Trendlines Expands Into Agri-Fintech With Investment in AgriG8
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It is a universal truth that smallholders and family-sized farmers produce the bulk of the food consumed globally. However, despite being key to our collective future, these farmers are often excluded from access to financing, with the world’s financial institutions not yet recognizing and
Read moreShenhua Aggregation Acquired by Local Farmers, One Institutional Investor for A$120M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Shenhua aggregation, located on the Liverpool Plains and owned by Chinese mining giant Shenhua, had been earmarked for the development of Watermark, an open cut coal mining operation. The mine was estimated to have a working lifespan of 30 years, over which time it had the potential to pr
Read moreIsraeli Biotech Company Pluristem, Tnuva Group to Launch Cultured Food Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading Israeli biotech company Pluristem Therapeutics and Tnuva Group, the largest food producer in Israel, announced their collaboration to develop, manufacture, and commercialize cultured cell-based food products. “Our collaboration with Pluristem is part of the execution of Tnuva
Read moreBenson Hill Finalizes Go-To-Market Strategy For Plant-Based Protein with $102M Acquisition
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As demand for plant-based protein ingredients continues to grow, sustainable food tech innovator Benson Hill announced it has acquired ZFS Creston, an innovative food white flake and soy flour manufacturer in Southwest Iowa for approximately $102 million. This deal marks the final move b
Read moreDarling Ingredients Acquires Valley Proteins for Approximately $1.1B
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Darling Ingredients, a global producer of sustainable natural ingredients and specialty solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of Valley Proteins for approximately $1.1 billion in cash. Darling is a global developer and world-leading producer of organic
Read moreCargill Dramatically Expands Bio-Based Industrial Business Through $1B Acquisition
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The bio-based food ingredient market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 5.93 percent between 2020-2027, to reach a market value of nearly $3 billion, according to the report Bio-Based Food Ingredients Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2028, recently released
Read moreBlue Road Capital is Cornering U.S. Honey
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sweet Harvest Foods, a leading natural sweeteners platform, one of the largest honey packers in North America, and a portfolio company of Blue Road Capital, has announced the acquisition of Nature Nate’s Honey - the largest honey brand in the U.S. and the leading provider of 100 percent raw
Read moreCultivatd Raises $3M to Expand Indoor Farm Tech Brokerage
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in Ontario, Canada, in 2020 by managing partners and agtech industry veterans Eric Levesque and Eric Bergeron, Cutlivatd is mainly a brokerage of indoor farming technology - connecting people and businesses with the proper vertical farming technology for their project. However, it als
Read moreIncofin Makes First Investment in Vanilla Farming and First Investment in Madagascar
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Produced through a process that includes the maceration and percolation of vanilla pods in a solution of water and ethanol, vanilla extract is one of the most popular flavors in the world. Widely used in everything from baked goods to ice creams, yogurts, beverages, puddings, and more (t
Read moreInfarm Raises $200M Series D; Valuation Now Exceeds $1B
photo credit: Infarm By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2013 by Osnat Michaeli and the brothers Erez and Guy Galonska, Infarm has pioneered an urban production model that combines modular in-store micro-vertical farming units with IoT technologies and data science that are located in supermarkets, restaurants, an
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