W23 is a potentially game-changing international VC fund with a powerful proposition for both our investors and portfolio companies Five of the world’s leading grocery retailers have come together to establish a pioneering collaborative venture capital (VC) fund, W23 Global. The fund will seek to invest in innovative start-ups and[Read More…]
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Worldline and Tabesto launch all-in-one ordering and payment kiosk
Available in 36 countries, this solution significantly reduces customer wait times and offers a new ordering experience to consumers Franch-based Worldline, a global leader in payment services, and Tabesto, a major actor in order-taking and payment solutions within the restaurant industry, are announcing the launch of the first all-in-one ordering[Read More…]
Global Water Centre receives $500K from Coca-Cola Foundation
This grant will allow the Global Water Centre to more effectively share knowledge and resources with individuals, organisations, and governments which will strengthen their ability to deliver safe water The Global Water Centre has received two grants worth a total of $499,439 from The Coca-Cola Foundation to support multiple initiatives that will utilise training,[Read More…]
Egg Innovations set to introduce in-ovo technology
By utilising this in-ovo sexing technology, Egg Innovations will be able to implement practices for more humane egg production that avoid the practice of male chick culling As the continuous leader in animal welfare within the egg industry, Egg Innovations has committed to furthering its mission by being the first U.S.-based[Read More…]
GEM-Pack Berries and BADP America join hands for sustainable packaging
The GEM-Pack and BADP collaboration represents a strategic move towards mitigating the environmental footprint of berry packaging on a large scale GEM-Pack Berries and BADP America have signed a letter of intent to work together in developing an eco-friendly, sustainable packaging solution for strawberries. The initiative will use microbial-induced enzyme[Read More…]
Seaweed bacon company Umaro Foods secures $3.8 Mn funding
Following their successful funding round – which was led by venture capital firm Agfunder – the Umaro Foods team is aiming to diversify its product range, along with expanding its technology platform for processing seaweed Umaro Foods, an alternative protein company based in Berkeley, California, has announced a successful second[Read More…]
Nestlé’s factory in Australia to get $32Mn boost for Milo
The investment will upgrade the Milo manufacturing line introducing state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to the factory and supporting an increased production capacity Nestlé Australia has announced a $32 million investment in its Smithtown factory, which manufactures Milo – bringing investment in the site to approximately $80 million in the last decade. The investment will upgrade[Read More…]
Fonterra to install first electrode boiler in Switzerland
In its next step to get out of coal, Fonterra has announced it will install a 20-megawatt electrode boiler at its Edendale site in Switzerland This is another step for the cooperative as it works to get out of coal by 2037 and reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by[Read More…]
Ayana Bio and Wooree Green Science partner to develop plant-cell-derived saffron
New 7-figure joint development agreement will overcome agricultural supply chain constraints and make key ingredients more accessible Ayana Bio, the plant cell technology company dedicated to creating sustainable bioactive for consumer products, announced a seven-figure joint development agreement with Wooree Green Science, a subsidiary of Wooree Bio, to develop plant cell-derived saffron[Read More…]
Israel’s Steakholder Foods adds plant-based shrimps to range of 3D-printed seafood
Shrimp analogue is the latest in a growing range of proprietary printer capabilities; has the potential to reshape the $68 billion shrimp industry Israel’s Steakholder Foods Ltd., a leader in cultivated meat and 3D bioprinting technology, announced that it has further expanded its 3D-printing capabilities with the world’s first plant-based, 3D-printed shrimps,[Read More…]
