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Report reveals major disruption in food, agriculture in next decade

The report details the way different parts of the cow (meat, milk, collagen and leather) and the markets they serve will be disrupted separately and concurrently by different technologies and business-model innovations.
September 17, 2019
By 2030, the dairy and cattle industries will have collapsed, as animal-derived foods are replaced by modern equivalents, and the rest of the livestock industry will suffer a similar fate, according to a report released by RethinkX.
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Mars Seeds of Change Accelerator welcomes ForaButter

ForaButter’s plant-based butter behaves just like traditional butter, but with a 25% improved carbon footprint.
September 17, 2019
Mars, Inc., McLean, Va., invited ForaButter (formerly FabaButter), Brooklyn, N.Y., to join its SEEDS of CHANGE accelerator.
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Study: 59% of Millennials find autonomous delivery appealing

The survey found only 28% of boomers and 14% of the silent generation consumers found autonomous delivery to be either very appealing or somewhat appealing, compared with Millennials (59%) and generation Z consumers (56%).
September 16, 2019
Millennials worldwide are ready to try autonomous delivery, with 59% of consumers finding the concept either very or somewhat appealing, according to research conducted by GlobalData, UK.
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Fresh Direct Produce acquires Islands West Manufacturing

Islands West is a family-owned wholesaler of produce, processed fruits, dried spices and fresh-cut vegetables.
September 13, 2019
HKW, a Hammond, Ky.-based middle-market private equity firm, and its portfolio company, Fresh Direct Produce, Ltd., Canada, acquired Islands West Manufacturing, Ltd., also based in Canada.
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