Smithfield Foods invests $25 million in Chef’d to accelerate the online meal kit market

In Virginia, Smithfield Foods, Inc. invested $25 million in Chef’d, an e-commerce meal marketplace. With this investment, the companies will leverage Smithfield’s portfolio of...

Modern-age cookbook includes whisky from pee, 3D-printed tiger penis

In Massachusetts, MIT Press has published the Anthropocene Cookbook, replete with cutting-edge—if not always palatable—food tech innovations for sustainably feeding a growing world population...

Pass the butter! Shiok showcases lab-grown lobster

In Singapore, Shiok Meats has unveiled the world’s first lab-grown lobster meat. In a private tasting showcase, Chef José Luis Del Amo of TheTasteLab...

ZIVO Bioscience partners with Synthetic Genomics for algae validation sample production

In Michigan, ZIVO Bioscience, Inc., a developer of nutritional compounds and bioactive molecules derived from its proprietary algal strains, entered into a tolling agreement...

AQUA Cultured Foods taps Ginkgo Bioworks to accelerate alternative tuna and scallops

In Chicago, AQUA Cultured Foods has partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks to optimize production of alternative seafood. Specifically, the two companies will jointly optimize AQUA...

Swiss startup Nectariss recreates bougie fungi with fermentation

In Switzerland, a startup is recreating the intensely umami flavor of truffles, a pricey fungi that is impossible to cultivate and so difficult to...

Spain looks to evaluate health impacts of cultured meat

In Spain, BioTech Foods has been awarded a €5.2 million (US $6.3 million) government grant to evaluate if cultured meat has any of the...

iWi launches omega-3 supplements made from algae

In Texas, iWi, the brand revolutionizing nutrition with healthy, sustainable, algae-based products, launched a full line of omega-3 supplements – omega-3 complex, DHA and...

Nestlé USA teams with three new plant-based food innovators

In Virginia, Nestlé USA kicked off three of its newest partnerships as part of the TERRA Food & Agriculture Accelerator founded by RocketSpace and...

Everstone Group invests in Indian nutraceuticals leader

In India, The Everstone Group has invested $35 million to acquire a “significant minority stake” in nutraceuticals maker OmniActive Health Technologies. The shift in the...

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