UPSIDE Foods Returns to Court to Challenge Florida’s Cultivated Meat Ban
In August of last year, cultivated chicken producer UPSIDE Foods joined forces with the Institute for Justice to file a lawsuit against Florida’s cultivated meat ban. As reported by Courthouse News Service, UPSIDE claims that Florida cannot impose limits on interstate trade due to the US Constitution’s Commerce Clause. The company says only the federal government can regulate poultry products under the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). In April of …
EVERY Company Secures $55 Million to Scale Production of Animal-Free Egg Proteins
The EVERY Company has secured $55 million in a Series D funding round. This funding will support the company’s expansion into the US market as it scales up its production of precision-fermented egg proteins. The round was led by McWin Capital Partners, with participation from a range of investors including Main Sequence, Bloom8, and Minerva Foods. EVERY’s fermentation-based technology has gained significant attention as an alternative to traditional egg proteins. …
Seed Funding Round Nets Atlantic Fish Co. $1.2M for Whitefish Cultivation Tech
Atlantic Fish Co. (AFC) has closed a $1.2 million seed financing round. The investment was led by Katapult Ocean, Alwyn Capital, DMV Capital, and the Georgetown Angel Investment Network (GAIN), with additional participation from other mission-aligned investors. The company also received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), further contributing to the funding round. AFC’s total funding to date now stands at $2.3 million. …
Believer Meats’ Large-Scale Cultivated Meat Facility Cleared for Operation by USDA
Believer Meats has received approval from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for both its cultivated chicken product label and its large-scale production facility in Wilson, North Carolina. The authorization allows the company to begin commercial production and distribution of its cultivated poultry in the United States and for export. Final hurdle cleared This follows a previous clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which issued a “No …
$440 Million in Sales and 1,700 Jobs: Canadian Foodtech Companies Make Impact at 2025 Awards
The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) has announced the winners of its inaugural Foodtech Frontier awards, which recognize Canadian companies creating innovative solutions in the food industry. The program highlights 25 emerging companies and 10 established industry leaders tackling challenges in sustainability, food security, health, and supply chain efficiency. The winners represent a wide range of foodtech solutions, from food safety and waste management to alternative protein production and packaging …
Mission Barns Announces “World’s First” Retail Sale of Cultivated Meat in California
Cultivated pork producer Mission Barns has announced that its products will be sold at Berkeley Bowl, an independent grocery store in California, in a few days’ time. The company’s cultivated meat will be brought to consumers through a limited four-event tasting series called Bites from the Barn, which will be held once per month from November 2025 to February 2026. As part of the first event on November 1, Mission …
Symrise Invests in Cellibre’s Advanced Precision Fermentation Platform
Symrise, a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic active ingredients, and functional ingredients, has announced a strategic equity investment in US biotech company Cellibre. Through the partnership, Symrise will gain preferred access to Cellibre’s proprietary, precision fermentation-based technology. Together, the two companies will develop next-generation manufacturing technologies for globally important ingredients. This will enable Symrise to accelerate the commercialization of high-value natural flavor ingredients and cosmetic bioactives. The technology could …
GFI Acquires SCiFi Foods’ Cell Lines, Joins Tufts to Fast-Track Cultivated Meat Research
The Good Food Institute (GFI) has acquired crucial cell lines and growth media from SCiFi Foods, a cultivated meat company that ceased operations in mid-2024. In partnership with Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture (TUCCA), GFI plans to make these resources publicly available for academic and industry research, a move expected to reduce costs and speed up development in the cultivated meat sector. The acquisition includes specific bovine cell lines …
Verley’s Precision-Fermented Dairy Proteins Cleared by FDA for US Market
Verley, a French biotechnology company, has received a “No Questions Letter” from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for two of its dairy proteins made using precision fermentation. This letter confirms that the FDA has reviewed the company’s safety data and has no further questions about the safety of the ingredients for use in food products. The approval positions Verley to introduce its proteins to the US market in …
Animal-Free Protein & Enzyme Producer Dyadic Applied BioSolutions to Receive Milestone Payments Following Commercial Progress
Global biotechnology company Dyadic Applied BioSolutions has announced the achievement of additional milestone payments in its collaborations with Proliant Health & Biologicals and Inzymes ApS. The company, which produces precision-engineered, animal-free proteins and enzymes for commercial applications, has also provided updates on its business transformation and commercial progress. In food and nutrition, Dyadic has announced the signing of a term sheet for the development of non-animal human alpha-lactalbumin for use …