| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.10.2024 | The Rise of Idaho's Food Innovation: Mart Frozen Foods and the Plant-Based Revolution | In the heart of Idaho, a culinary revolution is brewing. Mart Frozen Foods has just unveiled a $65 million high-tech facility in Rupert, a town nestled in the "Magic Valley." This sprawling 100,000-square-foot plant is not just a ... |
| 08.10.2024 | The UK’s Bold Leap into Cultivated Meat: A Regulatory Revolution | The UK government is stepping into the future of food with a £1.6 million investment aimed at revolutionizing the cultivated meat industry. This move is not just a financial commitment; it’s a declaration of intent. The establishment of a r... |
| 08.10.2024 | Nuggs Maker Simulate Bought By Ahimsa Companies After Period of Uncertainty for the ‘Tesla of Chicken’ | 5 Mins Read Vegan chicken startup Simulate, famous for its Nuggs, has been acquired by Ahimsa Companies to get the business back on track after months of (dis)quiet.
Simulate, the plant-based meat brand known for its meme-famous Nuggs, has ... |
| 07.10.2024 | Plant-Based Ready Meals Are a Win for Convenience, Sustainability, and Industry Growth | As consumers increasingly demand convenience without compromising on health or sustainability, plant-based ready meals are emerging as a significant market player.
Currently valued at an impressive USD 11.3 billion, the plant-based sector i... |
| 02.10.2024 | Mart Frozen Foods Opens $65M, 100K SF High-Tech Food Manufacturing Facility in Southern Idaho | Mart Frozen Foods Logo. Photo Credit: The Mart Group
Plant produces fully baked frozen Idaho potatoes, will hire 80 employees in Idaho's "Magic Valley" region known for food innovation
RUPERT, Idaho, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb... |
| 25.04.2024 | LRQA highlights need for data-driven risk management at 2024 GFSI food safety conference | SINGAPORE, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At the recent Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) conference in Singapore, conversations highlighted the need for the food industry to adapt swiftly to changes in the risk landscape and incorporate... |
| 21.04.2024 | Packaged food companies could shift to more transparency, healthier food options | Organised packaged food players are feeling the heat on their health claims, product formulations and nutrition levels on the back of concerns raised by public health advocates, social media influencers and users in recent times. Experts sa... |
| 12.04.2024 | McCain Foods Announces Acquisition of Irish Plant-Based Frozen Food Brand Strong Roots | Following its initial investment of $55 million in Strong Roots back in 2021, McCain has now announced the acquisition of the Ireland-based “veg-first food brand” for an undisclosed sum.
Following the acquisition, Strong Roots will operate ... |
| 20.02.2024 | The 2024 list of agrifood corporates making regenerative agriculture commitments | The last time we compiled a list of agrifood corporates making regenerative agriculture commitments, it took hours upon hours of reading between corporate jargon lines to understand a handful of companies’ goals.
What a difference a couple ... |
| 24.01.2024 | McCain Foods Releases 2023 Global Sustainability Report | McCain’s Sustainability Summary Report spotlights key progress towards its sustainability commitments and provides a detailed look at a year in the life of a regenerative farm.
The progress McCain Foods is making towards its sustainability ... |
| 09.11.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Talus Renewables nabs $22m for green ammonia, Getir buys FreshDirect | This week, Talus Renewables closed a funding round for its green ammonia system and vegetable waste firm Letoon Holdings secured capital. M&A is coming for online grocery, as evidenced by Getir’s acquisition of US-based FreshDirect. The... |
| 25.01.2023 | McCain Foods 2022 Sustainability Report Spotlights Key Progress & Opportunity for Sustainable, Regenerative Food Production | TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today McCain Foods Limited (McCain) released its Sustainability Report, underpinning its commitment to producing delicious, planet-friendly food.
The report includes the organizations sustainability re... |
| 08.12.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Grocery startup Oda bags $158m, new rounds for alt meat & restaurant tech | Despite losing its unicorn status, Norwegian online grocer Oda bagged a sizable round this week. Restaurant tech company MarginEdge and AgFunder portfolio company Black Sheep Foods also raised money, as did forest tech platform Gaia AI and ... |
| 07.12.2022 | Vertical farm GoodLeaf Farms plots Canadian expansion with McCain-led $150m raise | Ontario, Canada-based vertical farming company GoodLeaf Farms has raised $150 million in equity capital.
Canadian frozen food giant McCain Foods led the round, joined by agrifood private-equity investor Power Sustainable Lios.
GoodLeaf will... |
| 13.09.2022 | McCain Foods Acquires Scelta Products | The acquisition will fuel future growth in the global prepared appetizers market to meet customer and consumer demand
TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McCain Foods has acquired Scelta Products, adding the Netherlands-based producer o... |
| 13.09.2022 | McCain Foods Acquires Scelta Products | The acquisition will fuel future growth in the global prepared appetizers market to meet customer and consumer demand
TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McCain Foods has acquired Scelta Products, adding the Netherlands-based producer o... |
| 30.06.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Eclipse scoops $40m for animal-free ice cream, Current Foods nets $18m | This week, Eclipse — best known for its animal-free ice creams — closed its Series B round, while another plant-based protein startup, Current Foods, raised capital for its vegan salmon analog.
Elsewhere, e-grocer Ocado scored big from a pu... |
| 16.06.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Little Leaf Farms bags $300m, Wonder lands $340m to cook meals curbside | Mega-rounds this week went to controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company Little Leaf Farms and food delivery concept Wonder. Magic Spoon, best known for its “high-protein, low carb” cereal, finally landed in retail (and raised more fu... |
| 10.06.2022 | McCain launches regenerative agriculture project in South Africa | McCain Foods, the world’s largest producer of frozen potato products, has unveiled plans for its second “Farm of the Future,” this time in South Africa. The project is part of the company’s drive to cut carbon emissions and tackle the impac... |
| 10.02.2022 | It’s time to hold agrifood corporates accountable for their climate commitments. This list may help | If there was one key takeaway my colleague Louisa Burwood-Taylor and other attendees took from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, UK, last October, it was the need for corporate accountability.
The world’s climate crisis has finally taken... |
| 30.09.2021 | Data Snapshot: Alt-protein, functional foods raise record $1.4bn in H1 2021 | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Startups developing innovative food and ingredients, including alt-proteins, raised a total of $1.4 bil... |
| 27.09.2021 | The Simple Root Launches Potato-Based Pesto, Cream Cheese, and Dips in Collaboration With McCain | A new plant-based brand called The Simple Root is set to launch in the UK, in collaboration with frozen potato product giant McCain Foods. It will offer sauces, dips, and cheeses, all made with potatoes.
Specific products will include pesto... |
| 18.06.2021 | Brief: Jay-Z fund backs plant-based NUGGS maker Simulate | Marcy Venture Partners, a VC firm founded by music moguls Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter and Jay Brown alongside Walden Venture Capital‘s Larry Marcus, has invested in plant-based protein startup Simulate, Bloomberg reports.
New York-based Simulate —... |
| 30.09.2019 | McDonald’s starts selling its Beyond Meat-based “P.L.T.” sandwich in Canada | McDonald’s first foray into the plant-based protein patty market in North America is launching today in Canada.
The company’s “P.L.T.” (plant, lettuce, and tomato) sandwich, which uses patties from Beyond Meat, is now on sale at several loc... |
| 15.07.2019 | 19-year-old Announces $7M Funding Round Led by McCain Foods for World’s Most Advanced Nugget | NUGGS, the chicken nugget startup, has announced its official launch. Founded by 19-year-old serial tech entrepreneur Ben Pasternak, NUGGS says that it will disrupt the animal-based meat industry with its new nugget technology.
After over a... |
| 24.01.2017 | McCain proposes $7.5 billion of new U.S. military funding for Asia-Pacific | By David Brunnstrom
3 Min Read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Senate’s Armed Services Committee, John McCain, has proposed $7.5 billion of new military funding for U.S. forces and their allies in the Asia-Pacific, where tension... |
| 22.06.2016 | Resson Earns $11M In Series B Funding From McCain Foods | Resson, a fast-growing data-driven agriculture technology company, today announced that McCain Foods Limited is now a strategic partner and is part of a $US 11 million (about$CDN 14 million) Series B investment round in the company.
Other i... |
| 22.06.2016 | Resson Earns $11M In Series B Funding From McCain Foods | Resson, a fast-growing data-driven agriculture technology company, today announced that McCain Foods Limited is now a strategic partner and is part of a $US 11 million (about$CDN 14 million) Series B investment round in the company.
Other i... |
