Japan’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
Read moreFulcrum Capital Partners Acquires Stake in FE Ingredients
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Investing in human food ingredients companies offers the opportunity to tap into a diverse range of sub-sectors within the food industry. These companies may specialize in manufacturing natural flavors, food additives, or functional ingredients, among others. Such diversification can help mi
Read moreCULT Food Science, Peqish Form JV to Develop Cellular Ag Foods as Medicines
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The supermarket is no longer a one-size-fits-all establishment, and consumers are no longer passive players in the food supply chain. As health and wellness continue to emerge as leading consumer concerns, the connection between people and their food choices has taken on a deeper significanc
Read moreSwitzerland’s Ecorobotix Closes on $52M Series B with Eye Toward U.S. Market
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Swiss agtech company Ecorobotix has completed its largest capital raise to-date, closing on a $52 million (CHF 46 million) Series B co-led by AQTON Private Equity GmbH and Cibus Capital LLP. Joining AQTON Private Equity and Cibus Capital were Swisscanto Invest/Swisscanto Growth Fund I, Ya
Read moreSentera Closes $25M Series C for AI-Driven Food and Ag Insight
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Agricultural insight company Sentera offers integrative in-field data insights products that can easily be used with the digital ag platforms in use by more than 80 percent of the growers in the U.S. The company’s business centers on FieldAgent, a software platform designed specif
Read moreTLG Announces Secondary Sale of One of Uruguay’s Most Iconic Farmland Properties
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Co-founded in 2016 by Francisco Roque de Pinho and Joaquín Labella in Uruguay – a country with vast unexplored agricultural potential wedged between Argentina and Brazil – TLG Management Partners (TLG) works to implement improvements on, and then manage, underperforming farmland propert
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