Is it just us or does it feel like at least every other day there are announcements about companies in the food tech sector receiving incredible amounts of funding? Since we are so excited to see this industry grow and get the attention it deserves, we put together a short list of a few of …
If you’re a foodie, work in the food industry, or if you simply go grocery shopping, you would have seen the clear rise in plant-based products in the market, in particular milk alternatives. A few years ago there was an almond milk craze, nowadays it seems to be all about oat milk. Although plant-based dairy …
In March 2021, Five Seasons Ventures and Dealroom released their annual State of European Food Tech, highlighting what is new in the Food Tech space based on 2020’s data. Five Seasons Ventures, based in France, is the first Venture Capital fund in Europe solely focused on investing in early stage food technology companies, aiming for …
The State of European Food Tech Report 2021 by Five Seasons Ventures and Dealroom Read More »
As always drinks companies are constantly transforming their marketing efforts and budgets to adjust to changing customer habits and demands. And this hasn´t changed amid the current outbreak. So the question is; will these new efforts work? In the soft drinks category marketing budgets and plans are being shifted as some companies crack down on …
Soft drinks fight to stay relevant during COVID19 Read More »
Covid has put food safety and the issues of our food supply chain at the center of many consumers’ minds. As companies come to terms with the financial woes of the pandemic, some agrifood tech startups are actually well-poised to offer solutions. “Generally, the public hasn’t considered the impact of a pandemic on the value …
BREAKING: Provision Analytics secures $3.2m to expand food safety data platform Read More »
With covid drastically changing the American lifestyle consumers have experienced empty supermarkets, closed restaurants and stockpiling warnings. The pandemic is putting more pressure on the supply and production food chain than ever before – so what does that mean for the plant and meat industry? In their 2018 “Year in Food” report Grubhub saw plant-based food …
The restaurant industry has been forced to make quick and difficult decisions over the past few weeks with many being forced to either close their doors or offer new off-premise options like takeaway and contactless delivery. Pivoting from one business model to another isn´t easy, and LA-based startup Allset knows this all too well. The …
Startup Allset raises $8.25m amid pandemic as companies adopt off-premise models Read More »
THIS boasts a growth rate of 53% month after month which has given itself the honorable title as one of the fastest-growing food startups in the foodtech world. As well as being present in over 1200 outlets in the UK, they have also secured partnerships with a number of restaurants and retailers. So how does …
Plant-based meat producer THIS scores €5.1M funding Read More »
Sustainable aquaculture investment fund Aqua-Spark recently announced it has decided to invest in Sweden-based startup Swedish Algae Factory. The young company was founded by Sofie Allert and Angela Wulff back in 2016 and uses algae to convert effluent water produced by recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) into organic biomass that can be used for fish feed …
Swedish-based Swedish Algae Factory secures support from big investment fund Read More »
Israeli-based seed breeding startup Equinom, is designing advanced crops like “shatter-free sesame or high-protein peas without the need for genetic engineering. It has now closed a Series B funding round at $10 million. German-based chemicals giant BASF Venture Capital is leading this round and marks the first time it has invested in an Israeli-based company. …
Pea Power: Israeli seed-breeder Equinom raises $10m Read More »
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