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Seeing Green: Why Vertical Farm Kalera Sought a SPAC Deal for Growth

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 […]

Old MacDonald’s Farm No More: Companies Invest In Vertical Agriculture

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 […]

Kalera to Go Public on NASDAQ through Merger with Agrico Acquisition Corp.

• 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 Appoints Curtis McWilliams as interim CEO

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 […]

Vertical Farms are Finally Branching Out

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

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 AS to Acquire &ever GmbH to Form a Global Leader in the Vertical Farming Industry

Transformational Acquisition Creating A World Leader in Vertical Farming August 11, 2021 01:30 ET | Source: Kalera   ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kalera AS (Euronext Growth Oslo: KAL, Bloomberg: KSLLF), one of the fastest-growing and largest vertical farming companies in the world, announces today that it has entered into a share purchase […]

Andrea Weiss Joins Kalera as Adviser and Proposed for Board of Directors

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 […]

No Soil. No Growing Seasons. Just Add Water and Technology.

A new breed of hydroponic farm, huge and high-tech, is popping up in indoor spaces all over America, drawing celebrity investors and critics. By Kim Severson July 6, 2021 MOREHEAD, Ky. — In this pretty town on the edge of coal country, a high-tech greenhouse so large it could cover 50 football fields glows with the […]