[F]ood tech has changed how we eat, for good. So, what’s the driving force behind this activity? And where have these developments had the biggest impact so far?
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10 years, 10 big tech moments
2011: Quorn launches its first vegan product – binding its fermented fungus with potato protein, rather than egg albumen
2012: Sky Greens, the world’s first commercial vertical farm, opens in Singapore
2013: New-York based investment platform AgFunder launches, one of the first food tech-focused platforms that allows startups to raise cash directly from accredited investors
2014: In Las Vegas, the first 3D printed machine for food is unveiled at a trade show, creating 3D sweets for visitors
2015: Four years after launch, Impossible Foods secures $108m in investment for its next-gen plant-based burgers
2016: Californian startup Habit promises state-of-the-art personalised food plans analysing users’ DNA
2017: Gene-editing faces a legal limbo in the EU, despite claims it could create a new breed of ultra-resistant crops
2018: Nestlé lends its weight to Five Seasons Ventures, a European fund focused on food tech
2019: Beyond Meat goes public with a $1.5bn valuation – nearly tripling in value within three days
2020: Singapore is the first government in the world to give the green light to a cultivated meat product
