Natufia offers fresh produce grown automatically in your kitchen
In the United Kingdom, Natufia Labs, a startup developing machine-learning technology that grows plants right in your kitchen, closed a $1.2 million seed round...
Crickets and the human microbiome working together
In Wisconsin, a newly published clinical trial looked at what eating crickets does to the human microbiome with interesting results. The study showed that...
FoodMaven raises $8.6 million to capture and sell lost food
In Colorado, FoodMaven, an innovative tech-enabled marketplace that captures food otherwise lost in the U.S. food system, closed an $8.6 million Series A financing...
Kellogg invests in Bright Greens for plant-based frozen smoothies that are shaken, not blended
In Michigan, eighteen94 capital, the venture capital fund of Kellogg Company, invested in Bright Greens, a maker of blender-free, plant-based frozen smoothies. Bright Greens...
FDA advisory panel recommends approval of the first cannabis-derived drug
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drug Advisory Committee concluded with a unanimous vote to recommend...
Wilmar partners with NUS to focus research on healthier food and green chemistry
In Singapore, Asia's leading agribusiness group Wilmar International Limited and the National University of Singapore established a S$110 million joint research laboratory based at...
Eating beans instead of beef could reduce U.S. GHG emissions by 75 percent
In California, researchers suggest that the U.S. could realize approximately 50 to 75 percent of its GHG reduction targets for the year 2020, if...
Eating almonds regularly helps remove cholesterol from your body
In Pennsylvania, eating almonds on a regular basis may help boost levels of HDL cholesterol while simultaneously improving the way it removes cholesterol from...
Higher gluten consumption lowers the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes
In Oregon, the results of a long-term observational study presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention / Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health 2017...
General Mills invests $3 million in superfood maker Purely Elizabeth
In Colorado, 301 INC, the General Mills venturing unit, invested $3 million in Purely Elizabeth, a natural foods company known for creating nutrient-dense granola,...