Savor butter

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Savor Introduces Animal- and Plant-Free Butter, Produced from Captured Carbon

Savor, a US-based food technology startup, has commercially launched a new butter product that contains no animal or plant inputs. The product is made using a proprietary fermentation-based process that converts captured carbon dioxide (CO₂), green hydrogen (GH₂), and methane (CH₄) into structured fats, without relying on conventional agriculture. The butter alternative will initially be available through selected foodservice partners, including restaurants and bakeries such as SingleThread, ONE65, and Jane …

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Vivici protein powder

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Vivici Launches Animal-Free Dairy Protein in the US Active Nutrition Market

Ingredients startup Vivici has introduced Vivitein™ BLG, a precision-fermented dairy protein, to the US market. The beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) protein, produced without the use of animals, is positioned for use in the active nutrition sector, which was valued at $28.4 billion globally in 2023. Vivici, founded in 2023 and backed by dsm-firmenich and Fonterra, specializes in precision fermentation technology. The company’s flagship ingredient, Vivitein™ BLG, is self-affirmed as Generally Recognized as …

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Vivici

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Vivici Secures €32.5M to Expand Its Precision Fermentation-Derived Dairy Proteins

Dutch ingredients startup Vivici has secured €32.5 million in a Series A funding round led by APG (on behalf of one of the world’s largest pension funds, ABP) and Invest-NL. The round also saw participation from InnovationQuarter, along with existing shareholders dsm-firmenich and Fonterra. The news comes after Vivici secured its first customer offtake agreements for dairy proteins made with precision fermentation. The funding will be used to expand into …

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rice milk

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Tokyo’s Kinish Raises $800,000 USD to Scale Rice-Based Casein Production

Tokyo-based food tech startup Kinish Inc. has secured $800,000 USD (¥120 million) in a seed funding round to advance its rice-based dairy alternative technology. The funding was led by Genesia Ventures, Lifetime Ventures, Full Commit Partners, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. Kinish is working to develop a rice-based source of casein, the key protein found in milk, using plant molecular agriculture. The company’s goal is to create plant-based dairy alternatives that …

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lactoferrin

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Earth First Food Ventures Launches US’s First Precision Fermentation Facility for Lactoferrin

Earth First Food Ventures Ltd (EFFV), a venture capital firm focused on ESG and impact investments in food technology, has announced the launch of PFerrinX26, the first US-based facility dedicated exclusively to the precision fermentation of Lactoferrin (LF). This facility aims to address the growing global shortage of Lactoferrin, a protein with significant health benefits and applications in various sectors, including immune support and gut health. The facility’s establishment in …

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Brevel partners with CBC Group

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Brevel Partners With CBC Group to Produce Microalgae-Enriched Beverages at Scale

Microalgae protein producer Brevel has signed a development and commercialization agreement with Israel’s Central Bottling Company (CBC Group) to develop functional beverages and dairy alternatives. The ten-year purchase agreement will see Brevel supply CBC Group with microalgae protein, oils, and antioxidants. As part of the alliance, CBC Group made a strategic investment in Brevel’s most recent funding round. To cultivate microalgae, Brevel uses a “breakthrough process” combining light with sugar …

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Standing Ovation partners with Ajinomoto Foods Europe

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Standing Ovation Partners With Ajinomoto Foods Europe to Produce Animal-Free Caseins at Scale

Standing Ovation, a French biotech company specialising in precision fermentation applied to dairy proteins, has announced a long-term strategic partnership with Ajinomoto Foods Europe (AFE). AFE is an affiliate of Japan’s Ajinomoto Group with over 50 years of expertise in industrial fermentation. The goal of the partnership is to produce animal-free caseins at AFE’s biomanufacturing plant in Nesle, France. Standing Ovation has developed an animal-free casein powder called Advanced Casein® …

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Imagindairy secures self-affirmed GRAS status for animal-free dairy proteins

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Imagindairy Receives Regulatory Approval From Israeli Ministry of Health for Animal-Free Milk Proteins

Imagindairy, a producer of animal-free milk proteins made using precision fermentation, has received regulatory approval from the Israeli Ministry of Health. The approval confirms that Imagindairy’s products are safe for consumer use and allows the company to market them within Israel. Imagindairy’s products are identical to cow’s milk proteins in taste and nutritional value, but are made without the use of animals. They can be used to produce a variety …

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Dr. Svenja Prosseda of Senara

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Deep Dive on Senara’s Cultivated Cow Milk Without the Cow: “The Opportunities Are Virtually Limitless”

Svenja Prosseda is CEO and joint founder of Senara GmbH, which has engineered the technology and is now producing cultivated cow milk. Its primary focus is on producing cow milk sustainably; using bioreactor technology to cultivate bio-identical milk, outside of the cow. This young company has already been recognised with a slew of accolades. Just this week Senara was shortlisted in the last 20 from around 5,500 competitors, by SLUSH …

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Protoga Biotech, a Chinese company pioneering microalgae fermentation, announces the launch of a microalgae milk product that is said to be rich in protein and lutein, lactose, and cholesterol-free while meeting consumers' expectations for taste.

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China’s Protoga Biotech Unveils “World’s First” Commercial Microalgae Milk

Protoga Biotech, a Chinese company pioneering microalgae fermentation, announces the launch of a microalgae milk product that is said to be rich in protein and lutein, while at the same time lactose and cholesterol-free and able to match consumer expectations for taste. The product, claimed to be the world’s first commercially available microalgae plant milk, is expected to launch this December. The company’s founder, Dr. Yibo Xiao, told vegconomist, our …

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