Japan’s Mitsubishi, Maruha Nichiro Establish Land-Based Salmon Farming JV
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Two Japanese giants, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Maruha Nichiro, announced their agreement to establish ATLAND Corporation (ATLAND) - a joint venture that will specialize in the land-based production of salmon. In the planning stage since March 2021, this project will be centered in
Read moreKellogg to Split Into Three Independent Companies
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Under a plan already approved by its Board of Directors, Kellogg Company intends to split its business into three independent public companies by spinning off its U.S., Canadian, and Caribbean cereal and plant-based businesses. "Kellogg has been on a successful journey of transformation
Read moreDSM, Firmenich Merge in Deal Valuing DSM at $23B
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Following an announcement last year by Royal DSM that it planned to divest its materials division to re-focus its energies on the production of sustainable food and health products, the Dutch specialty chemical ingredients leader is merging with Swiss peer Firmenich to create DSM-Firmenich in
Read moreFresh Del Monte Enters Row Crop Business
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vertically integrated producer, distributor, and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh Del Monte announced its expansion into the row crop business. The move is being made as a way to optimize the company’s assets, capitalize upon underutilized land, and help the company be a soluti
Read moreThe Radicle Inclusion Challenge Presented by Nutrien to Support Underrepresented Entrepreneurs and Inclusion
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Born of a common commitment to create a forum for entrepreneurs working to have a positive impact on inclusion in the ag industry, San Diego-based company-building platform for early-stage ag and food technologies Radicle Growth has partnered with Nutrien, the largest provider of crop inputs
Read moreRegenerative Ag Company Wide Open Agriculture to Supply Lupine Protein to Monde Nissin Australia
photo credit: Wide Open Agriculture By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Wide Open Agriculture, Australia’s leading ASX-listed regenerative food and agriculture company, has entered into an agreement with Monde Nissin Australia (MNA), the owner of multiple popular food brands including Nudie, Black Swan, Peckish, and Wattle
Read moreDuckhorn Acquires 265-Acre Vineyard in Paso Robles
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Wine may not be the market powerhouse it was a few decades ago, but the industry came off a good year in 2021, according to the State of the Wine Industry Report 2022 issued by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Wine Division. And despite the understanding that COVID-19 will continue through 2022, SVB
Read moreOishii Opens the World’s Largest Vertical Strawberry Farm in New Jersey
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The aptly named vertical farming company Oishii (meaning ‘delicious’ in Japanese) announced the opening of its largest and most technologically advanced farm to-date in Jersey City, New Jersey. The 74,000 square-foot facility will produce the company’s Omakase Berries, delivering on its
Read morePE Impact Fund Launched by AXA, Unilever, Tikehau to Accelerate Regenerative Ag Transition
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Three diverse partners: global insurance and asset management company AXA, worldwide CPG company Unilever, and global alternative asset management group Tikehau Capital have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining their plans to create an impact fund dedicated to accelerating an
Read moreHancock Ag Sells Riveren and Inverway Stations to Hughes Pastoral
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media In March 2021, Hancock Agriculture, the second largest producer of beef in Australia, and its joint venture partner S. Kidman and Co. appointed Elders to market a portfolio of seven of its Northern Australia beef production assets. This move led to more than 1.8 million hectares (about
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