Building on the success of its first fund, Capagro has announced the launch of the second fund of 200 million euros to support the growth of the most promising startups in the European AgTech and FoodTech sectors. The launch of the new fund is combined with an initial investment in Cuure, a European player in the personalized health sector. Five years after closing the first European venture capital fund dedicated to AgTech and FoodTech, Capagro is announcing the launch of a successor … [Read more...] about Capagro, the European AgriFoodTech pioneer, is launching its second fund
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Asia-Pacific Scale It Up! Innovation Challenge gives plant-based food startups the opportunity to bring their projects to market faster
Following two successful programs in North America and in Europe, Bühler, Cargill, and Givaudan bring their combined innovation power to bear and help plant-based protein start-ups to scale up and commercialise in Asia-Pacific with the Scale It Up! Challenge. Registration for this unique program is now open. The top 15 start-ups selected in the first round will pitch their proposals to the partner companies. Five start-ups will access the partner companies’ testing and scale-up piloting … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific Scale It Up! Innovation Challenge gives plant-based food startups the opportunity to bring their projects to market faster
New ESG frameworks raise the bar on sustainability transparency of meat
FAIRR and GFI launch new first-of-their-kind reporting frameworks for alternative meat, seafood, eggs and dairy companies to reveal their climate, biodiversity, nutrition and other ESG impacts Both specialised alternative protein businesses and incumbent food companies are expected to use the new frameworks. PlantPlus Foods, a joint venture between Marfrig and ADM, says the new frameworks will help the company guide its decisions and disclosures “on topics that matter the most to … [Read more...] about New ESG frameworks raise the bar on sustainability transparency of meat
