Latest Functional Foods News

BPH Global has launched a focused R&D collaboration with Temasek Polytechnic to develop seaweed-based bio-stimulants aimed at boosting growth and yields in Southeast Asia's oil palm and rice sectors. Early talks are also underway for a production facility in Indonesia to commercialize these innovations.

Elixinol Wellness Ltd has raised $1.5 million through a mix of debt and equity to boost automation and expand its key brands, including Healthy Chef and Soul Seeds.

EVE Health Group has executed a binding agreement to acquire Australian biotech Nextract, targeting rapid-onset treatments in the $16 billion global erectile dysfunction and dysmenorrhea markets. The acquisition, supported by a $1.5 million capital raise and share consolidation, marks a strategic shift into regulated pharmaceutical channels.

Wide Open Agriculture has inked an exclusive 18-month distribution agreement with Univar Solutions China to market its lupin protein products, marking a strategic push into the lucrative Chinese plant-based protein sector.