By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Timberland is rapidly gaining credibility as a prime alternative investment for gaining environmental, social, and governance (ESG) benefits for portfolios. As such, demand for these kinds of sustainable alternatives continues to strengthen among the pension and institutional investor space as part of their broader commitments to climate change mitigation […]
photo credit: Ripple By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ripple Foods, a producer of plant-based dairy alternative beverages and foods made from pea protein, has closed on a $60 million Series E led by Rage Capital, Ajax Strategies, and S2G Ventures. Additional investors who joined the round were OurCrowd, GV, Prelude Ventures, Euclidian, Fall Line […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Consumers are more closely engaged with their food supply chains and retail choices than ever. In recent years, concerns associated with animal protein production have increasingly come to the fore, including antibiotic resistance, sustainability, animal welfare, food-borne illnesses, and perhaps most pressingly, the environmental impact of such production systems. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The U.S. Buyout team of private equity investor Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Florida Food Products (FFP) from MidOcean Partners, setting the enterprise value of FFP in excess of $1 billion. “Ardian’s investment in FFP is a testament to the platform we have built with our talented […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media GOOD Meat, a division of Eat Just, Inc., has raised an additional $97 million in new funding, bringing its $170 million round announced in May to $267 million. With this capital, GOOD Meat stated that it plans to increase capacity and accelerate its R&D supporting real meat made from animal […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Innovative biotechnology company Calysta announced it has completed its $39 million Series D-1 round in support of the global expansion of its natural, sustainable, and traceable feed ingredients for fish, livestock, and pets. Led by bp ventures, the round was also joined by Aqua-Spark, Adisseo, and WTI, along with other […]
By Shawn Marie Jarosz, TradeMoves, and the TradeMoves’ Team (First printed in our sister publication, Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Today.) Importers and exporters alike know that cross-border supply chains are often impacted by changes in trade policy and domestic legislation – both by the United States as well as its trading partners. Deciphering which areas […]
By Ashish Malik CEO, Bee Vectoring Technologies Contributing to over one third of the world’s crop production, pollinators are vital for agricultural producers and consumers alike. Flies, birds, butterflies, beetles, wasps, bats, moths and – perhaps best well-known for their pollination services – bees visit flowers to drink nectar or feed off of pollen and then […]
photo credit: Lever VC By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Headquartered in Hong Kong, early-stage alternative protein investor Lever VC has connections with some of the top global names in the category, with partners Lawrence Chu and Nick Cooney being early investors in Beyond Meat, Kite Hill, Impossible Foods, Aleph Farms, Memphis Meats, and other […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Financial investors in Japan admittedly don’t have much exposure to forestry investments. However, the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) is looking to foster a shift, beginning with its investment in the TIR Europe Forestry Fund II. With an executive leadership team averaging more than 25 years of experience and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With uses that span not only the food sector, but also the health and beauty and pharmaceutical industries as well, the global spice market is a multibillion dollar industry. In 2019 the global spice market was valued at $13.77 billion, according to grandviewresearch.com, which estimates that this value will […]
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 a soybean crushing facility in Seymour, Indiana, from Rose Acre Farms, representing a major step toward materializing the company’s strategic growth plan. Founded in 2012, Benson Hill leverages Cloud Biology®, […]
