The company will direct the capital toward expanding manufacturing capacity, building out its research and development function, and commercialising new functional ingredients. According to Arboreal, the round ranks among the larger Series A transactions recorded in India’s specialty food ingredients sector. Its Bioprot label supplies yeast protein to Indian nutrition brands, a category that has gained visibility in the country’s foodservice sector. In January, Starbucks India introduced a Protein Cold Foam built on yeast protein from local producer SuperYou, one of the brands Arboreal reportedly supplies. We truly wanted to back Swati and Manish in building a world-class R&D team working on food ingredients from India.