Nigerian food processing startup Releaf focused on the oil palm sector has raised $2.7 million in seed funding and has also attracted a further $1.5 million in grants.
Investment is continuing to flock to online grocery delivery platforms, with Chaldal in Bangladesh among the latest to announce a multi-million dollar funding round.
A deal has been struck between Tnuva, the largest food producer in Israel, and a company in the United Arab Emirates that will see the building of a production line in Dubai for labneh, a creamy cheese.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched an ‘Action On Fibre’ initiative, as part of its new and annual Celebrating Food and Nutrition Week, in a bid to boost UK consumer’s intake after a study found that only 9% of adults eat the recommended amount. The organisation has signed up some of the UK’s best-loved food brands to take part.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will soon publish requests for applications for two new grant programmes – the Pandemic Response and Safety Grant (PRS) and the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant (SPRS).
Nomad Foods, which is behind some of Europe’s best-known frozen food brands, has formed a tie-up with an American company to look at ways to develop cultivated fish meat products.
Next Meats – known for the first ever plant-based barbecue meats branded as Next Yakiniku, and the beef bowl analogue Next Gyudon – has now added pork, tuna, and milk to its growing list of animal-alternative products.
Maiora, SPAR Italy partner for Central and Southern Italy, continues to make strides in employee training and wellbeing, environment and innovation, according to its 2020 Sustainability Report.
