PwC acquired AgTech Garage, an open innovation hub for agtech in Brazil last month. We ask AgTech Garage CEO Jose Tome to tell us more.
Other people moves from the last month include a new chief marketing officer for Grabango and a new role for Upstream Ag’s founder.
Keurig Dr. Pepper CEO leaves the company after just three months at the helm, while Impossible Foods makes two new C-suite hires.
Danone North America now sources 2.4 billion pounds of its dairy milk from its regenerative ag program, representing 75% of its milk sourcing.
In episode two of New Food Order, Danielle and I speak with the inspiring Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever from 2009 to 2019 and author of “Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive By Giving More Than They Take.”
Despite a slowdown in people moves overall, the month included a few notable transitions from the likes of Beyond Meat and the Upcycled Foods Association.
A former employee shares evidence of violations ranging from mishandled chemicals to unsafe water at the genetically modified salmon factory.
Plus, Starbucks names a new CEO and a longtime veteran of consumer goods corporate Unilever calls it quits after 35 years.
Two Boston startups welcomed new executives and McDonalds got a new chief impact officer.
Cargill joins Sucafina, Olam International and other corporates investing in ProfilePrint’s AI-based tech platform that accelerates the food grading process.
If you’ve met John Kempf you’ll remember. He’s on a mission to transition 80% of the world’s farms to regenerative agriculture by 2040.
Alternative proteins have been touted as a solution to greening emissions-heavy food systems and have attracted billions in investment. But a new report warns they “will not save the planet.”
The pressure is on for Cargill, Danone, Pepsi, and other corporates to make good on the growing list of regen ag commitments in agrifood.
“The potential for remote farming is huge,” says CEO Moses Kimani.
Amatil X has invested in Kargo Technologies, a ‘truck-hailing’ platform that also counts Travis Kalanick’s VC firm as an investor.
We caught up with Brett Begemann in London recently to talk glyphosate, Bayer’s venture activities, digital ag, gene editing and smallholder farmers.
America’s biggest milk producer has just filed for bankruptcy — a newsflash that’s been a bit like hearing thunder after seeing lightning: stunning, but predictable.
Evolv Ventures launched late last year as the venture arm of ketchup and mac-and-cheese behemoth Kraft Heinz with $100 million to invest in startups. We caught up with Steve Sanger, a partner at Evolv, to find out more about the fund’s strategy and his personal shift from startup to investor
Find out which food and beverage companies are committing themselves to The Paris Agreement ahead of the UN Climate in New York.
Using different languages to order your food could soon become a moot point at McDonald’s drive-thrus, with the company’s acquisition of Apprente — a two-year-old startup that’s been making impressive strides in voice recognition software.
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