The funding round was led by MoreVC, a prominent Israeli venture capital firm, with participation from Lever VC, a global leader in food and agri-tech investment; EIT Food, a European Union-supported platform for sustainable food innovations; and DarkBoot Group, a private equity firm involved in Gavan's...
A new thermoforming process “cera2heat”, developed by German startup watttron, is capable of consistently producing uniform, thin-walled packaging shapes like yoghurt pots thereby reducing material use by up to 50 percent. With precise temperature control of individual “heat pixels”, the process can reliably handle mono-materials...
MycoTechnology, Inc. has appointed Jordi Ferre as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 02, 2025. Ranjan Patnaik, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, who has been acting as interim CEO, will continue to serve as MycoTechnology’s CTO. Ferre joins leading food technology innovator, MycoTechnology, with over...
Nestlé USA announced the appointment of Martin Thompson as Chief Executive Officer and U.S. Market Head, effective January 1, 2025. Thompson will report to Steve Presley, Nestlé CEO Zone Americas, and will join the Zone Americas Leadership Team. Thompson joined Nestlé as a part of the company's acquisition of the Starbucks...
20 international startups are exhibiting at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2025. Their business ideas focus on digitalisation of the industry and include AI and modern sensor technology. What must my greenhouse look like to be profitable? Greenhouse Formula has the answer. The British startup's online tool makes...
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Celleste Bio, an early-stage cocoa-tech company, announced the closing of a $4.5M seed financing round led by Supply Change Capital, with participation from Mondelēz International's SnackFutures Ventures, Consensus Business Group, The Trendlines Group, Barrel Ventures and Regba Agriculture. Celleste will use the funding to accelerate R&D, infrastructure, and technological capabilities needed to...
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Chobani, a next-generation food and beverage company originally known for its Greek Yogurt, released new survey findings. These findings reveal that Americans want to incorporate more protein into their diets in the new year ahead. According to survey results, 85% of respondents indicated they wanted...
ADAMA Ltd. (SZSE 000553), a leading global crop protection company, announced today its plan to introduce a novel fungicidal Active Ingredient, Gilboa™, targeting key cereal and oilseed rape diseases including Septoria, Ramularia, and Sclerotinia. The company has submitted this innovative molecule to the Fungicide Resistance Action...
DeutscheBack GmbH & Co. KG in Ahrensburg near Hamburg presents TopBake Fresh and Taste, a new type of enzyme solution that for the first time permits the targeted enzymatic flavour improvement of baked goods. This multifunctional compound combines flavour improvement, extended fresh keeping, and the option of...
