On Dec. 5, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced that the US Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program (MAP) granted the association a record level of funding.
Soft Robotics Inc. (SRI) recently announced its $26 million Series C of financing, which would use funds to expand commercial deployment of its mGripAI robotic picking solutions.
Acting on a directive from the Biden-Harris administration, the US Department of Agriculture is offering more than $223 million in grants and loans toward growing competition and expanding meat and poultry processing capacity in the United States.
Funding from the round will go toward Forsea’s development of cultured seafood alternatives and its first product, an eel meat replacement for use in dishes like kabayaki and sushi.
On Oct. 5, The Fresh Market launched a fundraiser to provide relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The supermarket retailer has promised to match up to $100,000 in roundup donations to provide fresh meals to those who have been impacted by the hurricane.
The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center announced five dairy processors are set to receive a total of $1.1 million in funding through the Dairy Product Packaging Innovation Grant.
After a sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in the Marshall Islands in August, Tyson Foods Inc. donated 50,000 masks and personal protective equipment to support the community.
Producer Owned Beef LLC, a US beef processing facility owned by cattle producers and operated by beef processing industry veterans, received $12.232 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund.