The latest food and beverage industry news and trend analysis

Bayou Best Foods has acquired Berlin-based BettaF!sh, uniting two plant-based seafood innovators to expand distribution and product offerings across the U.S. and European markets.

Brevel, Ltd. is expanding its illuminated fermentation platform into the plant cell-culture market, partnering with Coffeesai to optimise cell growth and address potential supply chain vulnerabilities.

German foodtech firm myriameat has successfully generated the first pluripotent stem cell line from roe deer, paving the way for slaughter-free cultured venison.

Biotechnology pioneer Phytolon has closed a USD twenty-three point six million Series B funding round to commercialise its fermentation-derived natural food colours in the United States.

Biospringer has acquired selected IP and technology of PTX Food Corp, specifically the Bioenhance line, accelerating its expansion into bacterial fermentation and non-yeast solutions.

Oterra and Debut have launched a multi-million-dollar strategic collaboration to utilise AI-powered precision fermentation to develop a high-performance natural alternative to Red 40, addressing critical supply chain volatility and the escalating regulatory phase-out of FD&C synthetic dyes in the United States.

Germany's largest dairy cooperative DMK Group has invested 25 million euros in a new lactoferrin plant in Altentreptow to target the early life nutrition and pharmaceutical sectors.

Solar Foods has secured a United States patent for the production process of Solein, its microbe-derived protein produced via gas fermentation, paving the way for commercialisation in the US Health and Performance nutrition sector.