Food Technology

Abu Dhabi startup, Pure Harvest Smart Farms raised $181 million as it seeks to grow in the GCC and Asia. The agricultural technology business now has $387.1 million in total capital, ranking it among the most well-funded start-ups in the area.
Abu Dhabi’s Pure Harvest raises $181m to fuel expansion into GCC & Asia

Abu Dhabi startup, Pure Harvest Smart Farms raised $181 million as it seeks to grow…

The second run of the FoodTech Challenge, aimed at early-stage start-ups, will offer a prize pool of $2 million and a high-profile platform to turn ideas into reality.
UAE FoodTech Challenge offers a prize pool of $2 million to start-ups delivering high-tech food security solutions

A competition introduced by the UAE to deliver high-tech solutions to pressing food security challenges…

She was briefed on VeggiTech’s role in enhancing the adoption of advanced technology with the sole aim of boosting the agriculture sector.
VeggiTech to boost the agriculture sector with the adoption of hydroponics in Sharjah

Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, recently visited the VeggiTech farm in…

Reportedly, startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based startup accelerator powered by Tamkeen and anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), and VentureSouq, a GCC-based venture capital firm, will host the seventh annual Angel Rising Investor Education Symposium, which will take place virtually from 22nd to 23rd March 2022.
Abu Dhabi startup startAD and GCC’s VentureSouq to host the seventh annual Symposium on food technology

Reportedly, startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based startup accelerator powered by Tamkeen and anchored at NYU Abu…

Reportedly, the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel to cooperate in the field of agriculture.
MoCCAE signs MoU with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel to adopt technology in agricultural production

Reportedly, the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has signed a Memorandum of…

Reportedly, the UAE will build the world's biggest vertical farm near the Expo 2020 site to bolster the country's food production, a senior official said on Monday.
UAE builds world’s biggest vertical farm to boost food production

Reportedly, the UAE will build the world’s biggest vertical farm near the Expo 2020 site…

Reportedly, the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has joined hands with the UAE Food & Beverage Business Group to launch the Nationals Development Pathway (NDP), a series of initiatives to boost the local food manufacturing ecosystem and promote food security.
MoIAT joins UAE Food & Beverage Business Group for Nationals Development Pathway

Reportedly, the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has joined hands with the UAE…

Dubai-founded cloud kitchen Kitopi is forging ahead with its expansion, announcing its first kitchens in Qatar and Bahrain, leaving Oman as the only country in the GCC in which it is now not present.
Dubai cloud kitchen Kitopi launches in Bahrain, Qatar, Singapore and Malaysia

Dubai-founded cloud kitchen Kitopi is forging ahead with its expansion, announcing its first kitchens in…

UAE's Mubadala Capital-backed REEF, North America's largest cloud kitchen operator, and Americana Group, the largest food & beverage operator in the Middle East region, announced a joint venture to open cloud kitchens that will operate REEF, Americana and third-party brands throughout the Middle East and North Africa. 
Mubadala Capital-backed REEF launches cloud kitchens in MENA

UAE’s Mubadala Capital-backed REEF, North America’s largest cloud kitchen operator, and Americana Group, the largest food &…

ColossalBit, a Dubai-based development company for cryptocurrency, blockchain and NFTs, has launched MetaTerrace, a lounge restaurant in the Central Park Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). 
Dubai to launch MetaTerrace, a restaurant that merges the virtual and physical worlds

ColossalBit, a Dubai-based development company for cryptocurrency, blockchain and NFTs, has launched MetaTerrace, a lounge restaurant…