Investments & Funding
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Meat startup Licious becomes latest India unicorn after raising US$52m in latest funding round
INDIA – Licious, a direct-to-consumer fresh meat and seafood brand, is the latest Indian food startup to achieve the highly sought-after Unicorn status after raising US$52 million…
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USAID funded Trade Hub supports Senegalese Agro Boye, Guinea’s La Petite Damba to increase capacity
WEST AFRICA – Senegal-based agribusiness firm Agro Boye, has received a US$1.1 million co-investment grant from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade…
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Team Europe partners with Zanaco to launch US$34m agriculture investment initiative in Zambia
ZAMBIA – Smallholder farmers and rural cooperatives across Zambia are set to benefit from a new €30 million (US$34m) initiative launched by Zambia National Commercial…
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Perfect Day set to expand operations after raising US$350 million in Series D funding round
USA – California-based food technology startup Perfect Day has raised US$350 million in series D funding to enable it to expand its business operations. The…
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PepsiCo invests in UK distribution center upgrade as Britvic pumps US$31m into factory expansion
UK – American drink and snack company PepsiCo has completed a £14m (US$19m) upgrade of its Southern Region Distribution Centre (SRDC) based in Leicester to…