Agrifoodtech Digest: Cargill, Microsoft & Rabobank get in on the ag carbon game
Two of the past week’s biggest stories were AFN exclusives from the ag carbon market, both involving Microsoft.
Two of the past week’s biggest stories were AFN exclusives from the ag carbon market, both involving Microsoft.
Wendy’s is working with Reef to place kitchens in parking lots, while an ingredients marketplace serves up $72 million in funding.
Trimble Ventures will invest in agricultural digitalization, among other areas; while a New Zealand meat industry group is raising a few carbon questions.
The Estonian ride-hailing startup said it will use the funding to finance its push into express grocery delivery.
Indonesia saw several big deals for agrifoodtech startups over the past week, while there was also news from Cargill, Joyvio, and The Yield Lab LatAm.
Swiggy has raised a whopping $1.25 billion from SoftBank and Prosus, while the rival plant-based protein players have both launched chicken analogs.
Market Kurly has raised $200 million in Series F funding, while Nestlé has confirmed rumors that it’s entering the cell-cultured meat market.
The Israeli company secured the mega-funding from L Catteron and agrifood corporates BRF, Cargill, CJ CheilJedang, and Thai Union.
Snack maker Stryve is set for a SPAC merger, while Israel’s Future Meat has unveiled what it says is the “world’s first industrial cultured meat facility.”
Morsels of the past week’s other agrifoodtech news from around the web, for your delectation.
Here are a few extra bits and bytes of agrifoodtech news from around the web this week.
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