Schouten Becomes “Europe’s Largest” Family-Owned Meat Alternatives Producer After Bobeldijk Deal
Dutch plant-based protein manufacturer Schouten Europe has acquired fellow Netherlands-based producer Bobeldijk Food Group, consolidating two long-standing players in the European meat alternatives sector. The transaction expands Schouten’s manufacturing footprint and, according to the company, makes it the largest family-owned business in the European market for plant-based meat and fish alternatives.
FerrinX taps Palmer Holland to bring vegan lactoferrin to skin care
FerrinX has entered a distribution partnership with Palmer Holland for its precision-fermented form of lactoferrin. The US-based biotechnology company developed NanoFerrin to help scale production of a vegan, highly purified, and bio-equivalent form of lactoferrin.
UK Retailers Have Plant-Based Distribution Locked In, but New Report Says They’re Losing Sales at the Shelf
A new report from ProVeg International and food systems consultancy Planeatry Alliance concludes that UK supermarkets have largely solved the plant-based distribution question but are leaving commercial value on the table through weak in-store activation. The findings draw on store audits across 10 UK retailers, market analysis, product-level data, and industry interviews.
Ulta Beauty adds Bath & Body Works as retailers pursue renewed growth
Bath & Body Works has partnered with Ulta Beauty, making a curated assortment of its body care and home fragrance products available to Ulta shoppers across the US. The move aligns with both retailers’ respective turnaround strategies, as they look to expand partnerships and reach.
Brevel and Coffeesai Trial Illuminated Fermentation to Push Cell-Based Coffee Toward Commercial Scale
Israeli climate biotech company Brevel has formally entered the plant cell-culture sector through a new collaboration with Coffeesai, the cell-based coffee subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Pluri Inc. The partnership will apply Brevel’s illuminated fermentation platform to Coffeesai’s coffee cell cultures, with the goal of moving production from research-scale volumes closer to commercial output.
Drug Targets LDL Receptor Pathway to Control Cholesterol
Credit: Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/Getty ImagesCholesterol-related heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and while doctors have more tools than ever to treat it, many patients still can’t achieve safe cholesterol levels or can’t tolerate the side effects of available medications. Researchers at the University of California (UC), San Diego, School of Medicine have now uncovered a hidden biological pathway, dependent on a protein known as Ral, which explains why high-cholesterol diets steadily chip away at our body’s ability to clear harmful low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol from the blood. The team‘s preclinical study, including tests in mice, also identified a drug candidate already proven safe in humans that could potentially target the pathway.
World Food Safety Day / Week Long Food Safety Discussions Attract A Large Audience
June 2026, US: To mark World Food Safety Day, the sixth FoodFakty Safety Week 2026 took place 8–12 June 2026. This year&…
Cultivated meat deep dive: After the crash, who’s still standing?
It’s fair to say that cultivated meat is now well past its honeymoon period after a string of high-profile failures. But…
RQ Bio raises $115m for long-acting flu antibody
Why it matters: RQ Bio’s lead programme, RQB01, currently in IND-enabling studies, could establish a new pillar for influenza prophylaxis in vulnerable patient populations.
World Food Safety Day / Nigerian Food Manufacturer Celebrates Under Theme Of “From Burden To Solutions”
June 2026, US: Dios-Dlite, a food manufacturing company in Nigeria, participated in the global commemoration of World Fo…