5 ridiculous agrifood stories from 2024
December 25, 2024
The past year was chock-full of off-beat stories including everything from soup vandalism to $500,000 shots of sake brewed in space.
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🎥 MOA Foodtech CEO on biomanufacturing: ‘Sustainability isn’t enough. We have to lower costs’
December 24, 2024
Spanish startup MOA Foodtech has built an AI-powered biomass fermentation platform to transform byproducts from the food industry into high value ingredients.
ClimateAi builds ‘adaptation playbook’ via long-range forecasting: ‘I think we’ll be profitable by Q3 or Q4 of next year’
December 23, 2024
A flurry of startups offering AI-powered ag insights driven by long-range weather forecasting has emerged on the scene in recent years. But are they delivering actionable info for food & ag companies?
Guest article: The real impact of tariffs on US produce prices
December 20, 2024
The past has shown that tariffs have often been more a tool for negotiation than anything else. Will 2025 be the same?
Egg proteins… in potatoes? Molecular farming startup PoLoPo makes the case
December 20, 2024
While multiple startups engineer microbes to produce animal proteins via precision fermentation, PoLoPo and others in the ‘molecular farming’ space claim the unit economics of growing them in genetically engineered plants are more favorable.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Rebel Foods raises $210m, Terradot bags $58m, Plenty shutters Compton farm
December 19, 2024
Plus…John Kempf’s Advancing Eco Agriculture nabbed a USDA rural development award.
Exclusive: SP Ventures makes first close of new fund with backing from AGCO, FMC & others
December 19, 2024
Key areas for potential investments include bio-based crop protections, agrifintech, supply chain sectors and education.
🎥 Onego Bio eyes Wisconsin site for chicken-free egg production, files GRAS notice
December 19, 2024
Food manufacturers have been looking for viable egg replacements for years as prices yo-yo with every avian flu outbreak, says Onego Bio.
Festive agrifoodtech vox pop part 2: From funding blues to bird flu, what keeps startups awake at night as we head into 2025?
December 19, 2024
Unsurprisingly, the challenging funding environment was top of mind for many founders, but it’s not the only thing disturbing their sleep…
Festive agrifoodtech vox pop part 1: From robotics to biologics, what are founders most excited about as we head into 2025?
December 18, 2024
Unsurprisingly, AI was top of mind for many founders, but it’s not the only thing on their list…
New Culture: We can deliver ‘fully functional’ animal-free mozzarella with 50% less casein than dairy
December 17, 2024
“With this reduction we’ve hit an essential milestone on our path to achieving cost parity with conventional mozzarella and reaching positive net margins,” claims CEO Matt Gibson.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Nexus W2V raises $140m, Haber nets $44m, Planet A Foods bags $30m
December 12, 2024
Plus: GE salmon company AquaBounty winds down its only remaining operating farm: “We’ve been working for over a year to raise capital… Unfortunately, these efforts have not generated enough cash to maintain our operating facilities.”
Brief: Meati settles false advertising lawsuit over ‘mushroom root’ claims
December 12, 2024
The firm did not provide any details of the settlement, but confirmed the case—which mirrors a class action filed in 2016 vs Quorn Foods—has been voluntarily dismissed.
UC Davis spinoff One Bio raises $27m Series A to bridge the fiber gap
December 12, 2024
One Bio has patented technology to chop up polysaccharides from agricultural waste into “odorless, colorless, and tasteless” oligosaccharides to bridge the fiber gap.
‘A pivotal moment in the egg industry…’ NestFresh celebrates first hatch of in-ovo sexed chicks in the US
December 10, 2024
NestFresh plans to transition its entire egg line to this new process, with certified eggs from the sexed chickens launching in retail in July 2025.
From next gen functional beverages to turbocharged biomanufacturing: unlocking the potential of ultrafine bubbles
December 10, 2024
New research suggests that ultrafine bubbles can optimize fermentation processes by improving metabolic efficiency in microbial cells, says Hydrosome Labs.
Guest article: When minimum isn’t viable – the case against MVP in foodtech and beyond
December 10, 2024
While the concept of minimal viable product (MVP) has proven its value in software, it doesn’t translate so well into food Unlike software, a food product cannot be “patched” once it hits shelves…
Agrovision passes “significant milestone” for superfruits with acquisition of Chile’s ZurGroup
December 9, 2024
The company will launch Agrovision Chile to build out a premium cherry operation and continue its global expansion.
The Arla Bovaer case highlights a new frontier for agrifoodtech: combatting misinformation
December 9, 2024
In food and ag, the stakes are too high to ignore the power of misinformation.
The Week in AgriFoodTech: Mondelez invests in cocoa tech, a $350m regen ag fund launches
December 5, 2024
Plus: Danish startup Antag Therapeutics lands $80 million for next-gen weight loss therapy development.
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