Plant egg entrepreneur raises $23m in latest funding round, led by Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing.

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http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Suppliers2/Plant-egg-entrepreneur-raises-23m-in-latest-funding-round-led-by-Asia-s-richest-man-Li-Ka-shing

Plant egg entrepreneur raises $23m in latest funding round, led by Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing
By Elaine Watson
8-Feb-2014

While most start-ups struggle to raise the funds to turn their dreams into reality, Hampton Creek Foods CEO Josh Tetrick has convinced some of the world’s wealthiest people that his plant-based egg replacers are worth a serious punt.

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1. Robyn O'Brien follows Elaine Watson's informative articles. Site (FoodNavigator) limits text transf

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Suppliers2/Roquette-America-and-World-Food-Processing-strike-pea-protein-partnership

Roquette America and World Food Processing strike pea protein partnership
By Elaine WATSON
19-Feb-2014

Ingredients giant Roquette has struck a deal with Iowa-based non-GMO corn and soybean specialist World Food Processing (WFP) under which WFP will manufacture Roquette’s pea protein in the US.

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Both articles are informative, this too.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robyn-o/nine-dirty-little-secrets_b_4808630.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

Nine Dirty Little Secrets About GMOs

By Robyn O'Brien
Posted: 02/20/2014 9:03 am EST Updated: 02/20/2014 6:59 pm EST

Transparency is sexy. Misleading people, not so much.

If you had no idea that ingredients, labeled by the EPA as pesticides, are hiding in your food, you're not alone.

Here are nine dirty little secrets about GMOs that impact everyone from farmers to families to the financials of our economy: MUST READ