Tyson Foods’ venture-capital fund will look at meat and non-meat products

The giant U.S. food processor Tyson Foods launched a $150-million venture-capital fund “to invest in high-tech products and services that could refresh its stable of products, which include chicken, hot dogs and hamburgers,” reports the Wall Street Journal. One focus of the fund will be alternative forms of protein, a field that includes plant-based foods, insect-based… » Read More

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