BENEO opens €4.3m plant-based protein plant
Demand for meat alternatives has seen BENEO invest €4.3 million in a new production plan for plant-based protein plant in Belgium.
The plant in Wanze...
Jeff Bezos and Craftory invest in plant-based pioneers NotCo
Self-style “hipster” capital fund, The Craftory, has made its inaugural investment after leading a $30 million round for food-tech business NotCo.
There were also inclusions...
Ingredion expands potato starch capacity with latest acquisition
Ingredient solutions specialist, Ingredion, has acquired the operations of Western Polymer, a US company producing native and modified potato starches for food and industrial...
Carbery diversifying cheese portfolio with new manufacturing site
Carbery Group is diversifying its cheese portfolio with the construction of a new €78 million manufacturing facility to extend its Ballineen site.
The Irish ingredients,...
Olam boosts Asian cocoa footprint with BT Cocoa buy
Olam International has swooped for BT Cocoa, Indonesia’s largest cocoa processor, in a move aimed at capitalising on Asia’s booming cocoa industry.
The deal, which...
Ÿnsect to build ‘world’s biggest’ insect farm
Ag-tech innovator Ÿnsect has raised £125 million in Series C funding to scale up production and building the “world’s biggest” insect farm in Northern...
Cargill boosting instant starch capacity
Cargill is expanding the instant starch capacity at its Sas Van Gent production plant in The Netherlands with a €20 million investment.
Instant starch is...
Sealed Air joins new global alliance to help end plastic waste...
Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) today announced they have joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a new global organization comprised of nearly 30...
DNA and environmental monitoring strengthening quality in produce
SafeTraces and Mérieux NutriSciences are collaborating with the aim of bringing innovative, fully integrated solutions to strengthen quality in the produce sector.
Combining a DNA-based...
Seed tech specialist supporting sesame supply chain
Seed tech company Equinom is applying farm-to-fork traceability and sustainability to the sesame seed supply chain to help support local producers.
The company has launched...
