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Bayou Best Foods Buys Berlin Seaweed Brand Betta F! sh in Cross-Atlantic Seafood Deal - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (445+ words) Kelli Wilson and Deniz Ficicioglu " Bayou Best Foods Bayou Best Foods has acquired Betta F! sh, the plant-based seafood brand operated by Berlin company Wunderfish Gmb H, combining a US shrimp producer with a European seaweed specialist under one owner....
Heura Launches Legume and Vegetable Burger Range in Spain - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (365+ words) Spanish plant-based company Heura has released a vegetable burger made from legume protein and whole vegetables, the first item in its portfolio that it has not designed as a direct replacement for an animal-based product. "The vegetable burger always made…...
Plant Forward on the Prairies Unveils Speaker Lineup for Saskatoon Conference - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (198+ words) Plant Forward on the Prairies has confirmed its next wave of speakers for the September 21 to 23 conference in Saskatoon, with government officials and executives from Louis Dreyfus Company, Roquette, and Sun Opta set to headline sessions on trade, investment, and…...
LIVEKINDLY Collective Acquires German Plant-Based Brand Greenforce - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
1+ day, 15+ min ago (407+ words) LIVEKINDLY Collective is acquiring Greenforce Future Food AG, a Munich-based manufacturer of plant-based foods. The agreement was signed on July 1, 2026. With the integration of Greenforce, the company is further expanding its presence in one of Europe's most important markets for…...
Biosphere Adds CO2-to-Protein Technology With Novo Nutrients Deal - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (130+ words) Novo Nutrients raised more than $22 million across multiple funding rounds, including an $18 million Series A led by Woodside Energy and CM Venture Capital, with earlier backing from SOSV/Indie Bio. "At Biosphere, we see immense potential in developing next-generation reactor…...
Japan Sets "9. 7 T Food Tech Investment Outlook Through 2040 - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
2+ day, 11+ min ago (475+ words) Sanae Takaichi " Prime Minister's Office of Japan Japan has set out a draft public-private investment roadmap that allocates "9. 7 trillion, approximately $60 billion, to four food tech areas through fiscal year 2040, as part of a wider industrial plan covering 17 strategic sectors. The…...
Japan Growth Strategy Council News - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
2+ day, 11+ min ago (139+ words) Japan Growth Strategy Council vegconomist - the vegan business magazine Japan has set out a draft public-private investment roadmap that allocates "9. 7 trillion, approximately $60 billion, to four food tech areas through fiscal year 2040, as part of a wider industrial plan covering 17 strategic…...
Food Standards Scotland News - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (138+ words) Food Standards Scotland vegconomist - the vegan business magazine The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have published Top Emerging UK Food Innovations: 2025-2035, a policy paper that sorts nine food technologies into three time horizons and sets…...
UPSIDE Foods Bids $50 M for Believer Meats' Shuttered North Carolina Plant - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (167+ words) A court filing from receiver Kevin Sink notes that the Israeli entity's pleadings imply ownership of certain assets at the North Carolina site without specifying what that covers, but states that the receiver does not believe Future Meat Technologies Ltd…...
Ko Ro Acquires Seedtrace Software to Bring Blockchain-Verified Supply Chain Tracing Across Its Range - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (329+ words) Florian Schwenkert " Ko Ro Handels Gmb H Berlin-based food company Ko Ro has acquired the intellectual property of supply chain transparency software firm Seedtrace, securing exclusive usage rights to a platform built specifically for the food and beverage sector. The…...