Home-Based Allergen-Free Libre Naturals Boosted by VC Investment
Among the many recent changes to consumer tastes that have been roiling the food and beverage industry lately, one trend is driven more by necessity than choice: the need for allergen-free foods amid an explosion of childhood food allergies.
Silo Shines a Light, Smooths Kinks in Agricultural Supply Chain
Ten years ago, Ashton Braun was pricing and shipping coffee for export as a commodities trader in Southeast Asia. His experience in a supply chains rife with labor abuses, shoddy environmental practices and inefficiencies got him thinking: how might technology bring transparency...
For America’s Plant-Based Revolution, This Is Just The Beginning
If Beyond Meat’s ebullient post-IPO performance is any indication, everyone wants to have a piece of the plant-based, fast-growing sustainable food market.
Even Tyson Foods, America’s biggest meat producer. Behold: plant-based Tyson Foods nuggets are coming to frozen...
Zume Steps Up Plant-Based Packaging With Pivot Purchase
Zume, which uses vans with hyper-efficient ovens to make pizzas while delivering them, bought Pivot, a California-based company that designs plant-based packaging.
The deal continues a shift into packaging for Zume which introduced a compostable pizza box made from...
Blockchain for Agriculture: Regen Network Helps to Cut Waste in Food Supply
Regen Network, a Blockchain startup helping agriculture industry manage environmental impact, is pre-selling its token, Regen CEO Christian Shearer told Karma.
Founded last year, the Massachusetts-based company records farming data on its Blockchain, offering food companies a trusted...
Israeli Company Gives Farmers Clear Crop Imaging to Boost Yields
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Taranis combines military-grade optics with machine-learning imaging to provide farmers with millimeter-level insights into their fields, knowledge that can help increase crop yields and...
Beyond Meat’s Post-IPO Jump Fires Up Investor Interest in Meatless Market
Beyond Meat’s shares are continuing to soar since its May 22 IPO, as analysts see plant-based meat makers taking share from traditional beef producers and consumers crave healthier products with fewer environmental headaches.
"It's a remarkable company and it's...
How This Small Tel Aviv Impact Fund Wants to Move the Needle on Sustainability
Six years ago, Vanessa Bartram started Zora Ventures to invest in early-stage Israeli tech startups, with an ambition that some of the companies would become billion-dollar companies and solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
Since then, Zora has invested about...
Noblegen Inks Lands $19 Million in Series B Funds to Ramp up Production of Fermented Ingredients
Startup Noblegen snagged $19 million in Series B funding, to ramp up production of its fermented food ingredients, which require minimal water use and less energy to manufacture.
The company’s vision is to “transform the global ingredients market by...
Israel’s Food Tech Sector Gets a $100 Million Boost
Interest in Israel’s food and agritech startups is growing, with more than $800 million invested from 2013 to 2018 and the number of companies mushrooming to more than 700. Many are developing technologies to aid sustainability and create healthier food.
The Beekeepers of Notre-Dame: the French Beekeeping Startup Eyeing U.S. Market
After the fire that destroyed the roof and spire of France’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, there was a piece of good news: the bees have survived.
The startup behind the Notre-Dame beehives is called Beeopic, a small, tightly-run operation that after...
Indian Agtech Startup DeHaat Scores $2.8 Million to Unlock “Upstream”
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DeHaat, an agricultural tech startup, raised $2.8 million in venture debt funding from Mumbai-based Trifecta Capital as investors seek more opportunities in farming-focused companies, which have long been overshadowed by startups...
Impossible Foods Raises $300 Million as Meat Alternatives Market Heats Up
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Impossible Foods, a Silicon Valley-based meat alternative startup, raised $300 million on Monday from institutional investors and celebrities as fast-food chains scramble to fulfill the public’s increasing desire for plant-based replacements.
The...
Cold Storage Sector Heats Up With Americold Buying Cloverleaf for $1.24 Billion
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The cold storage business is heating up after Americold Realty Trust agreed to pay $1.24 billion for privately held Chiller Holdco LLC, also known as Cloverleaf Cold Storage, to expand its geographic reach...
Deciphering the ‘Hocus Pocus’ Behind Natural Meat Labeling
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What does it mean for a food to be labeled natural on the package labeling?
That’s at the heart of a lawsuit the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ADLF) brought against food and...
GrubMarket Eyes Product, Geographic Expansion with the Latest Round
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GrubMarket, a San-Francisco based farm-to-table food delivery service for businesses and consumers, has raised a $25 million Series C1 round to invest in technology and acquisitions as it eyes a potential...
Tencent Leads $297 Million Series B Funding for Online Chinese Grocer Yipien
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Chinese online grocery chain Yipien Fresh raised $297 million (RMB 2 billion) in a Series B funding round, led by local internet giant Tencent, to expand the number of its stores...
Michael Halen: “The [restaurant] industry is very far behind…when it comes to investments in technology.”
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For years, the US restaurant industry - like most consumer sectors - has struggled to keep pace with changing fashions in dietary preferences and cuisines. Now, says...
Owen Hoekenga: “We are…making better plants, so that you get more bang for your buck from a plant-based diet.”
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Improving food, and food systems, is the key to feeding the world’s rapidly growing population well into the future.
Whether through genetically modified (GM) foods — in which the food’s genetic material has...
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