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Innovation and R&D
Swedish Algae Factory sparks interest from investors and judges
20 Apr 2020
Swedish Algae Factory received an investment from the Dutch sustainable aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark. The funding amount of the investment was undisclosed. This investment follows on the heels of the algae startup’s recent €500,000 award from...
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Barclays predicts vertical farming will disrupt food production
15 Apr 2020
Vertical farming has a $50 billion market opportunity and a chance to mitigate sustainability issues within traditional fresh fruit and vegetable agriculture, according to new research by Barclays Capital.
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Cycloponics to expand organic farming facilities in French car parks
9 Apr 2020
A French subterranean agriculture startup launched its first funding round last November and raised almost double the investment that was requested. When Cycloponics launched on Lita.co, a platform for investment in sustainable companies, the company h...
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Applegate introduces blended burgers
7 Apr 2020
Applegate will introduce Well Carved, its new hybrid meat and veggie line, to grocery stores in April 2020. The new product portfolio will feature beef and turkey burgers as well as Asian style pork meatballs and Mediterranean style turkey meatballs.
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Alcohol companies combat COVID 19 hand sanitizer shortages
2 Apr 2020
Amid shortages of the topical disinfectant, both local and international distilleries in the United States are repurposing high-proof ethanol alcohol as branded hand sanitizers and donating it to those in need.
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Chobani announces next incubator cohort
18 Mar 2020
Chobani has announced the Spring 2020 cohort for its incubator program.
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Kemin gives Asia release to natural antimicrobial
25 Feb 2020
Kemin Industries has launched its all-natural antimicrobial solution, BactoCEASE NV, for the food industry in Asia.
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Givaudan launches citrus VR tool
19 Feb 2020
Building on its long-term partnership with the University of California, Riverside (UCR), Givaudan is launching a multi-sensorial virtual reality tool for citrus beverage applications.
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PepsiCo announces next 10 accelerator participants
13 Feb 2020
PepsiCo has announced the ten emerging food and beverage brands that will join its second annual North America Greenhouse program.
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Tyson launches Coalition for Global Protein
22 Jan 2020
Tyson Foods has announced the creation of the Coalition for Global Protein, a multi-stakeholder initiative to advance the future of sustainable protein.
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Campden BRI to research plant-based ingredients
17 Jan 2020
Campden BRI has begun research into developing techniques to help the food industry produce cost-effective protein-rich ingredients from plants.
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Azelis opens development kitchen
17 Jan 2020
Specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor Azelis has opened a new Food & Health development kitchen in Sankt Augustin, Germany to specifically address the German food market.
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