Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks Collaborate to Take Biological Production of Vibrant Food Colors to the Next Level
Phytolon, a growing startup company making natural food colorants, announced a partnership today with Ginkgo Bioworks, the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, to produce vibrant cultured food colors via fermentation of yeast. Under this partnership, Phytolon is leveraging Ginkgo’s…
Better Bite Ventures Launches First Alternative Protein Fund Dedicated to Asia Pacific Startups
New venture capital firm Better Bite Ventures launches today with a US $15 million fund, including an initial portfolio of 10 Asia Pacific startups, harnessing plant-based and cellular agriculture technologies to create climate-friendly meat, dairy, egg and seafood alternatives that…
TiNDLE Arrives in Miami: The New Chef-Favorite Chicken Made from Plants Makes its Debut at Local Restaurants and South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Starting this week, TiNDLE is now offered in two popular Miami restaurants – Little Brazil and Minty Z – as it prepares for its grand debut at The Food Network & Cooking Channel’s annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival…
Governments and Universities Are Using Vertical Farms to Fight Food Inequity
Advanced Container Technologies, Inc., said that governments and universities are now promoting vertical farming as a way to combat food insecurity and inequities. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) says vertical farming “is no longer a futuristic concept.” The…
Yali Bio Raises $3.9M Seed Round To Advance Plant Based Cultured Fat Production
Yali Bio, a CA-based food tech company focused on designer fats for plant-based meat and dairy products announced today it has raised a $3.9M seed round, bringing their total funding to $5M. The round was led by Essential Capital with…
Global Agribusiness Innovators Unite to Launch Agtech Powerhouse, EverAg
Dairy.com, ever.ag, and EFC Systems, have come together to form EverAg, a company dedicated to empowering agriculture, food and beverage supply chains to feed a growing world. In addition to combining decades of proven experience, the merger unites supply chain,…
Kellogg Chairman & CEO: The Top 5 Leadership Lessons From a 116-Year-Old Company
Kellogg Company Chairman and CEO, Steve Cahillane, recently shared his top five leadership lessons that have contributed to Kellogg’s longevity as the company celebrates its 116th anniversary on Kellogg Company’s Social K blog and on his LinkedIn profile. Social K:…
Taste The Philippines Through Its Halal Food and Heritage Destinations
Enter a Filipino home and this is the first thing one will probably be asked, “Have you eaten?” It’s part of the charm of traditional Filipino hospitality—making sure that visitors have their fill of the best food that their home…
Nestlé Strengthens Agricultural Science Expertise with New Research Institute
Delivering on Nestlé’s net zero roadmap and the transition towards a regenerative food system requires large-scale changes in the way agricultural raw materials are produced and sourced. To translate novel agricultural science into concrete applications and to identify the most…
Discover The Super Powers of Sacha Inchi as a Superfood that Could Help Malaysia’s Economy
In the time where people have had to remain at home during the pandemic, 42% of Malaysians, in a recent study by Herbalife Nutrition Asia Pacific, have admitted to picking up the bad habit of eating unhealthily, resulting in 1…
