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14 August 2020
Canada-based Sol Cuisine closes equity financing round
Canada’s gourmet plant-based food products manufacturer Sol Cuisine has completed a $10m equity financing round led by BDC Capital's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund.
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14 August 2020
Impossible Foods raises $200m through Series G funding
Plant-based meat substitute manufacturer Impossible Foods has raised $200m in capital through the Series G equity funding round to accelerate the company’s growth.
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13 August 2020
Glanbia Nutritionals to acquire flavour manufacturer Foodarom
Glanbia Nutritionals has finalised an agreement to acquire Canadian custom flavour manufacturer Foodarom for C$60m ($45m).
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13 August 2020
US issues rules for gluten-free labeling for certain foods
The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has published the rule for gluten-free labelling for fermented and hydrolysed foods, as well as foods that contain fermented or hydrolysed ingredients.
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13 August 2020
Arcadia Biosciences partners with GoodMills Innovation in Europe
US-based agricultural biotechnology company Arcadia Bioscience has collaborated with GoodMills Innovation to sell its GoodWheat product across Europe.
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13 August 2020
Gathered Foods opens production facility for plant-based seafood
Plant-based seafood manufacturer Gathered Foods has opened a new facility in Heath, Ohio, US, to increase its production capacity.
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12 August 2020
BRF’s Toledo unit in Brazil registers over 1,000 Covid-19 cases
Chicken exporter BRF’s Toledo facility had registered about 29% of Covid-19 cases at slaughterhouses in Parana state of Brazil, Reuters reported citing the most recent state data available.
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12 August 2020
UK plant-based meat startup THIS raises £3.5m
THIS, a UK-based plant-based meat alternative producer, has raised £3.5m after launching a Seedrs campaign.
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11 August 2020
Mr Wok Foods recalls meat and poultry products over misbranding
US-based establishment Mr Wok Foods is recalling nearly 200,000lb of meat and poultry products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.
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11 August 2020
Arla Foods unveils first organic ingredient for manufacturers
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched its first organic micellar casein isolate, MicelPure, to help manufacturers meet the increasing demand for organic, natural and functional protein products.