Tag: food

Investing for Impact in Food & Agriculture

October 30, 2019

The Investing For Impact discussion, brought to you by Larta Institute and its GAIN series, is designed to explore and demonstrate. We will explore how

China International Food Safety & Quality (CIFSQ) Conference

October 30, 2019

Good health starts with safe food and the latest innovations for preventing contamination are explored at the annual CIFSQ Conference. Each year up to 1,000

Impact & Strategy for Early-Stage Food System Entrepreneurs

October 10, 2019

Calling all early-stage food system entrepreneurs! Join Food System 6 at the Kaiser Family Foundation offices in San Francisco for a 1-day program designed to

Food Ag Ideas week

October 10, 2019

Food Ag Ideas Week is a series of events, experiences, tours, demo showcases and more October 10th-15th in Minneapolis and Saint Paul focused on innovation

UPDATE: Food allergy detection startup allerguard raises $1.5m post-seed round

October 9, 2019

Are you an allergy sufferer and in need of peace of mind? Israeli startup allerguard could help out. It just got $1.5m in backing for its detection tech.

Fitch says more Chinese are nihao-ing fake meat

October 3, 2019

China is hungry for fake meat. But it turns out – it always has been. Find out what’s causing the world’s largest pork consumers to drop steak for tofu.

The Trends of the Agrifood in 2025 by Juan Francisco Delgado

September 25, 2019

How are the #Agrifood trends going to be for # 2025? How do technological advances influence? And how do the changing wishes of consumers influence?

Is General Mills the only one putting its money where its mouth is on sustainability?

August 21, 2019

The major CPG company has already invested millions in helping farmers understand and adopt regenerative agriculture principles and is now focusing on reducing pesticide use in its supply chain after studies revealed glyphosate residue in 21 of its products.

Alternative Protein Pitch Event

July 16, 2019

Plug band Play Food is teaming up with the Cultured Meat Symposium to host a meetup focused on Alternative Proteins and the Future of Food.

Virtual Summit on AgTech

May 14, 2019

The Virtual Summit on AgTech is an entirely online conference focused on expanding access to trends and issues in agriculture and technology. It is hosted

FIA Food for the Future Summit

April 25, 2019

The FIA Food for the Future Summit will bring together regional CEOs and senior executives from multinational and Asia-based food companies, entrepreneurs and innovators, leaders

Hain Celestial is Rewriting the “Rules” of Corporate Venture Capital

September 26, 2017

We talk to CEO of Hain Celestial’s new venture capital arm Cultivate Ventures about how and why one of the largest natural and organic food products companies globally launched the initiative.

S2G Leads $6m Series A for Gluten-Free Flour Alternative Blue Prairie Under New CEO

September 9, 2016

Blue Prairie Brands, a startup producing chicory flour to replace white flour in food, has raised $6 million in Series A funding.

Avrio Capital Invests in an Environment Control Technology Company for Livestock Production

May 19, 2016

Avrio Capital has invested in Intelia, an environment controller manufacturer and data collection company for the indoor animal agriculture industry, as well as two food companies.

IFPRI Report Underlines Agtech’s Vital Role in the Global Food Crisis

April 7, 2016

The International Food Policy Research Institute’s 2016 Global Food Policy Report examines major food policy developments and events over the past 12 months and looks at the key challenges and opportunities for the upcoming year.

4 Questions with 915 Labs’ CEO after $3m Seed Round for Sterilization and Food Processing Technology

November 30, 2015

Food processing technology provider 915 Labs recently closed a $3 million seed round. Here CEO Michael Locatis tells AgFunderNews more about the company.

Food Info Startup Innit Raises $25m, Cannabis Fund Launches, Jain Irrigation Raising $120m, more

November 12, 2015

Welcome to another AgFunderNews’ Fundings in Brief, including food and agriculture technology funding news and industry insight from the week.

7 Questions with Anterra Capital about Food Technology and Consumer Driven Trends

October 14, 2015

AgFunderNews recently had the opportunity to speak to Maarten Goosens, principal at Anterra Capital, about the firm’s food technology thesis,

Fresh Food Vending Machine Developer Pantry Adds $1m to Seed Funding Round

October 7, 2015

The San Francisco startup is providing fresh, healthy alternatives to the unhealthy snacks that currently dominate vending machines.

Healthy Food Takeaway Service Snaps up $22m, Eyes Tech Advancements

August 26, 2015

It’s food-first for Snap Kitchen, an Austin, Texas-based startup, which is offering consumers food to satisfy a range of diets, but the startup’s technology offering is gathering pace, co-founder and president Martin Berson tells AgFunderNews.