HowGood will integrate its sustainability data into Informatica’s AI-powered Intelligent Data Management Cloud for ESG Sustainability.
Helaina is targeting the women’s health, active nutrition and healthy aging markets, says founder and CEO Laura Katz.
“These guys have looked at mixing and asked the question: could we do it in a fundamentally different way? And they’ve come up with a solution that is just so disruptive,” says Mondelēz International R&D chief Dr. Ian Noble.
Companies are reducing scope 1 and 2 emissions but lagging when it comes to scope 3, according to a new report from nonprofit Ceres.
The firm will use the funds to develop an industrial-scale facility and expand its team, says founder and CEO Douglas Martin.
Plus: Juicy Marbles plans US retail launch and a $500,000 win for biochar.
Surprisingly, despite the consolidation and domination of a few major players, investment in eGrocery startups still represents nearly 16% of agrifoodtech funding in 2024 so far. But does that tell the whole story?
“About half of small- and mid-size food brands rely on white label manufacturers,” says ReScale CEO Julia Megson. “We spoke to hundreds of brands that all said it’s their biggest problem. It’s a mess.”
The Slovenian startup is “on a path to become profitable by the end of this year,” says cofounder and CEO Tilen Travnik.
Peter Rosholm plans to retain the US staff and invest a “substantial” sum to expand capacity, AgFunderNews has learned.
Plus: The “regenerative” versus “organic” debate rages on.
The capital injection will be used to support entry into new markets, expand the product portfolio, scale production, and accelerate R&D.
Berlin-based fermentation startup Formo has raised a $61 million Series B round and launched cheeses featuring koji protein at 2,000+ REWE, BILLA, and Metro stores across Germany and Austria.
Judge concludes that the FDA “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in treating tagatose, a non-glycemic, non-cariogenic, rare sugar, differently to fellow sweetener allulose on US food labels.
Integrating smallholder farmers into digital ag can help meet the EUDR objectives while also making farming more inclusive and sustainable.
“If you even mention the word algae, some investors start running for the exits, so we have to prove we’ve cracked it and that we can own it,” says founder and CEO Nick Hazell.
The firm, which raised a $226m series B round in 2021 when money was cheap and interest in alt proteins was sky-high, has since struggled to navigate a more challenging environment, with investor sentiment souring on meat alternatives amid declining retail sales.
“The product is fantastic,” says Phil Graves, who took the helm in February. “But it was clear when I joined that the business needed to make some strategic shifts and needed to make them quickly.”
Plus: Matt Crisp joins Alpine Bio, AgroSpheres gets EPA approval on pesticide.
Asked whether he would remain in the CEO role, founder Dr. Oliver Zahn said: “TBD. In line with the commercial trajectory, we will be on the lookout for a strong commercial lead at the exec level, so I can focus on science and vision.”
