Tag: innovative food

Future Food-Tech San Francisco

March 11, 2021

Moonshot Solutions for a Food System Under Stress Our food system is undergoing a revolution. Covid-19 and the threat of climate change are driving

Agtech CVC: ADM Ventures on the many ways corporations can invest in innovators

February 25, 2021

ADM Ventures’ Victoria de la Huerga talks with AFN working for a company that was acquired by ADM–then helping the corporation build its venture investing strategy.

Future Food-Tech London

October 22, 2020

The Future Food-Tech Summit returns to London and brings together over 500 leaders, senior executives, pioneering innovators and VCs from around the globe. The

Fermentation sees foodtech investors bubbling up in 2020

October 5, 2020

Microbes such as mycoprotein and microalgae can be used to produce biomass, improve plant-based products, and create paradigm-changing functional ingredients.

A mini guide to Latin American agrifoodtech in 2020

July 22, 2020

The year 2019 was a breakout year for Latin American agrifoodtech and 2020 is already shaping up to beat those records, in spite of the global pandemic. Here’s a look at the key categories pushing the industry forward.

Precision – the new era of protein

May 21, 2020

FoodShot Global explains the four pillars of its Precision Protein Innovation Map that will provide a roadmap for addressing the world’s protein needs. Applications and nominations are now open for this new FoodShot.

The top 20 innovative food deals of 2019

April 1, 2020

Alternative protein had a blockbuster year in 2019, doubling its 2018 funding dollars to $1 billion.

EXCLUSIVE: How Google got a taste for banana ketchup

March 12, 2020

Thought For Food (TFF) and Food Lab Accelerator at Google (FLAG) have unveiled a Brazilian banana peel-inspired winner of this year’s TFF x FLAG Circular Economy of Food Prize.

Best of 2019: AFN’s 10 best read

December 19, 2019

There was a clear winner when it comes to the most read about topic in 2019. Read on to find out.

What the fork? I tasted the menu of the future in Singapore

December 18, 2019

Agri-food tech events all too often fall victim to an extremely irritating shortcoming — the food served is bland and unimaginative. Thankfully, that stodgy fate did not await delegates at this year’s Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Week in Singapore.

Exploiting Intellectual Property rights in the UK’s food and drink sector

December 11, 2019

This article is intended to demystify IP in the food and drink industry and shed light on the full extent of the opportunities available to companies to protect and benefit from their IP, with a particular focus on the role patent protection can play.

Food & agtech investors are most excited about the future in Asia

November 19, 2019

With Idea2Scale, we conducted a survey of 50 global venture capital firms that invest in foodtech and agtech and asked them about the categories and geographies they were most excited about as well as the key challenges to investing in the sector.

DuPont introduces lactose-free enzyme ingredient to lower sugar content in dairy products

November 4, 2019

Consumers are keeping a careful eye on sugar intake and DuPont is hoping to help the dairy industry meet rising demand for low-sugar products.

Foodvalley Tours 16 October 2019 Wageningen The Netherlands

October 16, 2019

Prior to the Foodvalley Summit, Foodvalley organizes thematic business experience tours on Wednesday the 16th of October. The Foodvalley Tours are a full day of

Food’s Future Summit

October 10, 2019

The award-winning Food’s Future Summit is a 2-day Summit in Hong Kong examining food innovation in Asia drawing 1000+ attendees each day and offers multiple

What the Fork? A review of Good Day’s CBD cold brew & UbU’s hemp tonic

October 9, 2019

What’s this? A product review? On AFN? I know; we’re moving out of our comfort zone and spreading our wings – or rather our tastebuds – to sample the cutting edge of consumer food products with a new series.

GlobalSF: The Future of Food Roadshow

October 7, 2019

October 7-9 | Singapore October 10-12 | Hong Kong The GlobalSF Future of Food Roadshow is an opportunity for brands, entrepreneurs, and investors in the

Kuli Kuli launches moringa products into 2,500 Walmarts

September 19, 2019

Kuli Kuli is driving the moringa products market in the US with over 50% of a segment that’s now in 3% of US households.

5 Rice Tech startups in Asia you should know

August 21, 2019

From giving farmers access to their padi on their iPads, to taking the carb out of rice. Here’s five rice tech startups in Asia you need to know.

Rebranded Ginkgo-spinout & ingredients innovator Motif FoodWorks raises $27.5m, hones in on animal-free

August 15, 2019

Ginkgo Bioworks spin-off company has also added key hires including a head of regulatory compliance as the protein alternatives spaces begins to tackle new challenges.