A new study published in Progress in Economic Geography finds that agricultural startups operating within established, incumbent-dominated regional food systems tend to produce incremental innovations rather than transformative ones, with existing network structures playing a decisive role in shaping what is commercially and practically possible.

US retail sales of plant-based foods held roughly steady at $7.9 billion in 2025, compared to $8 billion the previous year, according to new regional data from the Plant Based Foods Institute (PBFI) and the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA). The figure still represents more than double the $3.3 billion the category recorded in 2018.

Munters, a global leader in technologies that optimize climates, has acquired Optifarm, a UK-based provider of AI-driven livestock monitoring solutions. The acquisition strengthens the offering of operational intelligence solutions from Speria, the commercial brand for Munters FoodTech business area.

Austrian food tech company Revo Foods is expanding beyond seafood-style products with the launch of EL POLLO, a mycoprotein-based chicken alternative rolling out this month in supermarkets across Austria, Germany, and Italy.

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