Chuck Stanley

Improvements to Chilean salmon farming would have a positive impact on the global trade of the fish, according to the chief executive of the Norwegian seafood company.

The agtech specialist is the first technology investment by the Canadian real estate company, which first invested in Farmers Edge in August 2015.

While VC firms may be backing meat substitutes made from plants, consumers won’t sacrifice taste, said panellists at the Future Food-Tech conference in New York.

AMERRA Capital Management has acquired European aquaculture company Andromeda Group from Global Finance.

The acquisition is the third by the food services distribution company as it bulks up its food technology and distribution capacity.

Despite record production, a report by the Organic Trade Association says the supply chain must improve to meet growing US demand.

Sustainable food and agri-focused Seed 2 Growth Ventures has led a $10m funding round for biological pesticides company Terramera.

The acquisitions, which Avrio describes as food-tech plays, bring the number of portfolio companies in the Canadian VC’s C$108m third fund up to four.

Rising demand signals rising prices, but unpredictable weather puts growers at risk, according to an investor and former coffee trader.

ESO and Kingsley Capital are betting on a rise in Europe's Muslim population with their £20.5m investment in halal meat distributor Janan.