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29 June 2021
JBT to acquire food safety solutions provider Prevenio in US
JBT Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based food safety solutions provider Prevenio for a consideration of $170m.
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27 May 2021
Poll on technology replacing human jobs invokes mixed response
The automation of workplaces combined with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led to millions of job losses across various industries, leading to an existential crisis among workers.
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30 April 2021
GEA to build oats, rice and soy processing plant for France’s LSDH
France’s Laiterie de Saint-Denis-de-l’Hôtel (LSDH) has selected GEA to build its new oats, rice, and soy processing plant.
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25 March 2021
iFoodDS secures $15m investment to support growth acceleration
Food safety solutions provider iFoodDS has raised $15m in a Series A funding round to accelerate product innovation.
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4 February 2021
Food gene-editing firm Pairwise closes Series B funding round
Pairwise has closed its $90m Series B funding round led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund, as well as existing investor Deerfield Management Company.
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30 October 2020
Chr Hansen Natural Colors opens new research facility in France
Chr Hansen’s food colouring business Chr Hansen Natural Colors has opened a new research and development (R&D) centre in Montpellier, France.
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30 October 2020
Benson Hill raises $150m to scale up crop breeding platform
US-based Benson Hill has secured $150m in Series D funding round to scale up its food innovation engine CropOS across multiple food and ingredients markets.
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22 October 2020
Aleph Farms unveils plan to produce cell-based meat in space
Israel-based cultivated beef steaks producer Aleph Farms has launched the 'Aleph Zero' programme, which aims to produce cell-based meat in outer space.
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8 October 2020
Mondelēz opens technical centre in Indonesia to support cocoa farming
Mondelēz International has opened a cocoa crop science technical centre in Pasuruan, Indonesia to develop and promote sustainable and scalable cocoa farming practices.
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6 October 2020
FDA expands food safety collaboration with Mexican counterparts
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Mexican regulatory counterparts have expanded a collaborative partnership on food safety.