SWITZERLAND – Swiss-based Cultivated Biosciences has raised US$1.5 million in a pre-seed round for scaling up the development of its fat ingredient, made via a…
UK – British producer of soft drinks Britvic has partnered with the University of Cambridge-backed technology company, Xampla, to develop vitamin microcapsules that enable beverage…
US – Ben & Jerry’s has not backed down in the fight for the Israeli West Bank operations that it claimed were ‘inconsistent’ with its…
SOUTH AFRICA – As Shoprite jubilates advancing its proposed acquisition of Massmart’s units to the Competition Tribunal approval stage, concerned parties in the retail sector…
EAST AFRICA – Seven East African agrifood tech focused small and medium enterprises (SMEs) based in Kenya and Rwanda, have been named as the first…