Blue Road Capital Acquires the Largest Vertically Integrated Agriculture Company in North America
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Blue Road Capital, an independent investment firm focused on vertically integrated food and agriculture opportunities, announced its acquisition of NatureSweet, the largest vertically integrated agriculture company in North America, from Silver Ventures for an undisclosed sum. Found
Read moreIndigo Ag Raises $250M to Accelerate Sustainability Programs for Farmers and Agribusinesses
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2013 within Flagship’s in-house incubator VentureLabs, Indigo Ag is a leader in sustainable agriculture that leverages science and technology to transform sustainability into value through its integrated business platform that allows each user to adopt and profit from their sust
Read moreCannabis Pioneer Tilray Expands in Craft Brewing, Acquires Eight Beer & Beverage Brands from Anheuser-Busch
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media From its start as a pioneer in cannabis research, cultivation, and distribution, Tilray Brands is now a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and CPG company with operations in Canada, the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Latin America and a production platform that supports over 20 brands in more t
Read moreThe J.M. Smucker Co. Agrees to Acquire Hostess Brands for $5.6B
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Once best known as being a pioneer in jellies and jams, The J.M. Smucker Co. announced it has agreed to acquire the iconic Hostess Brands through a cash and stock transaction valued at $5.6 billion, including about $900 million of net debt. This deal will gain J.M. Smucker the Hostess swe
Read moreRipeLocker Secures Another $10M in Funding
Photo credit: RipeLocker By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Imagine what the impacts would be if we had the ability to keep organic blueberries in perfect condition for eight weeks after harvest, or being able to keep hops fresh for an additional six weeks until they are used. This is the exact achievement that RipeLocker
Read morePhycom Closes on Over EUR 9M for Industrial Scale Microalgae Cultivation
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Microalgae are single-celled organisms that can live in either fresh or saltwater converting sunlight water, and CO2 into biomass. Currently there are about 300,000 known strains of algae, however, there are potentially as many as 5 million. Animal agriculture has been associated with a
Read moreFreight Farms to go Public at $147M Value Through SPAC Deal
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2012, Freight Farms realized that urban agriculture required a modular and scalable solution. Within two years, with the mission to democratize and decentralize the production of fresh produce, the startup developed its first vertical hydroponic farm inside an intermodal shipping
Read moreCibus Fund I Sells Largest Asset – Olive Grower and Oil Producer Innoliva – to Fiera Comox
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Cibus Capital announced that Cibus Fund I will be making its first exit of a wholly-owned portfolio company after agreeing to divest its largest asset - the Iberian extra virgin olive oil producer and processor Innoliva Group (Innoliva) - to global private asset manager Fiera Comox. Bas
Read moreOmnivore Leads $3.5M Investment Through New Fund in Biomaterials Startup altM
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Omnivore has been a pioneer of investment in agtech in India, having partnered with more than 40 startups making farming more profitable, resilient, sustainable, and climate-proof. And, over the past decade has been a key player in the remarkable tech-driven revolution taking hold in the cou
Read moreBeef Giant Minerva Acquires 16 Meat Plants from Marfrig for $1.5B
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading South American beef exporter Minerva Foods announced it has agreed to acquire 16 cattle slaughtering and deboning plants (including 11 in Brazil, three in Uruguay, one in Argentina, and one lamb plant in Chile) from beef rival Marfrig Foods, the parent company of U.S.-based National
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