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 by Benson Hill to establish its […]
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 ingredients and a wide range of sustainable protein […]
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 by Research Nester last month. […]
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 […]
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 also offers a Farming-as-a-Service program through […]
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 (the list […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading European life sciences venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners announced it has raised €150 million (US$169.4 million) for its Sofinnova Industrial Biotech II Fund. Joško Bobanović, partner at Sofinnova Industrial Biotech Fund, commented, “We are grateful for the confidence demonstrated by our investors, a large majority of whom are […]
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, and distribution centers. By integrating each modular […]
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Well, the way Gladstone Land has been on an investing spree, there’s no telling if this will be their last deal of the year, or not. Wrapping up a truly impressive year of portfolio expansion, Gladstone announced it has acquired 1,204 gross acres of farmland, including 975 farmable acres, […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Oilseed & Grain Media At the seventh annual Organic & Non-GMO Forum, held in Minneapolis December 1-2, Dan Ujczo, an attorney leading the Organic Soybean Processors of America (OSPA) case at the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Department of Commerce, spoke to the anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) investigation into […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media InVivo, a leading French agricultural cooperative group bringing together 192 cooperatives, has completed the acquisition of Soufflet, the largest family-owned grain buyer in Europe, in a deal that values Soufflet at EUR 2.2 billion (US$2.49 billion). Soufflet also operates on the international cereals market through its trading subsidiary Soufflet […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Green Circle Capital Partners has launched their venture capital division with a first close for Green Circle Foodtech Ventures I (GCFV), anchored by an investment from 199 Ventures, the venture company of Hormel Foods. With a fundraising target in place of $25 million, GCFV is planning to consider Seed […]
