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Feeding the World with CRISPR: Agriculture’s Next Frontier

Forward Fooding

The company has raised a total of $12M in funding to date and recently acquired the business unit of an Israeli seed company to demonstrate its commitment to the genetic improvement of crops to secure the food supply. Missouri-based biotech company Agragene focuses on developing gene-editing tools for crop protection.

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What I’ve Learned About Food Waste as a Bon Appetit Fellow

Bon Appetit Management Company

Throughout college and now as a Fellow at Bon Appétit, the issue of food waste has long held my interest. food supply is wasted every year and there’s more food waste than any other material in our municipal landfills. I know it’s an urgent and systemic problem that impacts both people and the planet. 30-40% of the U.S.

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6 companies walking the alt protein path to 2030

GFI

At Cargill, we see the entire food supply chain and how we can work together. Givaudan, Bühler, and Cargill are working with the FoodTech HUB Latam and the Food Technology Institute to open a Tropical Food Innovation Lab in Campinas, Brazil.

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Food Upcycling: AgriFoodTech’s New Treasure

Forward Fooding

Companies, like The Ugly Co , sell these ugly produce as dried upcycled fruits while some, like Misfits Market and Imperfect Foods , rescue these fruits and vegetables by delivering them to consumers at a lower price. It usually happens when the supply, availability, and nutritional requirements of food exceed the demand for it.