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Plant-based chocolate brand Doisy & Dam acquired by Food Thoughts
Plant-based chocolate brand Doisy & Dam acquired by Food Thoughts

Food Thoughts has acquired plant-based chocolate brand Doisy & Dam from Nurture Brands for an undisclosed sum.

Mergers & Acquisitions
Barvecue launches clean label, plant-based crumbled bacon toppings
Barvecue launches clean label, plant-based crumbled bacon toppings

Barvecue, a plant-based ‘comfort food’ brand based in the US, has launched a new clean label ‘crumbled bacon toppings’ product.

New products
MeliBio secures investment from Future Food Fund
MeliBio secures investment from Future Food Fund

Bee-free honey start-up MeliBio has received a new strategic investment from Future Food Fund by Oisix, a Japanese venture capital fund.

Funding & investments
Enifer seeks Novel Food approval for Pekilo mycoprotein ingredient
Enifer seeks Novel Food approval for Pekilo mycoprotein ingredient

Finnish biotech start-up Enifer has filed for Novel Food authorisation from the European Food Safety Authority for its Pekilo mycoprotein.

Ingredients
Oddlygood expands presence in the UK with acquisition of British brand Rude Health
Oddlygood expands presence in the UK with acquisition of British brand Rude Health

Oddlygood has announced its acquisition of British plant-based drinks, cereals and snacks brand Rude Health for an undisclosed sum.

Mergers & Acquisitions
Lidl triples UK plant-based range following 12% increase in demand
Lidl triples UK plant-based range following 12% increase in demand

Lidl Great Britain has revealed plans to triple the number of plant-based options available to consumers in its stores.

Retail
Delighting the senses: Colour and flavour solutions boosting plant-based appeal
Delighting the senses: Colour and flavour solutions boosting plant-based appeal

We explore the latest developments in plant-based and clean label colour and flavour solutions.

Exclusives
Voyage Foods to open 284,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Ohio, US
Voyage Foods to open 284,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Ohio, US

Voyage Foods will open a new manufacturing facility in Ohio to produce its cocoa-free chocolate, nut-free spreads and bean-free coffee.

Manufacturing
Heura expands into new categories to provide nutritious UPF alternatives
Heura expands into new categories to provide nutritious UPF alternatives

Alt-meat specialist Heura is expanding into new categories to provide nutritious alternatives to commonly 'ultra-processed' foods.

Manufacturing
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