Agriculture
Beneo opens €50m pulse-processing plant in Germany
Beneo has opened its first pulse-processing plant in Obrigheim, Germany, following an investment of around €50 million by its parent company, the Südzucker Group.
PoLoPo completes plans for pilot production plant
Molecular farming company PoLoPo has completed the design phase for its first pilot production facility.
Lantmännen secures €50m loan from the European Investment Bank for new pea protein facility
Lantmännen has been granted a €50m loan from the European Investment Bank to co-finance a new pea protein production facility.
Australian Plant Proteins acquired out of administration by My Co
My Co, an investor in food, agri and biotech start-ups, has acquired Australian Plant Proteins out of administration for an undisclosed sum.
PoLoPo increases lab capacity to supply hundreds of grams per month of functional proteins
PoLoPo has increased its lab capacity to produce hundreds of grams of functional proteins per month for food industry partners.
GFI finds European alt-protein patents have increased by 960% in ten years
Plant-based foods dominated alt-protein innovation, with nearly 4,000 patents published in this area since 2015.
Kynda raises €3 million in seed funding to accelerate mycoprotein production
German food-tech start-up Kynda has announced the successful closure of a €3 million seed funding round.
EU’s vision for sustainable agriculture falls short on plant-based advocacy, ProVeg says
ProVeg described the European Commission's vision for food and agriculture as offering 'little more than a rehash of the status quo'.
