Jumbo Blueberry Grower Gets $1 Billion Valuation in Funding Round
Agriculture tech company Agrovision Corp. has raised $100 million for its farms growing blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and more— seizing on a broader trend of growth in US berry consumption. The funding round, led by […]
How The Bouqs Co. is expanding reach & same-day delivery with Whole Foods stores
Floral delivery company The Bouqs Co. is testing a new concept for selling its arrangements out of Whole Foods in three California locations. Beyond reaching more customers, the partnership helps Bouqs address a key challenge for its business: same-day delivery. Just ahead of Mother’s Day, Bouqs opened up its first shop-in-shop in a Whole Foods […]
Gene-Edited Salad Greens Are Coming to US Stores This Fall
Biotech giant Bayer plans to distribute mustard greens that have been genetically altered to make them less bitter to grocery stores across the country. Last year, startup Pairwise started selling the first food in the US made with Crispr technology: a new type of mustard greens with an adjusted flavor. But chances are, most consumers […]
Pairwise and Bayer Expand CRISPR Leafy Greens Market through Licensing Agreement
MAY 27, 2024 7:45:29 PM After successfully launching the first CRISPR food in North America, Pairwise is now licensing the leafy greens to the global agriculture company to carry its first consumer product forward at scale Durham, N.C., (May 28, 2024) – Pairwise, a company pioneering genetics-based innovation in food and agriculture, launched the first CRISPR food in […]
Sustainable Rice: How Tropic Uses Gene-Editing to Protect This Staple Crop From Climate Change
The Growing Need for More Sustainable Rice Production Rice is one of the largest grain crops, feeding nearly half the world’s population and accounting for over 20% of global calorie intake. Despite its widespread cultivation, with the biggest producers being China, India and Indonesia, production has peaked in recent years and this staple crop is facing more […]
Hazel recognized among the Top 5 Most Innovative Companies in Agriculture by Fast Company
Hazel Technologies’s tiny life-extending produce sachets are the latest in a burgeoning category of agtech products that promise to keep fruit and veggies fresh along the supply chain. But while most solutions more closely resemble wax coatings or an eco-friendly plastic wrap and require producers and distributors to buy equipment, train workers, then burn time […]
Superfruit Industry Disruptor Agrovision Announces Largest Equity Financing to Date with Leading Growth Capital Investors to Scale its Global Footprint
LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2024 — Agrovision, the leading technology-enabled superfruit platform, known for its premium berries sold under The Fruitist and Big Skye brands, today announced a growth capital investment led by Los Angeles-based Aliment Capital, a global investment firm investing across the food value chain, health and nutrition, and the supply chain. With […]
Pairwise Named one of America’s Top GreenTech Companies 2024
March 7, 2024 3:29:08 PM Pairwise’s leadership in applying CRISPR technology to develop climate-resilient crops and produce innovation garners recognition from TIME magazine. Durham, N.C., (March 7, 2024) – Pairwise, a technology company pioneering the application of CRISPR in food and agriculture, has earned acknowledged from TIME magazine as one of America’s Top Greentech Companies. This list, developed […]
Pairwise Shares Updated Strategy to Deliver High-Impact Societal and Climate Benefits
Following Introduction of First CRISPR Food to North American Market, Strategic Focus Enables Company to Accelerate Innovation in Food and Agriculture Durham, N.C., (February 13, 2024) – Pairwise, a health-focused company pioneering genetics-based innovation in food and agriculture, shares its long-term focus on delivering solutions to major challenges in food and agriculture, including improving the convenience […]
Pairwise Earns USDA Exemption Confirmations for Genomic Edits in Berries
Durham, N.C., Jan. 26, 2024 – Pairwise, a health-focused food and agriculture company, has received confirmation of nine new regulatory exemptions from the USDA, enabling accelerated innovation and the company’s ability to deliver differentiated new products to the marketplace. Per the USDA, plants with edits that meet the requirements for these exemptions are “achievable by conventional breeding.” These […]