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The VERY Food Co. Launches Industrial Aquafaba Powder to Replace Eggs
The global egg market has been facing chronic price volatility, recurring health crises, and severe supply chain disruptions. For food manufacturers, this instability is a critical challenge. French food biotechnology company and FoodTech 500 Alumni, The VERY Food Co., is stepping up to solve it, and today they’ve announced a [...]
The FoodTech 500 Alumni News Round-up (October 2025 Edition)
Check out what some of the FoodTech 500 Alumni have been up to lately: FOREVERLAND | Has opened its first production facility in Puglia, scaling output to over 500 tonnes a year. The launch coincides with a new retail collaboration with protein start-up Small Giants. Read more NEW WAVE BIOTECH | Partnered with [...]
Innovation Meets Impact at the pladis Accelerator Inno Day
From Concept to Pilots through Open Innovation: A Journey of Focused Innovation In March 2025, we announced the launch of the inaugural pladis Accelerator Programme, powered by Yıldız Ventures, celebrating 12 pioneering startups selected from nearly 300 applications received from FoodTech startups globally. On September 8th 2025, we had the privilege of [...]
Beyond the Last Mile: How “Remote-First” Design is Redefining Agricultural Technology
This article is part of “FoodTech Without Borders,” a series of case studies from Ali Sulun that examines AgriFoodTech startups across East Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America—three regions grappling with food insecurity, rapid urbanization, and climate volatility. Through in-depth case studies, the series explores how localized innovations address specific [...]
FoodTech 500 Spotlight: The APAC Innovators Shaping the Future of Food
AgriFoodTech startups from across the Asia-Pacific region are emerging as powerful catalysts for food system transformation, representing a dynamic force in Forward Fooding’s 2024 FoodTech 500 rankings. From Singapore’s cellular agriculture pioneers to Australia’s precision farming leaders, APAC companies are addressing both regional food security imperatives and global sustainability challenges [...]
Cracking the Cost Code: Scaling Insect Farming Through CAPEX Innovation
From protein-packed cricket flour to black soldier fly larvae converting food waste into valuable feedstock, insect protein offers a sustainable, circular protein source that could feed our pets, fish, livestock, and even ourselves with a fraction of the environmental footprint of traditional meat. However, the industry is still grappling with [...]
