Technology: Page 12

  • A forklift moves a shipping container with a logo reading Freight Farms
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    Shipping container farming startup to go public in deal with SPAC

    Freight Farms’ merger with blank check company Agrinam will create a business valued at $147 million, and comes as other controlled agriculture companies struggle financially.

    By • Sept. 8, 2023
  • Bayer's campus in Monheim, Germany is the global headquarters of the company's crop science division.
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    Bayer to invest around $236M to advance more sustainable crop protection products in Europe

    A new research and development facility in Germany will help develop the next generation of chemicals and build upon the biotech giant's commitment to regenerative agriculture.

    By • Sept. 7, 2023
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    Retrieved from Institute of Food Technologists on June 21, 2023
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    Cargill food safety exec named IFT board president

    Sean Leighton will take over the Institute of Food Technologies as the organization deals with safety issues around items such as cultivated meat and alternative proteins.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 7, 2023
  • Unilever entered into an agreement with mycoprotein provider Enough in 2021.
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    Mycoprotein maker Enough raises over $40M to double production

    The Scottish company has ambitious goals of producing one million tons of its mycoprotein product “Abunda,” which is the equivalent of replacing five million cows or more than one billion chickens.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 6, 2023
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    Bayer renews partnership with Pairwise to advance gene-edited short corn

    The collaboration explores applications of the startup's CRISPR technology for future use in the crop science giant’s Preceon brand.

    By • Sept. 5, 2023
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    Pivot Bio taps new CEO as biofertilizer startup plans manufacturing expansion

    A grain-trading insider is set to help the ag tech company scale and capitalize on growing demand for alternatives to traditional crop protection products.

    By • Sept. 1, 2023
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    Talking the future of food with Ginkgo Bioworks’ Patrick Boyle

    As the head of Codebase, Boyle was a synthetic biologist "before it was cool.” Here’s how he helps food brands come up with animal-free proteins.  

    By Judy McGuire • Sept. 1, 2023
  • Meati launched the Meati Steak Filet, made from mycelium produced through fermentation.
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    Former Cargill executive joins cultivated meat company Meati

    Nicole Johnson-Hoffman has joined the firm’s board as it commences a nationwide retail launch of its mycelium steak and chicken breast analogs.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 31, 2023
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    Mondelēz leans on startups to help fuel ambitious growth plans

    The Oreo manufacturer said SnackFutures, its venture capital arm, plans to at least double the number of companies in its portfolio by 2030.

    By Christopher Doering • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Chevron and Brightmark’s Florida dairy digester project marks first renewable gas delivery

    The shipment comes as the energy companies expand a venture to fund anaerobic digesters at farms throughout the country. 

    By • Aug. 24, 2023
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    FDA names former environmental official as top food regulator

    James Jones, the agency’s first deputy commissioner for human foods, will set and advance priorities related to safety and innovation.

    By Christopher Doering • Aug. 23, 2023
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    Could food freshness sensors be the end of ‘best by’ dates?

    Expiration and date labels on packaging can cause confusion and food waste. Companies and researchers around the world are testing inks, pH sensors, hydrogels and other approaches to change that.

    By Danielle Beurteaux • Aug. 23, 2023
  • The logo of German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant Bayer stands over Bayer corporate offices on September 14, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.
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    Bayer evaluates gene editing opportunities with tech company Cibus

    The biotech giant will assess the firm's accelerated precision breeding process, which promises to develop traits faster and cheaper than conventional methods.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
  • Several people plate and prepare small white dishes that include Aleph Farms cultivated steak in an assembly line.
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    What’s next for cultivated meat before hitting store shelves?

    The industry will have to contend with three major hurdles — cost, taste and scale — before the product becomes a regular part of consumers’ grocery lists.

    By Alexandra Frost • Aug. 22, 2023
  • Roasted red pepper "berries" filled with hummus, made through Foodberry's technology.
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    Tech startup creates edible plant-based food coverings to extend shelf life

    Foodberry has developed coatings inspired by fruit skin to prolong the freshness of moisture-rich foods like ice cream or hummus.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 21, 2023
  • People sit in a tractor in front of a backdrop depicting a farm field. Outside the tractor, a person in a mask takes a picture with his phone.
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    Deere leans further into technology as smart tractors boost revenue

    The manufacturer is accelerating investment in research and development to capitalize on higher demand for automation products.

    By • Aug. 21, 2023
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    Consumers embrace tech preventing male chick culling. But will the egg industry bite?

    While consumers indicate they’re willing to pay more for eggs produced using in-ovo sexing, the cost of the technology remains a hurdle for the industry.

    By Chris Casey • Aug. 21, 2023
  • A farmer in a baseball cap walks alongside a plowed field. In the distance, a tractor is seen.
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    Mosaic delves deeper into alternative fertilizers

    The company said it is developing a pipeline of agricultural biological products as farmers look for cheaper and more sustainable ways to boost yields.

    By • Aug. 16, 2023
  • Bite-sized slices of cooked cultivated chicken from Upside Foods sit on a bed of greens.
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    Upside Foods COO talks next challenges for the cultivated meat industry

    In the wake of major breakthroughs in the industry, the company has named a new chief scientific officer and tapped a former Twitter executive as its chief legal officer.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 16, 2023
  • Edible Garden's advanced agriculture technology and environmentally controlled crops ensure food safety and quality.
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    Edible Garden on path to profitability as indoor farming peers flounder

    The organic produce and herbs company saw strong revenue gains after opening a zero-waste production facility and expanding its capabilities with key retailers Meijer and Walmart.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
  • Meatable pork sausages with founders CTO Daan Luining and CEO Krijn de Nood
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    Cultivated meat company Meatable raises $35M as it plans US expansion

    The Netherlands-based company is set to make its alternative pork products available in select retailers and restaurants in 2024, starting in Singapore.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 11, 2023
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    Local Bounti focuses on scaling indoor farming as former Amazon exec takes the helm

    The company has three construction projects set to expand its produce capacity following weather setbacks in the second quarter.

    By • Aug. 10, 2023
  • Pinkglow pineapples are seen on a grocery store shelf.
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    Pink pineapples boost Fresh Del Monte earnings

    Demand is outpacing supply for the produce giant's innovative Pinkglow fruit, which took 16 years of bioengineering to create.

    By • Aug. 10, 2023
  • Beyond Meat's The Beyond Burgers in their packaging.
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    Troubled Beyond Meat reduces 2023 outlook as revenues plummet by almost a third

    The plant-based meat company reported disappointing second quarter results as the brand struggles to educate consumers on the benefits of its products.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 10, 2023
  • Paul Shapiro, CEO of Better Meat
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    A passion for animal welfare drove Better Meat’s founder to create a fungi-based protein

    CEO Paul Shapiro talks why he thinks technology is set to revolutionize the food industry, and the difficulties of securing venture capital as plant-based meat demand wobbles. 

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 8, 2023