Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) announced that its venture fund, Cultivate Next, has made strategic investments in six companies working on challenges across agriculture, supply chains, sustainability, food systems, and restaurant technology. The new additions to the portfolio are Benchmark Labs, IMIO, Clean Crop Technologies, Athian, SIMPLi, and PopID, each
Quinbrook, a specialist investment manager focused on infrastructure for the energy and digital transitions, announced the final close of its second UK-focused Quinbrook Renewables Impact Fund (QRIF II). Quinbrook raised GBP 587 million of investor commitments for the fund, exceeding its GBP 500 million target. QRIF II is Quinbrook's fifth
Deere & Company, the Federal Trade Commission, and five states announced an agreement that ensures farmers and ranchers will have access to the diagnostic and repair tools that help them and independent service technicians maintain and repair current and future John Deere equipment.
Paine Schwartz Partners, a private equity firm focused on sustainable food chain investing, announced that its Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI has completed a structured minority investment in AMFRESH Group, a family-owned, vertically integrated global fresh produce company, and its subsidiary BLOOM FRESH International, a multi-fruit breeding and intellectual
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) has entered into a framework agreement to sell its property in Newark, Delaware for gross proceeds of approximately $114 million, subject to a due diligence period and customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026. Upon completion, FMC intends
Avocado Green Mattress, a maker of certified organic mattresses and sustainable home furnishings, is expanding its commitment to 1% for the Planet through a partnership with Food Forest Collab, a women-led nonprofit working at the intersection of regenerative agriculture, economic opportunity, and environmental restoration. Together, the two organizations are using
Montana Renewables, LLC (MRL) collaborated with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and its partners as the exclusive fuel supplier for recent low emissions testing on the Gulfstream G800 aircraft. MRL provided its MaxSAF sustainable aviation fuel for the test, while Washington State University performed fuel property characterization in preparation for the flight.
Protein Industries Canada has announced the addition of two new companies to its Strengthening the Canadian Supply Chain program, marking the third cohort under the initiative. The program is designed to help food manufacturers develop products that incorporate more Canadian-grown and Canadian-processed ingredients, with the broader goal of strengthening the
Aardaia has raised €5 million to develop new crops from wild plant species, in a round led by Point Nine with participation from FoodLabs, Astanor, and Grey Silo Ventures.
Quaise Energy, a developer of utility-scale superhot geothermal energy, announced the first close of its Series B financing, raising $134 million, with additional equity and debt capital expected to close soon. The round was led by Prelude Ventures, with strategic investment from JERA and Idemitsu, two of Japan's largest energy