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The new sustainable farm actively contributes to Singapore’s 30 by 30 food security goal ORLANDO, Fla., March 1, 2022 – Kalera, a leader in sustainable indoor vertical farming, has finalized phase one of construction at the Changi Logistics Centre with the completion of the core structure for the fully automated farm. The multi-layer vertical farm […]

By Vertical Farm Daily “Building the business is becoming easier with every farm that we open. We brought farms online in Atlanta and Houston towards the end of last year, and are soon going live in Seattle and Minnesota,” says Henner Schwarz, Kalera’s CCO. After closing out 2021 with the acquisition of vertical farming company […]

By Christina LaFave Grace, Winsight Grocery Business At the end of January, Kalera, the Orlando-based vertical farming company that counts former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue among its investors and board members, announced a merger agreement that is expected to see the company begin trading on the NASDAQ market this spring. A debut on the tech-heavy […]

By Chris Metinko, Crunchbase Shifts in how people think about food, investing and even changes brought about by COVID-19 have led to more money—and more deals—in the agtech sector than ever before. Last year was a record year for agtech, with nearly $5 billion invested in the sector in 440 funding deals to VC-backed startups, […]

By Louis Biscotti, Forbes Orlando, Fla.-based vertical farm operator Kalera recently announced plans to go public on the NASDAQ through a merger with Agrico Acquisition Corp.  “A tremendous need exists for healthy, sustainable, and surprisingly affordable food,” Kalera Interim CEO Curtis McWilliams said. “We believe we have a business model that can bring nourishment across […]

• Transaction to result in Kalera becoming a publicly listed company on NASDAQ anddelisting from Euronext Growth Oslo exchange during Q2 2022.• This all-stock transaction creates a combined company with an equity value ofapproximately $375 million on a fully diluted pro forma basis, assuming no redemptionsfrom Agrico’s shareholders.• Based on the common stock of Agrico […]

Kalera AS (Euronext Growth Oslo: KAL, Bloomberg: KSLLF), announced today that it has named Curtis McWilliams, who was recently elected to Kalera’s Board of Directors, as interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Curtis is an accomplished Executive, Director and Board Chairman with a strong reputation within the investment community. “We are thrilled to have Curtis’ proven […]

Basil grown at PlantLab in Amsterdam goes from seedling to supermarket shelves in two weeks. Teake Zuidema Vertical Farms are Finally Branching Out By experimenting with more efficient lighting, vertical farmers are also finding that they can sustain new crops. By Teake Zuidema/Nexus Media News | Published Nov 22, 2021 6:30 PM   Inside, under […]

Kalera Announces New Chief Marketing Officer Aric Nissen The tech-driven vertical farming company plans to leverage Nissen’s extensive experience building brands to spearhead marketing efforts during rapid global expansion     ORLANDO, FL, (August 31, 2020) — Kalera AS (Euronext Growth Oslo: KAL, Bloomberg: KSLLF), one of the fastest-growing and largest vertical farming companies in […]

Kalera – Andrea Weiss Joins Kalera as Adviser and Proposed for Board of Directors Weiss, a seasoned independent director of a number of public company boards, brings deep experience in digital transformation, corporate governance, social responsibility and diversity and inclusion, as Kalera prepares for continued rapid domestic and international expansion. July 27, 2021 08:00 ET […]