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Commentary

Future of Food-Focused ETF Portfolio Likely to Change Amid Jump in Plant-Based IPOs

16 April 2021 David Stevenson

Oatly and Impossible Foods are amongst those plant-based firms expected to go public, which is likely to prompt a change in Rize’s Sustainable Future of Food ETF.

A deep dive into AeroFarms : David Rosenberg, Co-Founder and CEO

Just last week, vertical farming specialist Aerofarms announced that it was going public through a merger with a blank check SPAC firm called Spring Valley Acquisition Group. Paul Cuatrecasas, CEO of Aquaa Partners recently caught up with AeroFarm’s David Rosenberg to discuss the technology behind vertical farming, closed loop agriculture and scaling up output to address a global market.

Canadian fund EatBeyondGlobal vies for investor attention with Agronomics

30 March 2021 David Stevenson

London listed Agronomics isn't the only investment fund focused on the burgeoning food tech space. UK investors might also want to investigate a listed Canadian rival called EatBeyondGlobal, which is also building a diverse portfolio of earlier-stage private businesses.

Emerging Food/Agri Technology – putting your money where your lifestyle is

30 March 2021 Nicky Grant

Nicky Grant, Head of Corporate Advisory at investment house Ocean Wall, shares her new found excitement for the sector.

The Rise of CellAg

24 March 2021 Anthony Chow

Agronomics is a leading London-listed investor in the field of alternative proteins (ticker: ANIC), with a focus on cellular agriculture. Cellular agriculture is the process of cultivating cells into desired products traditionally derived from animals, directly from living cells, whether that be meat, seafood, dairy proteins, or other materials.

Measuring the impact of conventional agriculture – some ‘hard’ numbers and a debate

23 March 2021 David Stevenson

One of the prime drivers behind investment in alternative proteins is that conventional agriculture has a huge impact on climate emissions. But putting a precise number on that impact is a contested exercise and as a recent report shows, the estimates for impact can vary enormously depending on what you include in the data sets.

Investment in meat alternatives trebles last year according to the GFI

18 March 2021 David Stevenson

New data released this week by the Good Food Institute (GFI) reveals that globally, 2020 was a record period of investment in companies creating sustainable alternatives to conventional animal-based foods A record £2.2 billion invested in sustainable proteins in 2020 – 3x the amount invested in 2019 (£710m), with British raising a record £41 million in 2020 – almost half of the total invested in the UK sector since 2006. Plant-based, cultivated meat and fermentation companies have raised £4.3 billion in invested capital in the past decade (2010–2020), more than half of which was raised in 2020 alone.

The Next Major Mega-Shift - Alternative Protein

9 March 2021 Paul Cuatrecasas

Over the next 5 to 15 years there will be a revolution in the food industry that will feel like the disruption of the horse and cart back in the early 1900s by the automobile – the transformation will extend across the entire global food value chain, from fark to fork.

How the food we eat affects the environment

8 March 2021 Stuart Forbes

A look at the driving factor for so many consumers moving towards next-generation food products.

Five sustainable food investment trends to watch

2 March 2021 Stuart Forbes

Interest in sustainable food products accelerated in 2020, with consumers increasingly paying attention not only to what they put in their bodies but also how the production of food relates to global ecosystems, biodiversity and deforestation. From an investment viewpoint, five key sustainable food themes are ripe for further growth in 2021 (and beyond).

A paradigm shift in the food and farming sector

10 February 2021 David Stevenson

My hunch is that we are at the very beginnings of a new paradigm in the food and farming sector. What started as a slightly faddish vegan led movement is now slowly but very steadily seeping through into the mainstream.

Interviews

Industry Leaders Interview with Jonathan Webb, Founder and CEO of AppHarvest

19 April 2021 David Stevenson

US-based AppHarvest is leveraging smart farming techniques as it aims to beat the competition by growing more tomatoes, cucumbers and other fruit and vegetables with fewer resources.

Pictet’s take on the coming revolution in food

12 April 2021 David Stevenson

A few months back Future Food Finance’s David Stevenson caught up with Mayssa Al Midani, senior investment manager for nutrition at Pictet, a leading wealth and asset management company which runs a fund specifically dedicated to investing in Nutrition and food-based businesses.

Industry Leaders Interview with Rom Kshuk of Future Meat Technologies

31 March 2021 Paul Cuatrecasas

Israel is turning into something of a hotspot for cultivated meat businesses and Future Meat Technologies is in the vanguard of this fast-growing sector.

An Interview with Jonathan Weins, of Pop Meals

23 March 2021 Paul Cuatrecasas

Pop Meals (formerly DahMakan) is a Malaysia-based ‘full-stack’ food delivery startup. The company's online food ordering application lets users to order fresh, healthy and ready-to-eat lunch and dinner meals made by culinary chefs from a daily changing menu and get them home or office delivered, enabling customers to have balanced meals delivered at their door step.

An Interview with Jim Mellon from Agronomics

11 March 2021 David Stevenson

David Stevenson caught up with investor and entrepreneur Jim Mellon back in January for a wide-ranging discussion of the whole future food space, with a particular focus on cellular, lab grown meat alternatives.