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With an eye towards identifying technologies and innovations that “exemplify the new food economy” by offering scalable solutions that increase nutrition with minimal environmental impact, FoodBytes! by Rabobank has winnowed down from 45 global startups the 15 that will present at its upcoming virtual pitch competition Nov. 10. “Within FoodBytes! we strive to identify technologies and innovation that we believe can innovate and positively shape the food system for the future – even more than the specific companies themselves,”​ Anne Greven, global head of startup innovation at Rabobank and FoodBytes! told FoodNavigator-USA. This year, that includes startups from around the world that are “innovating on the forefront of sustainable supply chains, improved resource management and the next frontier of nutrition, based on insights from our members,”​ she explained. “As we look collectively at our final 15, we’re seeing an obvious uptick in those that are addressing real environmental concerns, in various ways across the entire food system,”​ she added. “Specifically, plastic and material alternatives on both the macro and micro level [Cruz Foam, Great Wrap and Papkot], continued innovation in plant-based meat alternatives [Fable Food and Plantcraft], and agricultural technology solutions to revolutionize the industry [SBM-TranspiratiONal and 3Bar Biologics Inc.].” ​
But it isn’t enough to offer novel solutions to pressing challenges, the startups that make it through FoodBytes! rigorous review process, which includes a video pitch review and detailed scoring process by internal experts and corporate Rabobank members, also must offer solutions that are scalable, Greven said. “These startups are bringing new products and technologies to the market in unique ways, and each of them have shown traction that validates the larger scale impact they could have on the food system,”​ she explained. The top 15 FoodBytes! Pitch finalists across CPG, food-tech and AgTech are … ​
AYO Foods​: A brand offering frozen meals and hot sauces that celebrate the flavors and ingredients of West Africa. Fable Food​: Leveraging the power of Shiitake mushrooms to create an all atural plant-based meat alternative, Fable Food is on a mission to help end industrial animal agriculture. Great Wrap​: Working out of its solar powered factory in Australia, Great Wrap aims to put plastic out of business by offering home compostable cling wrap from food waste. Lil Mixins​: Recommend by more than 4,000 pediatricians and allergists, Lil Mixins is stopping food allergies before they start by offering properly sized servings of top food allergens to babies. Plantcraft​: A clean-label, plant-based deli meat company that is offering plant-curious consumers delicious products to use n a wide range of dishes, from sandwiches to pepperoni pizza. Plantcraft’s products are clean-label, vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free and free of all top 8 allergens. Cruz Foam​: A bio-material technology company that makes certified compostable, protective packaging foam and other eco-friendly alternatives to petroleum-based products. Galley Solutions, Inc​. : By taking the guesswork out of food production, sourcing and inventory tracking, Galley helps foodservice operators save oncosts, reduce waste and focus on what they love. Marble Technologies​: By using AI, robotics and process engineering, Marble Technologies is automating tasks to mitigate industry-wide labor shortages starting with beef and pork processing. Papkot​: A science and material innovation company offering cost-effective paper packaging that can replace plastic options. Paragon Pure​: An ingredient company focused on natural flavors, colors and nutrients. 3Bar Biologics Inc​. : Using proprietary biomanufacturing and delivery methods that “unleash”​ the potential for microbe technology, 3Bar Biologics focuses on improving farm yield, profitability and sustainability. AgriDigital​: By combining inventory, data and finance, AgriDitial is building the technology and financing infrastructure for a digital grain supply chain. BioLevel​: On a mission to re-balance agriculture, BioLevel offers soil microbial products that don’t require refrigeration and scalable across sectors, regulatory environments and application methods. SBM​-TranspiratiONal​: With an environmentally-friendly, sprayable biodegradable polymer membrane product, SMB-TransipiratiONal helps farmers produce more with less. Vytelle​: A precision livestock company helping cattle producers optimize their herds by managing mating and reproduction decisions. More than a pitch competition ​
While the 15 finalists will be the star attraction at the Nov. 10 FoodBytes! Pitch, the virtual livestream will also feature two panel discussions addressing industry pain points and opportunities. The first will analyze the evolution of the $60bn global sugar market to better support the health of people and the planet. The second will examine solutions across the value chain that attempt to mitigate climate challenges facing the agricultural industry. For more information on FoodBytes! Pitch 2021, or to purchase tickets to view, visit https://www.foodbytesworld.com/events/ ​. In addition, the FoodBytes! team encourages startups interested in participating in future pitch competitions or the larger community can email SbbqOlgrf@enobonax.pbz ​ to start a conversation. Copyright - Unless otherwise stated all contents of this web site are © 2021 - William Reed Business Media Ltd - All Rights Reserved - Full details for the use of materials on this site can be found in the Terms & Conditions

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NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FoodBytes! by Rabobank has revealed the fifteen food and agriculture startups who will move forward to present at this year's FoodBytes! Pitch virtual competition on November 10. The finalists were chosen amongst the cohort of 45 global startups previously selected as participants in FoodBytes! Pitch 2021, Rabobank's multi-week food and agriculture innovation program that drives collaboration between startups, corporate leaders and investors to develop solutions to food system challenges. by Rabobank revealed fifteen food and agriculture startups who will present at this year’s FoodBytes! Pitch virtual competition on November 10. is Rabobank’s multi-week food and agriculture innovation program that drives collaboration between startups, corporate leaders and investors to develop solutions to food system challenges. For more information on FoodBytes! Pitch 2021, or to purchase tickets to view, visit: https://www.foodbytesworld.com/events/. The fifteen companies advancing to the virtual pitch competition were selected based on their groundbreaking technologies and products. The finalists will be judged by a panel of industry leaders, including:
Anne Greven, Global Head of Startup Innovation, Rabobank and FoodBytes! by Rabobank
Mark Abrams, Managing Director, EPP, Rabobank
Natasha Dhayagude, CEO, Chinova Bioworks , and a FoodBytes! Alumni
Nick Fereday, Senior Consumer Foods Analyst, RaboResearch
The livestreamed public pitch competition will culminate in naming three FoodBytes! Pitch 2021 winners, one for each sector. Winners will gain invaluable exposure to influential stakeholders within the industry and will receive consulting services from FoodBytes! Pitch member companies. "The finalists for this year's FoodBytes! Pitch exemplify the new food economy," said Anne Greven, Global Head of Startup Innovation, Rabobank and FoodBytes! by Rabobank. "These startups have created scalable solutions to some of the most pressing and complicated industry challenges, from meat packing automation and plant-based protein simplification, to commercial delivery of microbial inputs and whole-value-chain plastic reduction. Their innovations are a window to the 2030 global food system that will significantly increase the nutrition of food while reducing its climate impact from field to fork. Through their FoodBytes! exposure, we aim to connect these innovators with the right strategic partners and investors to prolifically scale their technologies and impact." Every year, FoodBytes! strives to highlight a diverse mix of innovators from across the industry - 60% of this year's finalists are either BIPOC or woman-led, and represent companies from North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The FoodBytes! Pitch presenting finalists, by sector, are:
AgTech
These five selected companies are highlighting innovations across data collection and intelligence, inventory and livestock management, and technologies to reduce reliance on traditional agriculture inputs, such as chemicals and plastic film. The selected AgTech startups are:
3Bar Biologics Inc . , Columbus, Ohio, United States: 3Bar Biologics is dedicated to improving farm yield, profitability, and sustainability using beneficial microbial products. 3Bar's proprietary biomanufacturing and delivery method unleashes the potential for microbe technologies not available for commercial production until now. AgriDigital , Sydney, Australia: AgriDigital is powering trust in global agri supply chains by combining inventory, data and finance. It is building the technology and financing infrastructure for the digital grain supply chain. BioLevel , Gloucester, England, United Kingdom: BioLevel has global ambitions to re-balance agriculture from Chemistry to Biology with robust, commercially proven, multi-strain, beneficial soil microbial products that do not require refrigeration and are fully scalable across all crop sectors, regulatory environments and application methods. SBM-TranspiratiONal , Canberra, Australia: SBM-Transpirational has developed an environmentally-friendly, sprayable biodegradable polymer membrane product that can help farmers produce more during harvest, on the same land area, while using less water, nutrients and agrochemicals. Vytelle , Hermiston, Oregon, United States: Vytelle is a precision livestock company reshaping how cattle producers optimize their herds. Its solutions reduce uncertainty to help producers make the most important mating and reproduction decisions. Food Tech
These startups are focused on plastic packaging reduction, automation in food processing and procurement to address labor shortages, and pioneering new clean label ingredients. The five selected Food Tech companies are:
Cruz Foam , Santa Cruz, California, United States: Cruz Foam is a bio-material technology company that produces certified compostable, protective packaging foam and other eco-friendly solutions that offer a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based products using the current supply chain. Cruz Foam is a mission-driven company creating impact at scale by empowering industry leaders to be the catalyst for a cleaner environment. Galley Solutions, Inc. , San Diego, California, United States: Galley takes the guesswork and hassle out of food production, raw material sourcing, and inventory tracking so that foodservice operators can save on costs, reduce waste, and spend more time on the work they love. Marble Technologies , Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States: Marble Technologies is advancing food systems using AI, robotics, and process engineering to add resiliency to the agri-food supply chain. Starting with meat processing (specifically beef and pork) they are automating tasks to mitigate industry-wide labor shortages. Papkot , Strasbourg, France: Papkot is a science and material innovation company whose mission is to change the packaging industry by cost-effectively replacing its plastic packaging with paper packaging - which is bio-sourced, 100% recyclable and 100% biodegradable. Paragon Pure , Princeton, New Jersey, United States: Paragon Pure is inspired by nature to create genuine ingredients for delivering natural flavors, colors and nutrients into wholesome foods. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
The five startups selected represent the latest product innovations in food waste-derived packaging, plant-based meat alternatives, diversifying the frozen aisle, as well as food allergy prevention in babies and toddlers. The selected CPGs are:
AYO Foods , Chicago, Illinois, United States: AYO, which translates to joy, exists to celebrate the flavors and ingredients of West Africa. The brand launched in July 2020 with frozen meals and hot sauces. Fable Food , Sydney, Australia: Fable Food leverages the power of Shiitake mushrooms to create an all natural plant-based meat alternative with a mission to help end industrial animal agriculture. Great Wrap , Melbourne, Australia: Great Wrap makes home compostable cling wrap from food waste. Working out of their solar powered factory in Australia, Great Wrap is working on the tech to put plastic out of business. Lil Mixins , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States: Lil Mixins' intuitive Daily Mix ensures that babies receive safe, properly sized servings of all the top food allergens. Recommended by over 4,000 pediatricians and allergists, Lil Mixins is stopping food allergies before they start. Plantcraft , New York, New York, United States: Plantcraft is the world's first clean-label, plant-based deli meat company that is offering plant-curious consumers delicious products to use in a wide range of dishes, from sandwiches to pepperoni pizza. Plantcraft's products are all clean-label, vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free and free of all top 8 allergens. The Sweet Life: Exploring Sugar Advancement for Happy and Healthy Humans
This panel takes a look at sugar and the solutions industry players are building to help shape a $60Bn global market into something more sustainable for both human and planet health. Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change: Solutions for Rapidly Changing Landscape
This panel examines the numerous climate challenges facing the agriculture industry and hones in on the solutions across the value chain attempting to mitigate them. For more information on FoodBytes! Pitch 2021, or to purchase tickets to view, visit: https://www.foodbytesworld.com/events/ . Membership enrollment and startup scouting for 2022 is already underway. If you're a corporate or investor interested in learning how innovation can boost your bottom line, or a startup looking to get involved in the FoodBytes! community, please email [email protected] today to start a conversation. About Rabobank F&A Innovation
Rabobank is a leading global food and agriculture bank providing sector expertise, strategic counsel and tailored financial solutions to clients across the entire food value chain. Rabobank's F&A Innovation team supports the bank's global mission of Growing a Better World Together – helping to turn today's promising ideas into impactful solutions for a sustainable food supply. Through the FoodBytes! food and agriculture innovation platform, Rabobank has built one of the most valuable networks for corporates, investors and startups pioneering sustainable ways to feed the planet. drives collaboration between startups, large food and ag companies and investors through two complementary programs: FoodBytes! Pitch and FoodBytes! Pilot. Our approach to industry change: discovering and supporting startup innovation; and helping large food and ag companies embed and drive innovation across their organizations. To learn more, visit foodbytesworld.com or follow FoodBytes! on LinkedIn , Twitter , Facebook , Instagram  and YouTube . ###

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FoodBytes! by Rabobank Selects Finalists for 2021 Virtual Pitch Competition

Fifteen startups will showcase innovations at FoodBytes! by Rabobank revealed 15 food and agriculture startups who will move forward to present at this year's FoodBytes! Pitch virtual competition on November 10. The finalists were chosen amongst the cohort of 45 global startups previously selected as participants in FoodBytes! Pitch 2021, Rabobank's multi-week food and agriculture innovation program that drives collaboration between startups, corporate leaders and investors to develop solutions to food system challenges. These innovations are a window to the 2030 global food system, increasing nutrition of food and reducing climate impact. by Rabobank revealed 15 food and agriculture startups who will present at this year’s FoodBytes! Pitch virtual competition on November 10. is Rabobank’s multi-week food and agriculture innovation program that drives collaboration between startups, corporate leaders and investors to develop solutions to food system challenges. by Rabobank revealed 15 food and agriculture startups who will present at this year’s FoodBytes! Pitch virtual competition on November 10. is Rabobank’s multi-week food and agriculture innovation program that drives collaboration between startups, corporate leaders and investors to develop solutions to food system challenges. The 15 companies advancing to the virtual pitch competition were selected based on their groundbreaking technologies and products. The finalists will be judged by a panel of industry leaders, including:
 • Anne Greven, Global Head of Startup Innovation, Rabobank and FoodBytes! by Rabobank
• Mark Abrams, Managing Director, EPP, Rabobank
• Mary Shelman, Founder, The Shelman Group
• Natasha Dhayagude, CEO, Chinova Bioworks, and a FoodBytes! Alumni
• Nick Fereday, Senior Consumer Foods Analyst, RaboResearch
The live-streamed public pitch competition will culminate in naming three FoodBytes! Pitch 2021 winners, one for each sector. Winners will gain invaluable exposure to influential stakeholders within the industry and will receive consulting services from FoodBytes! Pitch member companies. Every year, FoodBytes! strives to highlight a diverse mix of innovators from across the industry - 60% of this year's finalists are either BIPOC or woman-led, and represent companies from North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The FoodBytes! Pitch presenting finalists, by sector, are:
 AgTech
These five selected companies are highlighting innovations across data collection and intelligence, inventory and livestock management, and technologies to reduce reliance on traditional agriculture inputs, such as chemicals and plastic film. The selected AgTech startups are:
• 3Bar Biologics Inc., Columbus, Ohio, United States: 3Bar Biologics is dedicated to improving farm yield, profitability, and sustainability using beneficial microbial products. 3Bar's proprietary biomanufacturing and delivery method unleashes the potential for microbe technologies not available for commercial production until now. • AgriDigital, Sydney, Australia: AgriDigital is powering trust in global agri supply chains by combining inventory, data and finance. It is building the technology and financing infrastructure for the digital grain supply chain. • BioLevel, Gloucester, England, United Kingdom: BioLevel has global ambitions to re-balance agriculture from Chemistry to Biology with robust, commercially proven, multi-strain, beneficial soil microbial products that do not require refrigeration and are fully scalable across all crop sectors, regulatory environments and application methods. • SBM-TranspiratiONal, Canberra, Australia: SBM-Transpirational has developed an environmentally-friendly, sprayable biodegradable polymer membrane product that can help farmers produce more during harvest, on the same land area, while using less water, nutrients and agrochemicals. • Vytelle, Hermiston, Oregon, United States: Vytelle is a precision livestock company reshaping how cattle producers optimize their herds. Its solutions reduce uncertainty to help producers make the most important mating and reproduction decisions. Food Tech
These startups are focused on plastic packaging reduction, automation in food processing and procurement to address labor shortages, and pioneering new clean label ingredients. The five selected Food Tech companies are:
• Cruz Foam, Santa Cruz, California, United States: Cruz Foam is a bio-material technology company that produces certified compostable, protective packaging foam and other eco-friendly solutions that offer a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based products using the current supply chain. Cruz Foam is a mission-driven company creating impact at scale by empowering industry leaders to be the catalyst for a cleaner environment. • Galley Solutions, Inc., San Diego, United States: Galley takes the guesswork and hassle out of food production, raw material sourcing, and inventory tracking so that foodservice operators can save on costs, reduce waste, and spend more time on the work they love. • Marble Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States: Marble Technologies is advancing food systems using AI, robotics, and process engineering to add resiliency to the agri-food supply chain. Starting with meat processing (specifically beef and pork) they are automating tasks to mitigate industry-wide labor shortages. • Papkot, Strasbourg, France: Papkot is a science and material innovation company whose mission is to change the packaging industry by cost-effectively replacing its plastic packaging with paper packaging - which is bio-sourced, 100% recyclable and 100% biodegradable. • Paragon Pure, Princeton, New Jersey, United States: Paragon Pure is inspired by nature to create genuine ingredients for delivering natural flavors, colors and nutrients into wholesome foods. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
The five startups selected represent the latest product innovations in food waste-derived packaging, plant-based meat alternatives, diversifying the frozen aisle, as well as food allergy prevention in babies and toddlers. The selected CPGs are:
 • AYO Foods, Chicago, United States: AYO, which translates to joy, exists to celebrate the flavors and ingredients of West Africa. The brand launched in July 2020 with frozen meals and hot sauces. • Fable Food, Sydney, Australia: Fable Food leverages the power of Shiitake mushrooms to create an all natural plant-based meat alternative with a mission to help end industrial animal agriculture. • Great Wrap, Melbourne, Australia: Great Wrap makes home compostable cling wrap from food waste. Working out of their solar powered factory in Australia, Great Wrap is working on the tech to put plastic out of business. • Lil Mixins, Philadelphia, United States: Lil Mixins' intuitive Daily Mix ensures that babies receive safe, properly sized servings of all the top food allergens. Recommended by over 4,000 pediatricians and allergists, Lil Mixins is stopping food allergies before they start. • Plantcraft, New York, New York, United States: Plantcraft is the world's first clean-label, plant-based deli meat company that is offering plant-curious consumers delicious products to use in a wide range of dishes, from sandwiches to pepperoni pizza. Plantcraft's products are all clean-label, vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free and free of all top eight allergens. While the startups prepare to take center stage on November 10, this year's 40 corporate members represent some of the most influential global food and ag companies, investors and service providers that also participated in the scoring process to help name this year's finalists. Members include returning partners Albaugh, BFG Partners, Continental Grain Company, DLL Group, Germin8 Ventures, Holland & Hart, Morrison & Foerster, PepsiCo, Propeller Industries, Rabobank Food and Agri Innovation Fund and Tate & Lyle, and first time participants AgroSuper, Aqua Capital, Bolthouse Farms, Cavallo Ventures, ECOM, Endurance Investments, Fugini, GAM, General Mills, GrainCorp, Grupo Bimbo, Grupo Nutec, Herbalife Nutrition, Hormel Foods, Imperfect Foods, InvestEco, iSelect Fund Management, JBT, Lamb Weston, Louis Dreyfus Company, Marfrig/National Beef, R.D. Offutt Company, S2G Ventures, Schreiber Foods, Seventure Partners, Step Two Advisors and Supply Change Capital. New to this year, in addition to the startup presentations, the FoodBytes! Pitch virtual live-stream will also host two thought-provoking panel discussions with industry experts, including:
• The Sweet Life: Exploring Sugar Advancement for Happy and Healthy Humans
This panel takes a look at sugar and the solutions industry players are building to help shape a $60Bn global market into something more sustainable for both human and planet health. • Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change: Solutions for Rapidly Changing Landscape
This panel examines the numerous climate challenges facing the agriculture industry and hones in on the solutions across the value chain attempting to mitigate them.

FoodBytes! by Rabobank Selects Finalists for 2021 Virtual Pitch Competition

By                         Elizabeth Crawford
From plant-based and nutritionally enhanced products to improved sustainability and packaging innovations, the 45 startups participating in FoodBytes! by Rabobank’s Pitch 2021 competition announced today hit on some of the hottest trends and biggest challenges facing the food and beverage industry, including those imposed by climate change and the global pandemic. “Different from previous years, for FoodBytes! Pitch 2021 ​ we actively sought out and recruited startups to apply who were innovating on the forefront of sustainable supply chains, improved resource management and the next frontier of nutrition. All of which are focus areas for our corporate and investor network, creating relevancy and urgency in implementing and accelerating change,”​ Anne Greven, head of food and agriculture innovation at Rabobank, told FoodNavigator-USA. The competitors are divided into three categories: CPG, food tech and ag tech, but all reflect shifting values and concerns that have been exacerbated by COVID-10. In the CPG space, “we are seeing a trend towards convenience, health and sustainability,”​ said Greven, adding: “This year’s startups are answering the consumer demand for ‘alternatives’ through the lens of the pandemic related or inspired habits – seeking more ‘better for you’ options, plant-based ingredients and immunity boosting foods.”​
For example, the frozen meal and hot sauce brand AYO Foods ​ and the beverages offered by Ginjan Bros ​ makes flavors and ingredients from Africa more accessible globally, while the brain food tech company Ārepa ​​, the allergy-introduction brand Lil Mixins ​ ​and the electrolyte and antioxidant-packed beverage brand Pricklee Cactus Water ​ offer advanced nutrition and technology solutions. Advancing sustainability in CPG are the New York-based Seconds ​, which upcycles veggies into snacks, Australian-based Great Wrap ​, which makes a compostable cling wrap made from food waste, and Your Food Collective ​, which brings carbon positive food to consumers’ doors. Finally, CPG competitors playing in the fast-paced and rapidly growing plant-based segment are milk-alternative manufacturers Upright ​ and Ulu Hye ​, meat-alternative brands Hooray Foods ​, Fable Food ​ and Plantcraft ​, and vegan gelato maker Nubocha ​. California-based Down to Cook ​ also moves fresh vegetables to the center of the plate. Food tech is ‘all about revolutionizing supply chains’​
In the food-tech category, Greven said, “it’s all about revolutionizing supply chains, especially in proven weak spots due to the pandemic. Our chosen startups are providing incredible solutions for the future of the industry at every interval.”​
This includes enhanced food safety and traceability solutions, alternative protein, enhanced nutrition technologies, and packaging innovations. Grouped by core offering, competitors in this category, include:
The 45 companies will receive a week of in-depth mentoring and coaching before being winnowed down to 15 startups – five CPG, five food-tech and five ag-tech – that will publicly pitch Nov. 10 for a chance to win one of three awards in each sector. This year’s competitors were selected from 370 applicants hailing from 15 countries and represent a diverse range of perspectives with more than 50% led by women or BIPOC founders. Overcoming barriers to large scale adoption​
Taking a step back from the competition, Greven says she sees the most potential for innovative companies developing solutions that commercialize emerging methods of sustainable food production, but, she added, “we need even more focus on removing known barriers to large scale adoption. ​
Greven says she also see significant potential for “food technologies that have a demonstrable functional benefit … to address a market of increasingly health-conscious consumers.”​
She explained: “Technologies innovating in this space will differentiate themselves from novel ingredients and processes that exist purely because it is scientifically possible. Scaling functional foods requires corporate collaboration to take prototypes ‘off the bench’ and utilize commercial manufacturing capabilities.”​
Finally, Greven says an emerging area where she sees significant unmet demand is for sustainable packaging solutions. “Cruz Foam, one of our food tech startups, is a bio-material company that is producing compostable, sustainable alternatives to plastic polystyrene foam, at a similar price point and performance,”​ Greven said. “Alternatively, Great Wrap, one of our CPG startups, is providing a similar solution direct to consumers – in an effort to put plastic out of business, their household cling wrap is made form food waste.”​
FoodBytes! is growing​
Rabobank’s FoodBytes! platform is more than just a pitch competition – it is an integrated networking and education platform ​ that offers year-round opportunities for established and emerging food and beverage industry players to connect through webinars and other community-building events that are part of the FoodBytes! Pilot program. The FoodBytes! Pilot program fosters lengthier six- to nine-month collaborations between startups and corporate members, and builds on the FoodBytes! Pitch competitions. Since redesigning the platform to better foster the FoodBytes! Pitch and FoodBytes! Pilot programs last year, corporate members, including investors, service providers, and globally food and ag companies, have climbed 120%, according to Rabobank. And since 2017, their investments in FoodBytes! alumni have climbed to nearly $216m. alumni have built on the connections and their success in the program to secure additional funding – including a “hallmark” investment year to date in 2021, in which startups in the network raised more than $500m in the first six months of the year – more than all of last year. Copyright - Unless otherwise stated all contents of this web site are © 2021 - William Reed Business Media Ltd - All Rights Reserved - Full details for the use of materials on this site can be found in the Terms & Conditions

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