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Orkla Snacks acquires vegan confectionery producer The European Candy Group in €207m deal
Orkla Snacks acquires vegan confectionery producer The European Candy Group in €207m deal

Orkla Snacks has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in The European Candy Group (CCI), a European producer of vegan sugar confectionery products.

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Huel debuts new Mixed Berry Black Edition RTD offering in the US
Huel debuts new Mixed Berry Black Edition RTD offering in the US

Plant-based nutrition brand Huel has expanded its portfolio in the US with the addition of a new Mixed Berry flavour to its Black Edition Ready-to-Drink (RTD) line-up.

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Hilton Foods sells Dutch vegan and vegetarian business Dalco to LiveKindly for £5.4m
Hilton Foods sells Dutch vegan and vegetarian business Dalco to LiveKindly for £5.4m

Meat and seafood manufacturer Hilton Foods has agreed to sell its Dutch-based vegan and vegetarian business, Dalco Food, to LiveKindly Collective for £5.4 million.

Beyond Meat appoints OFI executive as chief operating officer
Beyond Meat appoints OFI executive as chief operating officer

Beyond Meat has appointed Brijesh Krishnaswamy, currently chief commercial officer for North America at Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), as its new chief operating officer.

BMC Ingredients’ Rhiza mycoprotein approved for sale in Canada
BMC Ingredients’ Rhiza mycoprotein approved for sale in Canada

BMC Ingredients, previously known as The Better Meat Co, has received a Letter of No Objection from Health Canada for the sale of its Rhiza mycoprotein ingredient.

Oatly boosts 2026 outlook in second quarter financial results
Oatly boosts 2026 outlook in second quarter financial results

Oatly has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2026, reporting a 15.2% revenue increase compared to the prior year period.

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ADM invests more than $16m into natural colour production at facility in Kentucky, US
ADM invests more than $16m into natural colour production at facility in Kentucky, US

ADM has announced an investment of more than $16 million to significantly expand natural colour production capacity at its facility in Boone County, Northern Kentucky.

MicroHarvest to build 15,000-tonne annual capacity alt-protein plant in Leuna, Germany
MicroHarvest to build 15,000-tonne annual capacity alt-protein plant in Leuna, Germany

German biotech scale-up MicroHarvest, a producer of protein ingredients through biomass fermentation, is set to build its first large-scale production facilty in Leuna, Germany.

Phytokana Ingredients raises $17.7m to support new plant protein processing facility
Phytokana Ingredients raises $17.7m to support new plant protein processing facility

Phytokana Ingredients, a Canadian supplier of pulse proteins and flour ingredients, has raised CAD 25 million (approx. $17.7 million) to advance its planned plant protein processing facility.

Riviana responds to clean-label protein demand with new pulse and whole-grain ingredients
Riviana responds to clean-label protein demand with new pulse and whole-grain ingredients

US-based rice producer Riviana Foods has expanded its pulse and whole-grain portfolio with two new gluten-free, clean-label ingredient innovations.

Chinova Bioworks simplifies natural food preservation
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The Plant Base magazine

Issue 30

Alt-dairy: 2026 market update. Flexitarians and functionality are reshaping the next wave.

Beyond the claims: Understanding biological response to plant-based sports performance ingredients

Simona Mrakic-Sposta, of the Italian National Research Council, discusses how insights from her recent study on beetroot-derived nitrate supplements could pave the way for more evidence-based formulation of plant-based sports nutrition products.

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Start-up spotlight: Fudi Protein

In this instalment of 'Start-up spotlight,' we speak to Udi Lazimy, founder of Fudi Protein: a US-based food-tech developing functional protein ingredients from alfalfa as an alternative to egg white and dairy.

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Why precision fermentation is enabling plant-based, not competing with it

Precision fermentation is often framed as a competitor to plant-based food, but the reality may be far more collaborative. CPI's Suzanne Robb explores how fermentation could enable the next phase of alternative protein growth.

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Start-up spotlight: Haskapa

In this instalment of 'Start-up spotlight' – which celebrates smaller, earlier-stage companies and their innovations – we speak to Evie Kemp, founder, physician and research director of Haskapa: a UK-based, science-led nutrition company built around the haskap berry.

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From global fusion to ‘newstalgia’: FoodBev tours ADM’s Berlin flavour lab

FoodBev Media was recently invited to take a journey through today’s most influential taste trends during a visit to ADM’s Flavour Innovation Centre in Berlin, Germany, where plant-based innovation was among the key focus areas.

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Start-up spotlight: Fable Food Co

This month, our 'start-up spotlight' is on Fable Food Co, a company producing minimally processed plant-based food products using shiitake mushrooms.

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Keeping it Huel: Growth, identity and the road ahead with Danone

Following Danone’s acquisition of Huel, The Plant Base spoke to Tyler Noyes, general manager of Huel US (Retail & Amazon), about what is next for the brand.

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Transforming waste into opportunities: Upcycling on the rise

Upcycling has emerged as a golden opportunity for food and beverage manufacturers to embrace circular economy principles, as reducing waste and minimising environmental footprints remain high priorities.

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World Plant-Based Innovation Awards 2025: Winners revealed
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Plant-Based Taste Awards 2025: FoodBev reveals the winners
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Huel debuts new Mixed Berry Black Edition RTD offering in the US

Plant-based nutrition brand Huel has expanded its portfolio in the US with the addition of a new Mixed Berry flavour to its Black Edition Ready-to-Drink (RTD) line-up.

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