Wide Open Agriculture is expanding to Europe and at the same time becoming the world’s largest producer of lupin protein utilised in non-meat, high protein foods. The company has purchased German lupin producer Prolupin GmbH for $4.1 million, opening up opportunities for WOA to manufacture its Buntine protein in Europe. The Kewdale, Perth producer plans…
Wide Open Agriculture has signed a supply agreement with Monde Nissin Australia for Buntine Protein, WOA’s proprietary sweet lupin-based protein concentrate, for use as the key ingredient in upcoming food and beverage products.
Wide Open Agriculture has announced binding commitments which will raise $20 million, funding expansion activities including construction of Western Australia’s first oat milk factory.
WOA sells Dirty Clean Food to Jay Albany Wide Open Agriculture is to sell its Dirty Clean Food business to its CEO Jay Albany through his holding company DCF Global. DCF aligns production, manufacturing and distribution to support and grow regenerative farming and regenerative farmers in Western Australia. The deal, work $1.5 million, will enable…
XTEK’s HighCom awarded new armour order XTEK has announced that its HighCom Armor Solutions division has received an international purchase order to supply ballistic body armour to an undisclosed European customer, worth $2.6 million. Scott Basham, XTEK Group’s CEO, said on Monday that the armour business — across manufacturing in Columbus, Ohio, XTclave technology development…
Wide Open Agriculture has progressed site selection for its commercial scale factory to manufacture buntine protein derived from sweet lupin. The company told investors this followed positive feedback from potential partners and sales prospects for the product’s versatility as a food ingredient in multiple high value food categories. CEO Jay Albany said the company had…
Matrix raises cash for expansion Perth’s Matrix Composites and Engineering has secured funding via a $7.5 million convertible note to fund major new contracts as it continues its emergence from a Covid pandemic low in business. The company, which manufactures buoyancy systems for underwater oil and gas infrastructure, has secured $30 million in orders since…
Proteomics International enters UK market. Perth biotechnology group Proteomics International Laboratories has secured United Kingdom distribution for its PromarkerD test system to predict the onset of diabetic kidney disease. Apacor Ltd will become the exclusive distributor for PromarkerD covering an estimated 4.8 million people who live with diabetes, making them vulnerable to kidney disease. The…
Namoi Cotton grows Northern Australia footprint Namoi Cotton plans to build and operate a new cotton gin with KCC Kimberley Cotton Company to service the Ord River Irrigation Area in Western Australia. The two companies have been developing plans for the gin since 2020, according to Namoi CEO John Stevenson, and was part of the…
CSIRO has launched three of what it calls ‘missions’ that will tackle food production issues, including developing new processed food export opportunities. The three missions will tackle drought, the food export market and growing the protein market. CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall said the three missions together aim to capture a $20 billion opportunity…
