Copia Agro & Food announces a new $50 million agriculture and food investment fund
In Israel, the Copia Agro & Food fund announced it is raising $50 million to expand its investments in agricultural and food projects developed...
Pasta consumed in a low-glycemic diet does not cause weight gain
In Canada, researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital found that unlike most refined carbohydrates that are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream, pasta has a low...
Purrrrfect solution: Cultured mouse meat under development for your cat
In Philadelphia, a startup is pursuing cultured meat for your pets. Founded in 2016 by Shannon Falconer and Joshua Errett, Because Animals has already...
Feeding pets contributes to climate change?
In California, UCLA professor Gregory Okin calculated that meat-eating by dogs and cats creates about 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, or,...
UC Davis chooses Healbe to validate fitness trackers for personalized nutrition
In California, the University of California, Davis, Foods for Health Institute, signed a five-year agreement with health and wellness start-up Healbe Corp. to validate...
Allrecipes.com and Amazon Fresh partner for home delivery of recipe ingredients
In Washington, Meredith Corporation announced that Allrecipes.com will feature AmazonFresh within the site's top recipes to enable home cooks to purchase a recipe's ingredients...
Impossible Foods wants to eliminate animals for food by 2035
In California, Impossible Foods published its 2018 impact report, an annual update on the startup’s mission, business and strategic roadmap. The report, “Mission: Earth,”...
More dairy means better bone health in men over 50
In Massachusetts, researchers discovered a higher intake of dairy foods, such as milk, yogurt and cheese, is associated with higher bone density and vertebral...
NoPalm raises €5 million for palm oil alternative
In the Netherlands, palm oil alternative startup NoPalm Ingredients has raised €5 million (US$5.4 million) to accelerate scale up of its biotech-enabled yeast oils.
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Hong Kong cell-based seafood firm raises $3.1 million
In Hong Kong, cultivated fish startup Avant Meats has raised $3.1 million for R&D and commercialization of its products, including Chinese delicacies fish maw...