DouxMatok Rebrands as Incredo Sugar; Closes on $30M Series C
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The physical system through which humans taste food is inefficient, with many sugar molecules moving through the mouth without registering with taste receptors – meaning humans eat sweet foods without tasting their full sweetness, requiring food companies to add more sugar than is needed t
Read moreCargill Continues Investment in Expansion on Three Continents
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Over the past month, Cargill has made a series of announcements detailing the investments it is making in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Australia, and Brazil to expand and enhance its grains, oilseed, and feed business. The company’s most recent disclosure outlines its plans to buil
Read moreCULT Food Science Gains New Backers; Launches Cellular Pet Nutrition Brand
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Owners are increasingly treating their pets as part of the family, and this shift in perception has had a profound impact on the pet food market. Pet owners now seek to provide their pets with the same level of care, attention, and even dietary preferences as they would for themselves. This
Read moreLACERA Increases Stake in TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II Via $46.4M Secondary Purchase
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Not even four months after its last buy-in, The Board of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has voted their unanimous approval for a secondary purchase totaling $46.4 million in TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II. In February of this year, LACERA dep
Read moreNew ADM Partnership to Advance Air-Based Protein
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Air Protein, a pioneer in and developer of air-based nutritional protein, have forged a strategic development agreement to collaborate on R&D for the advancement of new and novel nutritional proteins. “Food security and sustainability are two of th
Read moreJapan’s NIPPN Corp. Enters U.S. Flour Market With $25M Investment
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media NIPPN Corp., one of the largest flour millers in Japan, is entering the U.S. flour milling market through a $25 million (3.3 billion yen) investment in Utah Flour Milling - a newly formed business being launched by Denver, Colorado-based wheat flour business PHM Brands. In business sinc
Read moreForesight Sustainable Forestry Completes Three Acquisitions
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company (FSF) explained that it is working to make direct contributions to combating climate change through forestry and afforestation carbon sequestration initiatives. Through the management of its diversified portfolio of UK forestry and afforestation assets,
Read morePrime Roots Closes $30M Series B for Mycelium-Based Deli Meats
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Plant-based deli and charcuterie meat company Prime Roots announced it secured $30 million in funding through a Series B backed by an extensive roster of investors including True Ventures, Pangaea Ventures, Prosus Ventures, Top Tier Capital, Diamond Edge Ventures, SOSV/IndieBio, Solasta Vent
Read moreDavid Lee Launches Inevitable Tech With Blue Chip Venture Backing
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Former president (and current Board member) of AppHarvest, and former CEO of Impossible Foods David Lee is at the helm of a new innovative launch, taking on a new role as CEO and Board Chair of Inevitable Tech (Inevitable) - an AI-driven B2B agtech platform using plant science and automation
Read moreFarmland Partners Closes $16.2M in Farmland Sales for 24 Pct. Gain
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland Partners Inc. (FPI) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and seeks out high-quality farmland in North America, and makes loans to farmers secured by farm real estate. FPI has had a storied history in recent years. Highlights include, in 2016, the company merge
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