Intelligence for the food technology industry
Formo and Those Vegan Cowboys announced an FDA no-questions letter for GRN 1312 on 28 October 2026. The notice behind it covers one use, cheese analogs up to 25 g per 100 g. The timeline in the coverage does not match the filing date.
Volare 01 in Pori is built, on a stated €15m budget, for 5,000 tonnes of protein and 2,000 of oil. That is about €3,000 per tonne of protein capacity. Revenue, price and utilisation are undisclosed, and the numbers around the new €7.1m raise do not reconcile.
Better Dairy announced self-affirmed GRAS for precision-fermented lactopontin on 19–20 October 2026, with product launches 'in the coming months' and an FDA notification planned for next year, while FDA's proposed rule would end the self-affirmed route for new uses.
Galy began selling WunderHaus cell-cultured cocoa to professional kitchens on 20 October 2026, as a blend with conventional cocoa, on a self-affirmed GRAS conclusion. It gives no volume or price. The only capacity number in the category belongs to a rival, California Cultured, and is stated in litres.
Dhampur Bio Organics' 19 October 2026 filing turns January's non-binding term sheet into a technology licensing agreement. The royalty, term and fees are public. The capacity, investment, plant site, offtake and joint-venture terms are not, and two of those agreements are still unsigned.