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From food scraps to shrooms: Afterlife Ag builds circular solution for restaurant waste
Afterlife Ag collects food waste from restaurants to grow gourmet mushrooms it then sells back to restaurateurs, creating a circular solution.
Afterlife Ag collects food waste from restaurants to grow gourmet mushrooms it then sells back to restaurateurs, creating a circular solution.
There are multiple ways to extend the shelf-life of fresh produce moving in bulk through the supply chain, but precious few options once it arrives at the back door of a restaurant, claims Prism.
Agrovision has teamed up with RipeLocker to deploy its low-atmosphere vacuum chambers to extend the life of berries across its supply chain.
Cocoa prices are now 4-5x higher than they were when Voyage Foods started out in 2021, which makes the case for alternatives increasingly compelling, says Adam Maxwell.
The race is on to find cheaper and more sustainable feedstocks to fuel the bioeconomy, says Hyfe cofounder and CEO Michelle Ruiz.
This year saw Singapore-based agrifoodtech ecosystem builder GROW attract the highest-quality applicant pool in the accelerator’s history.
ReFED’s Dana Gunders discusses why interest in food waste solutions from US businesses, investors and consumers remains high.
Robust waste tracking and inventory systems are key to cutting more food waste out of the food retail supply chain.
Industrial-scale insect farming is not for the faint-hearted. So what business models make sense, and who is going to fund the next wave of facilities?
Industrial-scale insect farming is not for the faint-hearted. So what business models make sense, and who is going to fund the next wave of facilities?
Metafoodx recently raised a $3 million seed round from 421 Capital and others to help foodservice kitchens optimize their operations.
Could the sustainability credentials—and the unit economics— of alt proteins be improved by tapping into ag industry side streams?
Climate finance for agrifood systems must increase seven-fold to transition industries into taking climate mitigation and adaptation actions.
Nexus PMG has raised a $50 million growth equity round to expand its infrastructure advisory business to investors and developers creating projects that convert waste into everything from fuel to animal feed.
AI’s biggest potential impact likes in making complex analytics accessible and affordable to agrifood and agribusiness processes.
Ending food waste may calls for bolder action (and thinking) than any one behavioral change or technology can provide.
Key barriers to widespread adoption are ‘not enough measurement and not enough funding’ for food waste solutions, says ReFED.
Later-stage deals for food waste startups increased in 2022, while larger platforms are starting to acquire smaller solution providers.
Around Latin America and the Caribbean, startups are using technology to prevent, avoid or upcycle food waste up and down the supply chain.
Investors poured money almost equally into the Recycling and Prevention categories of food waste mitigation in 2022 in North America.
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