The GROW Impact Accelerator’s new cohort has been picked from over 270 applicants hailing from 58 countries. Seven out of the 10 teams have female founders.
Brazil’s JBS says the acquisition of Dutch brand Vivera “strengthens and boosts” its growing portfolio of alt-protein products.
The company is reportedly set to launch a plant-based chicken analog, allowing it to compete directly with the world’s most-consumed animal protein.
The Swiss duo have opened the Protein Innovation Centre to develop plant-based products for Asian consumer preferences.
It will be the Philippines’ biggest-ever IPO – and it’s being driven by demand for alt-protein and instant noodles.
ADM chief global flavorist Marie Wright said the lab will serve “customers around the world looking to incorporate Asian flavors and preferences into their latest plant-based [products].”
Oatly expects to raise at least $100 million through its NASDAQ float, but may seek a further listing in Hong Kong depending on geopolitical and business considerations.
Eat Just will sell its cell-cultured chicken meat via takeaway orders in Singapore thanks to a partnership with delivery app Foodpanda.
The actor is joining the alt-dairy startup’s new Sustainability & Health Advisory Council, which will provide guidance on “health and wellness and the environment.”
The Green Island, New York-based startup launched its first product, a bacon analog called MyBacon, in November 2020.
The plant-based burger maker is reportedly planning to go public within the next 12 months, either via a traditional IPO listing or a SPAC merger.
A couple of weeks ago we hosted our second Future Food News Review on Clubhouse with leading journalists in foodtech, agtech and food systems globally, including Pultizer prize-winner Kim Severson. Listen to the in-depth and nuanced discussion about the week’s top news here.
The company said the facility in Jiaxing will “significantly increase” the speed, scale, and sustainability of distributing its products across the region.
The Swedish startup – which recently filed for an IPO in the US – is building its first production facility in Asia to target China’s lucrative dairy products market.
Here are a few extra bits and bytes of agrifoodtech news from around the web this week.
The Netherlands startup is now eight years old. We catch up with CEO Maarten Bosch to find out about its next steps.
The group will use the funding to expand in the US and China – and to “fuel acquisitions, key partnerships, and investments” in plant-based products.
The Netherlands-based startup is culturing meat in the lab using a technique that can change pluripotent stem cells from a newborn animal into any desired cell type.
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The US biotech startup is using gene editing to increase the nutritional content of seeds such as soybean, with an eye on the booming plant-based protein market.
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