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Every week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are some of this week’s top headlines.
In recent news, Jeff Bezos has committed $60 million through the Bezos Earth Fund to advance research in alternative meat production, aiming to enhance both affordability and nutritional value within the industry. Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey’s collaboration with Ozempic in a weight-loss special signifies a significant shift in the narrative surrounding obesity, presenting it as a disease rather than a personal failing, indicative of a broader trend in the weight-loss industry’s rebranding efforts.
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The Bezos Earth Fund is supporting research to help the alternative-meat industry lower costs and improve nutritional content.
Her special is a harbinger of how the weight-loss industry is rebranding: Obesity is a disease, and — for the first time — it’s not your fault.
Fund III will invest from pre-seed stage up to series B, with money reserved for follow on investments.
Observations from SXSW and EXPO, from VC money (or lack thereof) being showcased at booths and celebrity spottings.
Why JM Smucker, Driscoll’s, Chomps and Scout are among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the food category.
Speciality finance shop Mad Capital has launched its Perennial Fund II that provides US farmers with loans to help them transition to regenerative and/or organic agriculture.
The technological breakthroughs behind the variety and abundance.
For turning smoothies into a cultural touchstone, the organic grocer is one of Fast Company’s most innovative retailers for 2024.