# Clean Food Group

a UK developer of yeast-oil palm alternatives that secured £4.5 million ($6.1 million) in funding plus a £0.7 million Innovate UK grant to scale toward UK Novel Food validation.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/clean-food-group/
Updated: 2026-06-29

- Country: United Kingdom

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | £4.5 million ($6.1 million) investment (April 2026) | https://cleanfood.group/news/45-million-investment-led-by-clean-growth-fund-and-new-agrarian, https://european-biotechnology.com/latest-news/clean-food-group-to-scale-yeast-based-oils-with-4-5m-in-the-bank/, https://www.futurefoodtechlondon.com/articles/clean-food-group-secures-45m-scale-fermentation-derived-oils-production, https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/clean-food-group-funding-yeast-oil-fermentation-fat-knowsley/, https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/clean-food-group-secures-45m-to-scale-sustainable-oils-factory/717644.article |
| Funding | £0.7 million Innovate UK grant | https://cleanfood.group/news/45-million-investment-led-by-clean-growth-fund-and-new-agrarian, https://european-biotechnology.com/latest-news/clean-food-group-to-scale-yeast-based-oils-with-4-5m-in-the-bank/, https://www.futurefoodtechlondon.com/articles/clean-food-group-secures-45m-scale-fermentation-derived-oils-production, https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/clean-food-group-funding-yeast-oil-fermentation-fat-knowsley/, https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/clean-food-group-secures-45m-to-scale-sustainable-oils-factory/717644.article |
| Capacity | 1 million litres of fermentation capacity | https://cleanfood.group/news/45-million-investment-led-by-clean-growth-fund-and-new-agrarian, https://cleanfood.group/news/clean-food-group-acquires-1m-liter-fermentation-facility-to-fast-track-yeast-oil-production, https://european-biotechnology.com/latest-news/clean-food-group-to-scale-yeast-based-oils-with-4-5m-in-the-bank/, https://www.futurefoodtechlondon.com/articles/clean-food-group-secures-45m-scale-fermentation-derived-oils-production, https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/clean-food-group-funding-yeast-oil-fermentation-fat-knowsley/, https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/clean-food-group-secures-45m-to-scale-sustainable-oils-factory/717644.article |
| Regulatory approval | CleanOil™ 25 approved for cosmetic use in the UK, EU, and US | https://cleanfood.group/news, https://cleanfood.group/news/45-million-investment-led-by-clean-growth-fund-and-new-agrarian, https://cleanfood.group/news/clean-food-group-acquires-1m-liter-fermentation-facility-to-fast-track-yeast-oil-production, https://cleanfood.group/news/clean-oil-25-cosmetics-approval, https://european-biotechnology.com/latest-news/clean-food-group-to-scale-yeast-based-oils-with-4-5m-in-the-bank/, https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/clean-food-group-funding-yeast-oil-fermentation-fat-knowsley/ |
| Production site | 12-acre site in Knowsley, Liverpool | https://cleanfood.group/news/45-million-investment-led-by-clean-growth-fund-and-new-agrarian, https://cleanfood.group/news/clean-food-group-acquires-1m-liter-fermentation-facility-to-fast-track-yeast-oil-production, https://european-biotechnology.com/latest-news/clean-food-group-to-scale-yeast-based-oils-with-4-5m-in-the-bank/, https://www.futurefoodtechlondon.com/articles/clean-food-group-secures-45m-scale-fermentation-derived-oils-production, https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/clean-food-group-funding-yeast-oil-fermentation-fat-knowsley/, https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/clean-food-group-secures-45m-to-scale-sustainable-oils-factory/717644.article |

Independent sources: european-biotechnology.com, futurefoodtechlondon.com, greenqueen.com.hk, thegrocer.co.uk

## Technologies

- [Biosynthetic palm fat](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/biosynthetic-palm-fat/)