News
Every dated milestone across Agronomics and its portfolio, newest first.
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Solar Foods · Positive EFSA opinion on Solein
EFSA found Solein safe under the proposed uses, a first for a gas-fermented novel food. A Commission act and a member-state vote must follow, which the company expects to take 7–9 months.
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Meatly · Moved to Imperial's Grapht Works
Imperial College London's pilot and advanced manufacturing site in Old Oak, West London. Meatly plans first production runs there in 2027.
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Clean Food Group · First consumer product: Raven Botanicals cleanser
The Scottish skincare brand reformulated its 24 Carat Oil to Milk Cleanser with CLEANOil, replacing the oils it used before.
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LIVEKINDLY Collective · Completes the Greenforce acquisition
The Munich plant-based food maker joins the group. Terms not disclosed.
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Formo · FDA 'no questions' letter for precision-fermented casein
The first for a precision-fermented casein. The notice (GRN 1312), filed jointly with Those Vegan Cowboys in Dec 2025, covers Enhanced Casein in cheese alternatives at up to 25%.
Agronomics Limited (RNS) · FoodNavigator · Cheese Reporter · Protein Production Technology
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Agronomics · Q3 2026 NAV: 12.88p per share
Down 0.4% on the quarter. Share price 4.80p (62% discount). Cash £1.24m. No portfolio company fundraises in the quarter, and Liberation's Richmond construction is paused. The Chairman said many portfolio companies now hold regulatory approval and have begun earning revenue from industry partners.
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Onego Bio · US court dismisses its patent suit against EVERY
Onego Bio sought to invalidate EVERY's US ovalbumin patent. The Delaware court found EVERY had not threatened to sue, so it ruled on neither validity nor infringement.
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The EVERY Company · Onego Bio's challenge to its egg-protein patent dismissed
A Delaware court threw out Onego Bio's suit against EVERY's US ovalbumin patent without ruling on the patent itself. A parallel Wisconsin case was dismissed in May 2026.
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LIVEKINDLY Collective · Completes the Dalco Food acquisition
Dalco makes plant-based food for private-label, B2B and foodservice customers. Its existing team stays on.
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GALY · WunderHaus chocolate brand launched
Couverture and baking chocolate for professional kitchens, blending Galy cocoa with conventional cocoa. First orders came from a Boston restaurant and a Dubai chocolatier.
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Liberation Bioindustries · Richmond construction paused
Agronomics' Q3 NAV update says construction is paused while Liberation evaluates its options.
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Solar Foods · £0.4m fair-value gain in Q3 2026
From the quoted share price.
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Laverock Therapeutics · In-vivo programmes in oncology and genetic medicine
In-vivo CAR-T for solid tumours, and in-vivo gene silencing aimed first at nervous-system and metabolic disorders.
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Liberation Bioindustries · Needs ~US$25m more to finish the Richmond plant
A four-month review of selling the facility or forming a joint venture ended without acceptable offers. Liberation will complete the plant alone. About US$125m has been deployed so far. Shareholders, including Agronomics, Jim Mellon, NEOM and Siddhi Capital, say they remain committed.
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Solar Foods · H1 2026: revenue ≈ €0.1m, operating loss €6.8m
Revenue rose about 270% year on year but missed analyst estimates. The order book fell from €1.5m to €0.2m during the period.
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All G · Investment from Xeraya Capital
Funds Southeast Asia expansion. The amount was not disclosed.
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LIVEKINDLY Collective · Agrees to buy Dalco Food from Hilton Foods for £5.4m
Dalco is a Dutch vegan and vegetarian food maker.
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The EVERY Company · ADM to make OvoPro in Iowa
A partnership for commercial-scale precision-fermentation production of OvoPro at ADM's Clinton, Iowa plant, EVERY's first US manufacturing base. No start date or volumes given.
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Agronomics · Q2 2026 NAV: 12.93p per share
Net assets £140.0m. 26.8m new shares were issued to pay for a US$5m SuperMeat investment. Quarter highlights: All G FDA letter, Tropic approvals in Japan and Brazil, Bond Pet Foods FDA letter, a Meatly Series A and a CFG fundraise.
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Mosa Meat · €875k loan from Invest International
From the Dutch state-owned impact investor, to prepare entry into Singapore, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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LIVEKINDLY Collective · Agrees to acquire Greenforce
A Munich-based plant-based food maker. Subject to regulatory approval.
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All G · US commercial launch of LFX apo-lactoferrin
Aimed at supplements, functional foods, infant nutrition and healthy-ageing products.
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Tropic · Acquires Rahan Meristem for US$20m
Plant tissue-culture and propagation specialist (mainly Cavendish banana seedlings) with operations in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the Philippines and Israel.
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The EVERY Company · OvoPro demand up 550%; Huvepharma deal quadruples capacity
Driven by the OvoPro rollout at Walmart and Target and by industrial bakery and foodservice accounts.
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Laverock Therapeutics · In-vivo data support solid-tumour programmes
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HydGene Renewables · Selected for Greentown Go Make 2026
One of five companies picked from 148 applicants in 35 countries, for an industrial-decarbonisation programme with Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Technip Energies.
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Laverock Therapeutics · More than £2.2m in innovation grants
To scale its T-cell products and expand beyond oncology.
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Agronomics · Q1 2026 NAV: 13.12p per share
Down 4.8% on the quarter. Highlights: Tropic's US$105m Series C, CFG's commercial CLEANOil launch, and AU$3m more invested in All G.
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SuperMeat · Series A-4 first close: US$6m of a US$10m target
Led by Agronomics with US$5m, paid with 26.8m new Agronomics shares. Milk & Honey Ventures and other existing investors also took part. Switzerland is the first target market, with a Swiss regulatory submission among the next milestones.
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Bond Pet Foods · FDA Letter of No Objection for Lamb Protein Yeast
Developed with Hill's Pet Nutrition. Followed a six-month dog feeding study and a GRAS notice.
Hill's Pet Nutrition · Pet Food Processing · Green Queen · Agronomics Limited (RNS)
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Meatly · £10.4m Series A
Investors include Clean Growth Fund, Oyster Bay, JamJar and Jim Mellon. Total raised is now £17.5m. The round led to a £1.2m downward revaluation at Agronomics.
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GALY · Silver at the 2026 Edison Awards
For its work growing cocoa and cotton from cells.
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Solar Foods · US consumer launch with Ambrosia Collective
'Planta powered by Solein', a ready-to-mix protein powder.
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Meatly · 20,000-litre London plant: fit-out begins
Described as the largest facility of its kind in Europe. Product releases are expected in 2027.
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Clean Food Group · £4.5m raised, plus a £0.7m Innovate UK grant
Led by Clean Growth Fund and New Agrarian. The money will finish scaling up the one-million-litre Knowsley plant.
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Tropic · Approvals in Japan and Brazil
Approved for the non-browning banana. Brazil also allows local cultivation.
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All G · FDA 'no questions' letter
For its precision-fermented bovine lactoferrin.
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California Cultured · GRAS filing; US launch targeted for 2026
About US$15.9m raised to date. Puratos (an investor through Sparkalis) plans a cell-based chocolate product for its customers.
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Clean Food Group · CLEANOil launched commercially with THG Labs
A biotech ingredient platform for the beauty industry, shown at in-cosmetics Global in Paris.
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Tropic · US$105m Series C
Co-led by Forbion and Corteva Catalyst, with Temasek, Just Climate and others. It will fund scaling up bananas and rice.
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BlueNalu · Expects FDA clearance 'in the next several weeks'
Tuna toro shown at Seafood Expo North America. The company is preparing a San Diego restaurant launch.
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The EVERY Company · Home-kitchen egg product launched
Sold through Healthier Comforts and Amazon.
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HydGene Renewables · Continuous hydrogen production at pilot plant
High-purity hydrogen produced from wheat straw.
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Agronomics · Half-year report: NAV 13.78p, profit £10.0m
Six months to 31 December 2025. NAV per share up 11.7%. Liberation Bioindustries is the largest holding (25% of the portfolio), ahead of BlueNalu (12%) and SuperMeat (11%).
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Liberation Bioindustries · Leadership change; over half of capacity contracted or in negotiation
Co-founder Etan Bendheim became CEO. A second plant in Saudi Arabia with Topian (NEOM's food subsidiary) is in planning.
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All G · Agronomics invests a further AU$3m
Paid with 10.0m new Agronomics shares at 14.65p, as part of a round of at least AU$10m. The money funds commercial scale-up and regulatory filings.
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Laverock Therapeutics · Collaboration with ReNeuron
Pairs Laverock's gene-silencing platform with ReNeuron's exosome delivery to test in-vivo gene targeting. Terms not disclosed.
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BlueNalu · About US$11m raised for market entry
The money will support launching the toro once it is approved.
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Agronomics · FY2025 final results: NAV 12.34p (−20%)
Year to 30 June 2025. Net operating loss £32.7m, driven by the Meatable write-off (£11.9m), fair-value cuts (£13.2m) and FX losses (£7.7m).
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BlueNalu · Preferred share and convertible note raise
Initial convertible note closing of about US$8m, led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood Fund II and Siddhi Capital. Agronomics invested US$6.6m and booked a £4.0m fair-value gain.
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Rebellyous Foods · Mock 3 production system in commercial use
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Liberation Bioindustries · Series A1 first tranche closed
All of Agronomics' convertible loan notes converted to equity. Agronomics booked a £4.1m fair-value gain.
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Meatable · Dissolution and end of operations
Agronomics shares fell on the news.
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LIVEKINDLY Collective · Takes over TiNDLE Foods' foodservice business
In the US, UK and Germany.
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SuperMeat · US$3.5m SAFE round
Agronomics invested US$2m (US$0.75m cash and US$1.25m in new shares) to support a European launch.
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Agronomics · Q3 2025 NAV: 14.65p per share (pre-audit basis)
Highlights: Onego Bio FDA GRAS letter, CLEAN Oil 25 cosmetic approvals, and Clean Food Group buying a one-million-litre fermentation plant.
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The EVERY Company · US$55m Series D
Led by McWin Capital Partners. Agronomics' affiliate New Agrarian also invested. A nationwide US retail rollout began.
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Geltor · FDA 'no questions' letter for PrimaColl
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Clean Food Group · Bought the assets of Algal Omega 3
Adds one million litres of fermentation capacity near Liverpool.
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Onego Bio · FDA 'no questions' letter on GRAS status
Covers Bioalbumen® across a wide range of food and beverage uses.
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Clean Food Group · CLEAN Oil 25 approved as a cosmetic ingredient
Approved in the UK, Europe and the US.
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Umami Bioworks · EU feed registration for cultivated fish ingredients
Targeting EU pet-food launches from Q2 2026.
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Solar Foods · Files GRAS notice with the FDA
Seeks a 'no questions' letter, which it expects by the end of 2026.
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Solar Foods · Solein ice cream with Ajinomoto in Singapore
Launched at the World Aquatics Championships, Singapore 2025.
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BlueNalu · Valuation cut in FY2025 accounts
Unrealised fair-value loss of £5.2m (plus £1.0m FX loss), taking the holding to £6.6m.
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Geltor · Holding written down to a nominal value
£0.23m fair-value loss in Agronomics' FY2025 accounts.
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Bond Pet Foods · Holding written down to nil
£0.71m fair-value loss in Agronomics' FY2025 accounts.
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Wild Microbes · Holding written down to nil
£0.36m fair-value loss in Agronomics' FY2025 accounts.
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Rebellyous Foods · Spicy Kickin' range extended
Launched Kickin' Popcorn and Spicy Kickin' Nuggets and Tenders.
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Meatly · In-house bioreactor developed
For scalable cultivated pet-food production.
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Liberation Bioindustries · Manufacturing deal with Vivici
Liberation will produce Vivici's Vivitein BLG dairy protein at Richmond.
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Meatable · Collaboration with TruMeat
To commercialise cultivated meat at scale.
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BlueNalu · Expanded Nomad Foods partnership
Partnership to commercialise cell-cultivated seafood in the UK and Europe.
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Liberation Bioindustries · Partnership with NEOM Investment Fund
Agreement to design and develop a precision-fermentation plant in Saudi Arabia.
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CellX · Pivots to mycelium; launches Mourish in the US
Moved its headquarters from Shanghai to San Francisco and launched a morel-mycelium jerky on self-affirmed GRAS. Its cultivated-meat work moved to a licensing model.
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Agronomics · Half-year report: NAV 14.93p, loss £6.6m
Six months to 31 December 2024. NAV per share down 4.1%, mainly from a £5.2m fall in the value of Solar Foods, a £0.5m Meatly markdown and £0.8m of FX losses.
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Solar Foods · €10m Business Finland grant for Factory 02
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Meatly · First cultivated meat on sale in Europe
Limited release of 'Chick Bites' at Pets at Home in Brentford, London.
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Liberation Bioindustries · US$50.5m convertible note round
Agronomics contributed US$7.4m.
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Formo · €35m European Investment Bank loan
To scale Koji-protein cheese manufacturing and develop new products.
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Formo · Retail brand Frischhain wound down; pivot to B2B
It had sold more than 300,000 units of microbial cream cheese in REWE and Billa stores.
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Agronomics · FY2024 final results: NAV 15.58p (−8%)
Year to 30 June 2024. Net operating loss £11.0m, from £8.3m of fair-value losses and £2.1m of FX losses. No Shellbay fee was due.
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All G · Chinese regulatory clearance
First approval of its kind globally for recombinant bovine lactoferrin.
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Liberation Bioindustries · US$3.5m secured note and US DoD award
Agronomics invested US$2m. Liberation also won a US$1.39m award under the Department of Defense's Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program. A same-day amendment withdrew the award from the RNS; the 2025 annual report confirms it.
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Formo · US$61m Series B; retail launch
REWE Group joined as an investor. Frischhain and Camembritz launched in German and Austrian retail.
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GALY · US$33m Series B
Led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, with H&M Group Ventures and Inditex taking part.
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Solar Foods · US self-affirmed GRAS
Self-affirmed GRAS status for Solein, its first step into the US market. Solar Foods also aims to obtain FDA-notified GRAS status.
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Solar Foods · Two Solein products unveiled with Ajinomoto
Two Solein-powered products made with Ajinomoto, to launch in Singapore.
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Onego Bio · €14m EIC Accelerator funding
With a new Series A investor, this took total funding to €65m.
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Meatly · UK clearance for cultivated pet food
First approval of its kind globally.
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Solar Foods · Factory 01 starts operating
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Agronomics · Half-year report: NAV 16.90p, loss £0.4m
Six months to 31 December 2023. NAV per share down 0.2%, mainly from £0.8m of FX losses.
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Umami Bioworks · Merged with Shiok Meats
Combined two Singapore cultivated-seafood companies.
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Agronomics · FY2023 final results: NAV 16.94p (+14%)
Year to 30 June 2023. Net profit £22.4m after a £3.4m Shellbay fee, from £29.7m of investment gains less £3.4m of FX losses.
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CellX · Pilot factory 'Future Food Factory X' completed
It houses several 1,000-litre bioreactors. CellX planned regulatory filings in Singapore and the US.
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Agronomics · Half-year report: NAV 16.38p, profit £18.6m
Six months to 31 December 2022. NAV per share up 10.3%, mainly from £19.4m of unrealised gains on investments.
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Agronomics · FY2022 final results: NAV 14.85p
Year to 30 June 2022. Net profit £8.4m after a £4.6m Shellbay fee. NAV per share was up from 12.51p a year earlier.
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BlueNalu · Partnership with FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES
Japan's largest sushi restaurant operator (Sushiro) partnered with BlueNalu.