in 2026. Solar Foods considered …
FoodNavigator Reveals Top 30 Food-Tech Innovators of 2025
FoodNavigator has released its list of the 30 most innovative food-tech companies, selected from 78 entries in its 2025 Global Food Tech Awards. The selection reflects a strong focus on technological responses to challenges such as supply chain instability, nutritional deficits, resource scarcity, and environmental degradation. Fermentation and artificial intelligence dominated the field, alongside a growing emphasis on bioactive functionality in ingredients. The awards examined companies across three regions—EMEA, the …
South Korea’s SeaWith Partners with 3D Bio-Tissues to Lower Cultivated Meat Costs
UK-based biotech company 3D Bio-Tissues (3DBT), a subsidiary of BSF Enterprise PLC, has signed a commercial supply agreement with South Korean cultivated meat developer SeaWith. The deal will see 3DBT supply its proprietary cell culture supplement, City-Mix®, to support SeaWith’s cultivated beef production. £300,000 deal to support scale-up The agreement, valued at approximately £300,000, establishes a regular shipment of City-Mix® to SeaWith. The product is designed to improve cell growth …
Joes Future Food Commissions “China’s Largest” Cultivated Meat Pilot Plant
Chinese cultivated meat producer Joes Future Food has announced the commissioning of what is claimed to be the country’s largest cultivated meat pilot plant. The company has also completed a scaled trial production of cultivated pork in a 2000-liter bioreactor, a move that has been described as a world first. The pilot facility integrates a complete technological chain, from cell line development and low-cost serum-free media to large-scale bioprocessing. This …
The Protein Brewery: “We’re the First Novel Fungal Biomass Mycoprotein Ever to Receive a Positive EFSA Opinion”
Thijs Bosch is the CEO of The Protein Brewery, a Dutch scale-up pioneering sustainable food ingredients made from mycelium. Appointed in June 2025, he brings over 15 years of leadership experience in the B2B food ingredients and protein sectors, including senior roles at Cosun and Fonterra. Thijs is now leading the commercialization of Fermotein, The Protein Brewery’s minimally processed, nutrient-dense, mycelium-based ingredient designed for active nutrition and healthy aging. In …
Umami Bioworks Develops Animal-Free PDRN from Eel, Tuna, and Sturgeon Using Cell Cultivation
Umami Bioworks has announced the expansion of its cultivated marine cell platform to produce polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) from a wider range of aquatic species, including Japanese eel, sturgeon, and bluefin tuna. The development builds on the company’s existing work with salmon-derived PDRN and extends its Marine Radiance™ portfolio for use in cosmetics. PDRN is a DNA-based compound used in regenerative skincare and has traditionally been extracted from salmon milt, or sperm, …
Investment Climate Podcast: Martin Davalos of McWin Capital Partners 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 …
All G Secures $6.6M and Forms Partnership to Commercialise Precison Fermentation-Derived Milk Proteins
All G, an Australian company producing milk proteins through precision fermentation, has secured a capital injection totalling A$10 million ($6.6 million) after completing a convertible note fundraise ahead of its Series B funding round. As reported by The Australian Financial Review, All G received support from both new and existing investors, including Agronomics and Doehler Ventures. The funding will be used to accelerate All G’s commercial-scale manufacturing and the Q1 …
Cultivated Meat Company Believer Meats Ceases Operations
Cultivated meat producer Believer Meats has announced that it is ceasing operations after “two years of building something truly bold and special”. The news was shared on LinkedIn by Anne Schubert, Global Vice President of Talent & Human Resources at Believer Meats. She said the move had been a “difficult decision” and “not what any of us hoped for”, but did not reveal why the company was closing down. The …
How Australia’s National Measurement Institute Helped Bring Cultivated Meat to Market
Earlier this year, Vow Foods became the first company to receive regulatory approval for its cultivated meat in Australia. Now, the country’s government-administered National Measurement Institute (NMI) has revealed the role it played in helping to bring cultivated meat to market. To gain regulatory approval, Vow had to meet strict requirements, which included completing complex safety assessments and regulatory processes to adhere to food standards codes. The company was also …