Zume Pizza, a start-up that uses robots to make pizza, has reportedly received $375 million of backing from the tech investment firm SoftBank. The company announced the cash injection in a securities filing. The investor
Tate & Lyle has named Quadra as its national distributor in Canada for its food and beverage solutions division. Chemicals and ingredients distributor Quadra has facilities in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia, and
PepsiCo, Inc. today announced it has acquired Health Warrior, Inc., a U.S.-based nutrition-forward company that makes plant-based products including nutrition bars and on-trend offerings. The transaction will further expand the company’s nutrition portfolio to offer consumers
Mondelēz International is launching an innovation hub called SnackFutures that focuses on changing consumer trends and emerging growth opportunities in snacking around the world. On October 30, the company announced the hub, which will bring together
DuPont Nutrition & Health has introduced a new milk fermentation ingredient in South America, which is a combination of several different strains. DuPont Danisco Lactobacillus Plus features a combination of L. paracasei, helveticus and
JUST Water, the innovative global water brand from the United States, has received the ’Best Packaging Solution’ award at the 2018 Global Bottled Water Congress with its unique Tetra Top® carton bottle. Ira Laufer, CEO of JUST
Verdeca, a joint venture between Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. and Bioceres S.A. has announced that it has received approval in Argentina for its HB4 drought tolerant trait stacked with herbicide tolerant traits in soybeans. The approval
Canadian dairy company Saputo Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the activities of F&A Dairy Products, Inc. Its activities are conducted at two manufacturing facilities located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Dresser,
Geltor, the US based bio-design company behind Designer Collagen, recently announced $18.2 million in Series A financing, led by Cultivian Sandbox Ventures. The round includes investment from GELITA, the leading global supplier of collagen proteins,
Cargill has launched a new waxy corn sustainability programme in Europe to ensure a long-term sustainable crop supply for food starch production. The Waxy Corn Promise will see Cargill source waxy corn 100% sustainably