Future Food Quick Bites: Nestlé Biotech Centre, The Vegan Society & Forbes 30 Under 30

Future Food Quick Bites highlights the latest sustainable food innovation news, including new products and launches such as Nature’s Bakery gluten-free Fig Bar and oatmeal crumble bar, Hippeas Cheezy Cheddar Pops, and Hari&Co Moroccan-inspired keftas. Juicy Marbles is expanding its plant-based whole cuts to Spain, while Veganz Group and Odd Burger have secured distribution deals in North America. Nestlé has opened a biotech centre in Switzerland, and Beyond Meat has made changes to its headquarters lease.

In terms of company and finance updates, High Time Foods and Levur have raised $1.2M each in funding, Fable Food has seen significant revenue growth, and Opo Bio has secured investment for its cultivated meat production efforts. Forbes named Mrinali Kumar and Emily McIsaac in its 30 Under 30 list, The Vegan Society is celebrating its 80th anniversary with an exhibition, and research is being done to improve the taste of plant-based milk using lactic acid bacteria. Lastly, the FoodTech World Cup was won by Argentinian startup Future Biome for their fungi-based prebiotic solutions.