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GRAIN is an international non-profit organisation that supports small farmers and movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. For two decades, GRAIN has been a key player in the global movement to challenge corporate power over people’s food and livelihood and to promote food sovereignty. In recent years, GRAIN has been at the forefront of documenting, and denouncing, the rapidly accelerating phenomenon of land grabbing.
Overview
Location
Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona
Employees
51-200
Phone
+34 933 01 13 81
Founded date
1990
Mentions in press and media 25
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| Dec 6, 2021 | Cellular agriculture & emerging markets: Just because we can, does it mean we should? | Saron Berhane is an agrifoodtech entrepreneur based in Sydney, Australia. The views expressed in this guest commentary are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of AFN. Alt-protein is taking the food world by storm. Plant-ba... |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Former Dairy Industry Duo Launch Vegan Cultured Beverage Brand, Yoi | 3 Mins Read Ellie Wells and Tosh Nakagawa had been working together in the dairy industry for more than a decade. After switching to plant-based diets for health and animal welfare reasons, the duo has decided to launch a vegan cultured dri... |
| Dec 14, 2020 | French Dairy Giant Has Been Polluting Rivers For Over A Decade, Investigation Finds | 1 1 Share 3 Mins Read A new report has revealed that Lactalis, the biggest dairy company in France and largest dairy group in the world best known for its Président range, has been polluting French rivers for over a decade. Over a year-long... |
| Nov 4, 2020 | Asia Expansion: Oatly Launches In Singapore Where 1/3 Consumers Don’t Know About Plant-Based Milk | 31 1 32 Shares 4 Mins Read Oatly, the world’s most famous oat milk brand, has recently landed in Singapore as part of its ambitions to grow its presence across Asia, a region where the dairy market is ripe for disruption. Now available acro... |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Australia’s First Vegan Halloumi Startup Hello Friend Launches Crowdfunder To Expand | 1 1 Share 3 Mins Read Hello Friend Foods, the first food tech in Australia to offer vegan halloumi cheese, has launched a crowdfunding campaign. The dairy-free cheese startup says that the money raised will be used to scale-up its distribut... |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Flaxseed Milk Brand Good Karma Regains Majority Ownership From Bankrupt Dairy Giant | 1 1 Share 3 Mins Read Vegan flaxseed milk brand Good Karma Foods has been able to regain majority ownership from Dean Foods, the recently bankrupt dairy giant, with a new round of investment. Good Karma Foods will continue to operate as an ... |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Plant-Based Milk Maker Oatly Raises US$200M In Celeb-Studded Blackstone-Led Round At US$2 Bil Valuation | 17 1 18 Shares 3 Mins Read Oatly, the Swedish plant-based oat milk maker, has just announced that it has drawn a US$200 million investment from Blackstone Growth, a group under multinational financial services giant Blackstone, and some of ... |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Grounded Foods Secures US$1.74M Seed Funding For Fermented Vegan Cheese | 3 Mins Read Los Angeles-based vegan cheese maker Grounded Foods has recently announced that it has closed a US$1.74 million seed funding round led by alternative protein venture capital Stray Dog Capital. The startup says it will be using t... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Dairy Industry May Be Wiped Out By Coronavirus Crisis & Rising Plant-Based Trend | 2 2 Shares 3 Mins Read Dairy farmers are now in the midst of an existential crisis as the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the industry while consumers keep shifting to plant-based alternatives. Even with billions of dollars provided... |
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FAQ about GRAIN
When was GRAIN founded?
GRAIN was founded in 1990.
What has the press written about GRAIN?
Parsers VC has collected 25 articles mentioning GRAIN, among them “Cellular agriculture & emerging markets: Just because we can, does it mean we should?” (Dec 6, 2021) and “Former Dairy Industry Duo Launch Vegan Cultured Beverage Brand, Yoi” (Aug 5, 2021).
Is GRAIN still active?
Yes, GRAIN is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 6, 2022.