13th June 2022 Funding / SFFFThe Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund is investing $473,261 over two years to enable and empower women working in the dairy sector.
26th May 2022 Funding / InnovationHundreds of New Zealand companies are set to benefit from the launch of two new grants aimed at fuelling firms that want to innovate, says Research, Science and Innovation Minister Megan Woods.
27th April 2022 Funding / GIDIDB Breweries, ANZCO and Southern Paprika are among the latest recipients of the $69m GIDI fund, boosting food firms’ total support to $46m.
11th March 2022 Events / FundingEat New Zealand has secured up to $275,000 of government funding to support its multi-day Feast Matariki festival.
14th February 2022 Agriculture / FundingThe Government is making $200,000 available to support farmers and growers after major flooding in the South Island.
8th December 2021 CGF / FundingNZX-listed international coffee chain Cooks Global Foods has set a price of 3 cents a share for a rights issue, which is targeting $8m to restructure its balance sheet.
3rd November 2021 Funding / SeekaNew Zealand’s largest kiwifruit grower says it has negotiated an increased debt facility of $190m, up from $152m.
2nd November 2021 Exports / FundingFunctional beverage startup Little Elephant Tonics is seeking up to $230,000 in capital to help fund exports to the US and Australia.
21st October 2021 Funding / Sustainable FoodsThe hemp meat trailblazer is looking to drive growth both here and overseas.
12th October 2021 Funding / InnovationAuckland’s The Kefir Co and Christchurch’s Badass Brownies are looking for funds via crowdfunding platform PledgeMe.
26th August 2021 Batchwell / FundingKombucha company Batchwell raised just over $1m in its equity capital raise, exceeding its minimum target of $700,000.
30th July 2021 Funding / Ripple FoodsUS food-tech company Ripple Foods collected $549,450 from New Zealand wholesale investors in its oversubscribed $55m fundraising round.
23rd July 2021 Food Waste / FundingThe government is pumping a total of $1.56m into five projects to help address food waste.
21st July 2021 Food Waste / FundingQueenstown’s Hilton Hotel, perishable food rescuers KiwiHarvest and Wanaka reusable cup service Wanakup, were among nine applicants that would receive QLDC funding for waste reduction projects.
5th July 2021 Funding / GoodForPackage-free, lifestyle grocery store GoodFor has raised $2.2m of fresh cash, hitting its maximum capital raise target.
29th June 2021 FundingThe Rural Professionals Fund, established by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge, is calling for applications for a second round of funding.
15th June 2021 Fruit / FundingThe High-Value Nutrition Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga National Science Challenge has provided a $50,000 development grant to Hastings-based research and project management collaborator Foot Steps to investigate the Damson plum.
11th June 2021 Catalist / FundingA new stock exchange is to be launched in New Zealand targeting small to medium-sized companies who want to access public investment but are too small to list on the NZX.
4th June 2021 FundingFood & beverage has proved to be the most popular sector for online investment marketplace Snowball Effect which said close to a third of the first $100m it has raised to date has gone to the innovative sector.
17th May 2021 Funding / InnovationNew Zealand virtual fencing startup, Vence, has raised $16m which will help it prepare for its entry into the Australian and US markets.
11th May 2021 Funding / Plant-basedMPI is seeking more applicants from the food sector for SFF Futures funding.
19th March 2021 Bay of Plenty / FundingThe Government has injected $20.5m into waste reduction for Tauranga City.
