Sustainability

Mitsui and Temasek have joined a group of existing investors to support commercial-scale manufacturing of FeedKind, a methane-based alternative to traditional aquaculture fishmeal ingredients.

The $300m fund of funds will target returns of about 20% through investments with mid-market private equity funds in frontier and emerging markets, potentially including agriculture-focused funds.

Pipeline chief executive officer Eric Jackson spoke with Agri Investor about the current state of those supply chains, the role Pipeline hopes to play in increasing organic acreage and attractive investment areas the firm has identified.

Aqua-Spark, an investment fund focused exclusively on sustainable aquaculture, led the previously announced funding round with a $2.5m investment.

The new loan will go towards irrigation, transport, research and technology with a view to increasing productivity.

A recent CSIS report says that private sector investment in agriculture can help efforts to meet the food security goals set out by the United Nations.

The French company’s new facility will complement an existing one in France and look to meet growing demand for pea protein.

At PEI’s COOs and CFOs Forum on Thursday in New York, fund managers examined the implications of increasing investor demands for information.

Snooze, which runs 17 locations across Colorado, California, Arizona and Texas, specialises in breakfast and lunch options in metro areas and has a focus on sustainability.

Pilgrim's Pride said the acquisition would help expand into the upper Midwest while addressing evolving consumer demands, though Humane Society rejected the claims of 'humanely-raised' chickens.