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What makes food tech VC firms think twice? Crowded categories with weak differentiation make investors quickly walk away High capital needs without clear ROI raise investor concerns Founders lacking food industry insight trigger immediate investor scepticism Cellular agriculture faces caution due to cost, regulation, adoption uncertainty Food tech is a high-stakes game, with most start-ups

Unilever is wrapping up Q2 in a better-than-expected position. Underlying operating profit sits at €5.8bn, beating analysts’ forecasts of €5.7bn. Boosts in volume (1.5%) and price (1.9%) sees underlying sales growth up 3.4% overall. Unilever’s Foods portfolio is up 2.2%, showing improved growth compared to Q1. But that pales in comparison to the company’s Ice

EUDR and satellite data Data is mostly collected by the ESA’s Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2, as well as NASA’s Landsat Satellites often have problems detecting small-scale deforestation and forest degradation Other problems remain, such as cattle laundering Several start-ups are working with the data to make compliance easier EUDR compliance is important. Non-compliance can result in

Kraft Heinz CEO confirms potential split (Getty Images) Kraft Heinz considering $20bn spin-off that would reshape the grocery industry Kraft Heinz split in short Kraft Heinz confirms strategic options considered Kraft brand likely to be separated Remaining business to focus on sauces and condiments Deal could close within weeks Rumours of a potential Kraft Heinz split have been

Matt Ryan, the actor behind Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag’s main character Edward Kenway, recently told a fan that they might have a reason to replay the 2013 pirate game. The Constantine actor said this at a convention signing, and fans took this as a tease of a potential remake or remaster. However, it sounds like

Battlefield 6 is a massive AAA first-person military shooter featuring big maps, lots of guns, plenty of explosions, and some really smart changes to the classic Battlefield formula while staying true to older entries like BF3 and BF4. But the only thing people could talk about after playing EA’s new FPS was dragging people around.

My first introduction to Battlefield 6 came via a trailer in a large warehouse in Los Angeles. The video featured Limp Bizkit singing about a chainsaw. It was loud, bombastic, and frankly a bit embarrassing. But then I sat down and got to play over four hours of EA’s upcoming military FPS, and somehow, by

Octopath Traveler 0 closed out this morning’s Nintendo Direct, and long-time fans immediately clocked that, despite the new name, the prequel RPG seemed to draw heavily from the 2022 mobile game Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent . It turns out that yeah, the new RPG is “inspired by” that game, but retools its story

The line between a bad video game showcase and a great one can be exceedingly slim. Often it only takes one or two surprise reveals targeting the right genres and nostalgia centers for most players to come away with generally positive vibes. The July Nintendo Direct failed on that count. It didn’t help that a

Crimson Pangolin Spirits Clearance Sale After nearly eight years of supplying gin and other spirits across Shanghai, Greater China, and beyond, Crimson Pangolin is putting a cork in its last bottle. With a variety of spirits—ranging from classic to flavored or oak-barrel aged gin, whiskey, and chili liqueur—there are incredible deals on every option within