Investments & Funding
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JBS, Tyson Foods invests in smartwatch app that can improve worker productivity while reducing injuries
US – Two of America’s meat giants, JBS and Tyson Foods, have invested in Mentore, a smartwatch application that allows managers to monitor workers’ movements.…
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Wholestone Farms halts US$500m pork plant project after court rules in favor of Smart Growth Sioux Falls group
US – Wholestone Farm’s plan of constructing a US$500 million pork plant in Sioux Falls that would employ approximately 1100 workers, has been put on…
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Cermaq holds back investment plans in Norway after a proposed resource rent tax increment
NORWAY – Cermaq, one of the world’s leading salmon farming companies, is the latest major seafood company to retract its plans of investment in Norway…
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Gourmey raises US$46.69m in world’s largest Series A round for a cultivated meat startup
FRANCE – French cultivated meat startup Gourmey, has raised an oversubscribed €48miilion (US$46.69m) Series A, becoming the world’s largest Series A round for a cultivated…
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Cazcabel Tequila plans to build US$37m distillery in Mexico’s Los Altos region
MEXICO – Tequila brand Cazcabel, has plans of building a US$37 million distillery in Mexico’s Los Altos region in 2023, run by agave farmers and…