Alternative Protein

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Aquaculture’s rapid expansion could be limited by its continued reliance on a fragile feed supply, according to a new study published in Nature Food. The analysis, conducted by researchers from Xiamen University, University of Massachusetts, Boston, University of Arizona, and…

11th November 2025

Unstable feed supply could limit aquaculture growth, study warns

11th November 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A Swedish large-scale initiative to develop the feed of the future has replaced soy and fishmeal with mycoprotein, mussels and insects raised on residues from the country’s forests, oceans and food industry. The project marks the first time consumers can…

10th September 2025

First fish fed with mycoprotein reaches market

10th September 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Despite industry claims to the contrary, the global aquaculture sector has an increasing dependence on wild fish for use in feeds. Added to this, the growing consumer appetite for farmed salmon could…

17th October 2024

Study: More wild fish being used in aquafeeds than previously estimated

17th October 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Plant-based seafood food brand HAPPIEE! has secured new listings in UK supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Morrisons in recent weeks, adding to its existing presence in Tesco, Asda and Ocado.

9th October 2024

Plant-based seafood lands more UK supermarket listings

9th October 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

GEA has started the construction of its new technology centre for alternative proteins in Janesville, WI, United States. 

15th May 2024

GEA breaks ground on US alternative proteins centre

15th May 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Insect ingredient company Protix has recorded strong results in a new life cycle assessment (LCA) conducted by the German Institute of Food Technologies (Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik, DIL eV). The new figures follow on…

1st May 2024

Protix insect-based proteins, ingredients score high on sustainability

1st May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Israeli foodtech company EFISHient Protein has successful completed the development of a tilapia cell line, with the company saying the achievement signifies a “significant advancement” in the field of cultivated meat technology, paving…

11th April 2024

EFISHient Protein develops tilapia cell line

11th April 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Scientific journal Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture has published a review led by IFFO Technical Director Dr Brett Glencross and a cohort of world renowned fish nutritionists. With a variety of…

19th March 2024

Where are we in the search for new proteins for aquafeeds?

19th March 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Forty companies from across the world have registered for the F3 – Future of Fish Feed’s latest aquaculture feed contest, the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge.

28th September 2023

Dozens of companies register for krill replacement competition

28th September 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Unibio International PLC has confirmed that privately-owned petrochemical company Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) has signed an agreement to invest approximately US$70 million in the Danish protein tech company. 

28th March 2023

SIIG invests $70m in alternative protein

28th March 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Netherlands-based insect-based protein and lipid supplier Protix has appointed Lynn De Proft as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). 

1st February 2023

Protix names new CFO

1st February 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), a project focused on the development of algae-based fish substituteshas been working since 2021 to turn the colours, flavours and texture of algae…

31st January 2023

Algae-seafood advance

31st January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Bangkok-headquartered Thai Union has confirmed that its Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Fund has joined other strategic and financial partners investing in France-based Algama’s €13 million Series A fundraising round.

12th January 2023

Thai Union invests in algae

12th January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union has appointed Jon Burton as its Business Unit Director – European Marine Protein.

5th January 2023

New role for TU exec

5th January 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Insect-based ingredients company Ÿnsect has signed two major agreements to set up production sites in the United States with milling company Ardent Mills and in Mexico with food and general services provider Corporativo Kosmos. 

14th December 2022

Robert Downey Jr-backed Ÿnsect expands

14th December 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL has confirmed its Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Fund has joined other strategic and financial partners in investing in UK-based Jellagen’s £8.7 million Series A fundraising round.

9th December 2022

Jellyfish collagen funding

9th December 2022

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Soybeans and fishmeal have helped make aquaculture a global force to be reckoned with, but it now looks like the industry has arrived at the point where it needs to increase the…

25th November 2022

New proteins on the table

25th November 2022

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Protein company Unibio has announced that an initial trial of its single-cell protein Uniprotein on whiteleg shrimp (Pennaus vannamei) has been conducted and delivered up to 75% improved survival rate compared to a…

18th November 2022

Shrimp feed trial results

18th November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Big Idea Ventures, an early-stage investor in the alternative protein sector, has announced its latest accelerator cohort, which includes a number of new seafood-focused enterprises.

5th October 2022

‘Seafood’ start-ups funded

5th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

International deep-tech food company MeaTech 3D Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based Umami Meats for the joint development of 3D-printed cultured structured seafood.

13th July 2022

3D printed seafood deal

13th July 2022