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Why Entrepreneurs, Not CPG Giants, Will Lead Us to ‘Earth-Functional Foods’
1 year ago - New report uses the term “Earth-Functional Foods” to describe food that provides environmental benefits beyond health.
Trending: More Startups Revolutionizing the Food Industry
2 years ago - Everyone’s gotta eat – and it makes for a big industry. Globally, food and agriculture is a $7.8 trillion industry. Its also growing (pun intended): global investments in the food and agriculture sector have grown three-fold since 2004 and, according to McKinsey, on average have demonstrated higher returns to shareholders than other sectors. In the US, agriculture, food and related industries generated 5.5% of the country’s GDP at $992 billion, $137 billion of that coming directly from US farms.