In the latest indication that the world of finance is showing heavy interest in agricultural and food technology, an investment firm, ADM Capital Europe, is reportedly seeking $800 million (€759m) to invest in the sector.
Plans to set up the world’s first large-scale octopus farm in the Canary Islands have sparked concern over the welfare of the animals. Activists have argued that proposals for the facility, seen as a factory farm, should be abandoned because octopuses are intelligent creatures that are able to suffer. Among the concerns expressed are the…
A food safety researcher at an Arkansas agricultural experiment station has won a $200,000 grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture to learn more about how much moisture is required to allow bacteria to survive in low-moisture foods.
Food and beverage companies face increasing pressure from consumers and investors to cut back or pause operations in Russia as the war in Ukraine continues.
The increasing popularity of frozen food among China’s white-collar workers is helping to spur double-digit growth in sales, according to a new report.
Indoor horticulture equipment and technology specialist, Vivosun has unveiled its latest generation of proprietary smart technology, the Vivosun Smart Grow System, which it hopes will “empower growers of any skill level in a way that hasn't been seen before in the industry”.
Yum China Holdings, has launched KFC’s first ‘green pioneer’ stores in Hangzhou and Beijing as part of the group’s roadmap towards reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its value chain by 2050.
The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) has introduced a new scorecard as part of its SipSource service based on price tier performance (PTP) across on- and off-premise wine and spirits channels.
Nestlé is pumping AUS$90 million (€61.16 million) into a dog and cat food processing factory in south-east Australia to heavily increase output of the company’s Purina products.
