Food Processing

The mid-market private investment firm has bought Fuerst Day Lawson in partnership with the latter's chief executive, Mac Mardi.

A total of $4.6bn was invested over 526 financing rounds last year, with food e-commerce taking top place followed by water and irrigation, according to a new AgFunder report.

Happerley's founder says his new agricultural data, traceability and social networking software provides better traceability than the current Red Tractor.

Label Insight will use the raise to develop new products and improve its platform for managing consumer product information.

The new index tracks water companies including Jain Irrigation Systems, Trimble Navigation and Novozymes.

The agtech-focused VC is mulling the launch of Fund III, and plans to fully deploy Fund II this year.

As private equity firms Actis and Old Mutual South Africa invest in South African convenience food, they tell Agri Investor about the rise in the sector and their expansion plans, despite a drought in the country.

The investment group says it is investigating expansion into new agri sectors and will eschew private equity for long term private investment when it comes to agricultural infrastructure.

Steak Tzar Tzar aims to break into the protein powder industry in the US as well as emerging markets that eat whole insects in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

QFG produces pre-cooked poultry, beef, pork and mutton for retailers and the restaurant, hotel and café industry in Poland and other European countries.