Check out what some of the FoodTech 500 Alumni have been up to lately:
NOTPLA | Secures €4M from the EU’s Horizon Europe programme to develop plastic-free, home-compostable coffee cups, as part of a project that targets the plastic linings in paper cups that prevent recycling and contribute to microplastic pollution. Read more
EQUII | Strikes a licensing agreement with Impossible Foods to create high-protein products that complement the latter’s offerings. Read more
OSHI | Secures a partnership with KeHE Distributors to expand its plant-based salmon fillet across the US retail sector, marking the company’s first entry into national grocery channels. Read more
ELSE NUTRITION | Relaunches its presence in the Canadian market as a direct vendor to the country’s largest national retailer, while pursuing discussions with additional national retailers and expanding through independent specialty retail and e-commerce. Read more
THE PROTEIN BREWERY | Receives €2.3M from the EU LIFE Programme to optimize, scale, and commercialize Fermotein, its fungi-derived mycoprotein ingredient, with a focus on dairy alternatives like milk and yogurt. Read more
AQUA CULTURED FOODS | Ceases business activities after five years of developing fish-free tuna, scallops, and shrimp using biomass fermentation technology. Read more
MYEASYFARM | Partners with Anthesis Group to streamline how farmers record practice changes, ensure VMO042 compliance, and improve data integrity to enhance carbon credit validation. Read more
BETTER NATURE | Unveils a packaging refresh spotlighting its protein levels, gut health benefits, and fast-cooking appeal, now wrapped in bold neon green boxes. Read more
REBELLYOUS FOODS | Completes the rollout of its Mock 3© Production System at its Washington State facility, producing over 5,000 pounds of plant-based meat per hour with real-time scalability and considerably reduced labor compared to conventional methods. Read more
BLUENALU | Raises $11M to advance commercialization of its cell-cultivated bluefin tuna meat, pending US regulatory approval. Read more
DREAMFARM FOODS | More than doubled its year-on-year revenue in 2025 to around €2M, as it now focuses on foodservice expansion, particularly in Italy where it’s now listed with major distributors like DAC and MARR, while also exploring new product categories beyond cheese alternatives. Read more
TOO GOOD TO GO | Expands its partnership with Circle K to over 120 stores across Dublin, the east, and midlands of Ireland, with plans to include all Irish Circle K locations by the end of Q1 2026. Read more
80 ACRES FARMS | Brings its microgreens to more grocery stores across the United States, including Albertsons, The Fresh Market, H-E-B, Meijer, Safeway, and Walmart, with additional retailers coming soon. Read more
LA VIE FOODS | Introduces what it claims is the UK’s first plant-based salami, made from wheat, vegetable proteins, and natural spices and fruit flavorings, containing around 20% less saturated fat and 30% less salt than leading pork-based alternatives with significantly fewer calories. Read more
JUICY MARBLES | Launches its Umami Burger in 225 Tesco stores across the UK, made from sunflower protein, fermented koji barley, quinoa, flax seeds, seitan, and miso, containing 22g of protein, over 3g of fiber, and only 1g of saturated fat. Read more
AEROFARMS | Winds down all operations and closes its Ringgold facility, terminating all 173 employees, including the CEO and CFO. Despite diligent attempts to negotiate an extension with the investor or secure alternative funding from current investors, potential new investors, and financial institutions, the company’s efforts to obtain additional capital failed. Read more
Then, three weeks after that announcement, the company submitted a revised WARN notice delaying its Virginia facility closure until January 16, 2026, at the latest, after securing interim funding to support core operations while exploring strategic options. Read more
UMAMI BIOWORKS | Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Nippon Barrier Free to bring next-generation marine-derived ingredients to the cosmetics and supplements market across Japan and 18 other countries. Read more
MEATI FOODS | Shuts down its fermentation facility in Thornton, Colorado, with the landlord and representatives from fire and police departments evicting remaining employees after deeming the building unsafe due to lack of electricity. Read more
NEMIS TECHNOLOGIES | Partners with Hardy Diagnostics to enable food manufacturers and environmental testing teams to conduct simple, reliable, and rapid pathogen detection directly on-site using NEMIS’s N-Light™. The collaboration also includes launching educational initiatives through the NEMIS Academy to provide training resources and expert insights to food professionals across the region. Read more
EDIBLE GARDEN | Now ships its fresh potted herbs, hydroponic basil, and cut herb varieties to Weis Markets’ stores, strengthening the former’s presence across key East Coast and Mid-Atlantic markets, addressing growing consumer demand for organic, sustainably produced fresh herbs. Read more
ÄIO | Secures a €1.2M grant from Enterprise Estonia to scale its waste-derived Flavoured Fat from lab and pilot scale to validated industrial production through a three-year project. Read more
BINSENTRY | Raises $25M in growth capital from CIBC Innovation Banking to support its next phase of expansion and innovation as it scales its platform beyond its current monitoring of over 40,000 feed bins across North America and Brazil. Read more
SOLAR FOODS | Partners with Ajinomoto to launch Mochelie™, a mochi-filled almond tart made with Solein® and plant-based ingredients, reducing environmentally impactful ingredients like butter, milk, and eggs to less than one-third. Read more
The company also chose Selkäharju, Lappeenranta, Finland, as the location for Factory 02, its first industrial-scale production facility that will increase Solein® production capacity from Factory 01’s 160 tons annually to 6,400 tons annually. Read more
It also unveiled Solein Cream, a three-ingredient dairy-free alternative made from its gas-derived protein Solein®, water, and vegetable oil, designed to address bottlenecks in non-dairy products. It contains roughly three times as much protein as dairy cream, emulsifies and cooks without gums or modified starches, doesn’t curdle, and can be used in coffee creamers, ice creams, yogurts, béchamel sauces, and cultured cheese applications. Read more
Solar Foods also partnered with Ambrosia Collective to launch a ready-to-mix vegan protein powder in the US, which will be sold under Ambrosia’s Planta brand. Read more
TYPCAL | Opens South America’s first large-scale fermentation plant dedicated to mycoprotein production. The facility will enable Typcal to begin selling fresh and powdered mycoprotein ingredients in Europe and Latin America, with two additional solutions in development for release by the end of 2026. Read more
YEASTUP | Commissions a 1,700 m² production facility in Lyss, Switzerland, converting spent brewer’s yeast into premium vegan ingredients. The site expands capacity from 1,600 to 4,000 liters per hour, with full industrial production starting in early 2026. Read more
LIVEKINDLY & TINDLE FOODS | Complete a strategic transaction, with the former acquiring the latter’s foodservice operations in the US, UK, and Germany. Livekindly will manufacture and distribute TiNDLE’s plant-based chicken products across foodservice and online channels in these three key markets, including on meal kit platform Hungryroot. Read more
THE EVERY COMPANY & ONEGO BIO | Escalate their IP dispute with the former accusing the latter of a “months-long effort to harass EVERY into granting access to its IP” and urged the court to stay discovery until ruling on its motion to dismiss. Onego countered by accusing EVERY of false advertising by misrepresenting its products as bio-identical to egg proteins and claimed EVERY tried to “force a merger” to access Onego’s manufacturing capabilities, while also using patent rights as a “strategic weapon.” Read more
SQUARE ROOTS | Teams up with Silal’s Innovation Oasis to deploy an AI-powered, modular indoor farming research facility to trial desert-adapted crops, low-light genetics, and resource-efficient systems. The goal is to boost food security while reducing water and energy use in arid environments. Read more
ENKO | Partners with Syngenta Crop Protection to advance a novel fungicide class-to-field testing to help manage fungal pathogens in cereal production worldwide, addressing yield losses worth billions of dollars annually, and combating resistance to existing chemistries. Read more
HARMONY BABY NUTRITION | Secures $5.8 from the Brazilian government through BNDES and Finep to scale production for its first commercial launch and build commercial infrastructure, as it plans to progressively replace cow’s milk components with recombinant human breast milk proteins, including lactoferrin, alpha-lactalbumin, human caseins, and human albumin. Read more
MEALA FOODTECH | Partners with Spanish emulsifier giant Lasenor to launch VP-100, a pea protein texturiser designed to replace 50-100% of eggs in commercial bakery applications, enhancing aeration, producing softer crumb, extending shelf life, and reducing costs by 30-40% while maintaining texture, volume, and crumb structure in products like muffins, sponge cakes, and pastries. Read more
ALL G FOODS | Raises A$10M via a convertible note and formed a joint venture with French dairy ingredients expert Armor Protéines to commercialize human and bovine lactoferrin produced through precision fermentation. Read more
MELT&MARBLE | Secures €7.3M in Series A funding to scale production of designer fats created through its precision fermentation platform that engineers animal-free, tailored fat structures that deliver superior functionality, from texture and mouthfeel in food to enhanced skin feel and bioactivity in cosmetics. Read more
EXTRACELLULAR | Partners with Fork & Good and Nutreco to accelerate scalable, cost-effective cultivated meat production, focusing on dedicated technical streams for media ingredients, formulations, and performance, while exploring future supplier relationships for media manufacturing to support cost reductions and supply chain resilience. Read more
FRANKLES | Closes a $1M funding round, marking the first corporate investment by Carozzi Ventures, which will be used to strengthen Frankles’ scientific team and operational capacity as it consolidates initial results with companies that have already expressed interest in their biotechnological products and technology. Read more
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