Beyond Meat enters China for the first time via Starbucks partnership
April 21, 2020
Products from Hong Kong’s Omnipork and Sweden’s Oatly will also debut at some of the coffee chain’s 3,500-plus stores throughout the country.
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Chinese tech’s ‘Big Three’ BAT invested in agrifood deals worth $640m in 2019, a decline on 2018
April 6, 2020
The BAT group of companies may have invested less in agrifood startups in 2019 than in previous years – but they’re still betting big on the sector.
These two tests for African swine fever could help pigs continue to fly
April 6, 2020
Flying efforts to bring pigs into China and other importing countries could be thwarted by increasing Covid-19-related travel and export restrictions making testing technologies even more important if the pork industry wants to survive the continued spread of the deadly ASF virus.
UPDATE: China’s biggest agrifood startup deals of 2019 include fraudulent Luckin Coffee
April 2, 2020
Luckin Coffee scored one of China’s top agrifoodtech startup fundings just before its May IPO, while e-grocer MissFresh landed the country’s biggest deal.
Chinese agrifood startups raised $3.6bn in 2019 as economic headwinds intensified
March 26, 2020
The third edition of AgFunder’s annual China AgriFood Startup Investing Report shows that the trade war and swine flu have taken a toll – but there are still plenty of reasons to be bullish.
Nature’s Fynd rebrands from Sustainable Bioproducts, raises $80m Series B to launch new protein products
March 24, 2020
Nature’s Fynd is a food brand using a proprietary volcanic microbe-produced protein, dubbed Fy, which contains all nine essential amino acids as well as dietary fiber, calcium, and vitamins.
Asia drives $786m global investment in Agribusiness Marketplaces last year
March 17, 2020
Here’s a list of the top 20 deals in the Agribusiness Marketplace category. Six involved Chinese companies. Indian and Japanese startups also closed big rounds.
Chinese plant protein startup clinches funding from Beyond Meat backer
March 13, 2020
New Crop Capital, a pre-IPO investor in Beyond Meat, has funded Shenzhen plant-based protein startup Starfield alongside Matrix Partners and others.
What lies ahead for China foodtech in the year of the rat?
January 31, 2020
The truce in the US-China trade war came just in time for the Chinese New Year of the Rat.
Why I’m most excited about pork alternatives
January 15, 2020
It’s been all about pork in the alternative meat space so far in 2020 and it’s a welcome shift from the focus on beef.
BRIEF: Alibaba and Bayer to create Blockchain-based Ag Tracking System
October 2, 2019
Alibaba’s Ant Financial teams up with Bayer Crop Science to create blockchain-based tech to improve the lives of farmers. Read on for details.
China State-Owned Food Group COFCO Partners with Bits x Bites to Accelerate Food Tech Innovation
June 5, 2019
The goal of the partnership is to power the development of agriculture and food tech innovation in China by opening up COFCO’s resources to qualifying tech companies.
Coca-Cola, Danone, Louis Dreyfus Among 10 Multinational AgriFood Corps Joining China Food Tech Hub
May 7, 2019
Chinese food tech VC Bits x Bites has created The China Food Tech Hub, a new model to foster cooperation between startups and corporations in
Chinese AgriFood Startups Raise $5.8bn in 2018 as Digital Penetration & Consumer Fragmentation Drive Growth
May 2, 2019
With the largest population in the world and as one of the largest agricultural economies in the world, China represents a major opportunity for startups
Food Tech Investors Need to Look at the Farm to Transform Industry in China, says Temasek MD.
October 4, 2018
“Unless companies can solve supply chain issues and produce more food using novel tech, I don’t think the Chinese food industry will change tremendously,” Temasek’s Anuj Maheshwari told delegates at 2050 China Food Tech Summit.
China’s Tech Giants Drive $1.8bn Investment in Chinese AgriFood Startups – new report!
September 25, 2018
The fledgling startup industry looks different to other global markets with the vast majority of innovation and investment ($1.7 billion) taking place downstream; but China’s agrifood startup scene has something the US market does not.
Agrilyst Adds Horizons Ventures to New Round with Eyes on China
February 2, 2018
Indoor farming software startup Agrilyst has raised an undisclosed strategic round, bringing in new investors with the aim of expanding the scope of its product offering and entering the Chinese market.
The Growing Appetite for Meat Alternatives in China
January 29, 2018
With its irresistible market size and a growing appetite for healthier food options, a fertile ground for global startups is forming for meat alternatives in China.
Ag Industry Brief: Plenty Makes Plans in China, Remote Sensing Startups Merge, Ex-Cisco CEO Invests in Agtech, more
January 19, 2018
Indoor farm Plenty makes plans in China while startups merge and launch new products in this week’s brief.
Ag Industry Brief: Israel, China in $300m Agtech Deal, Mistletoe CEO Launches Indian Agtech Accelerator, Protix Acquires Insect Breeder, more
September 15, 2017
High-profile startup hires, a startup IPO, and new startup resources also make up part of this week’s brief.
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