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Plenty appoints agritech veteran Arama Kukutai to chief executive officer

Plenty uses highly automated technology to grow produce year round

January 26, 2022

Kukutai has been an investor in Plenty and a part of Plenty’s Board of Directors since September 2016. Prior to his work with Plenty and Finistere, Kukutai served as executive chairman of PKW Farms, a successfully diversified investment entity involved in dairy farming and aquaculture activities in New Zealand, Asia and Australia.

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How the pandemic is shaping the future of global fruit production in 2022

Pablo Gómez

January 10, 2022

The pandemic brought a wave of challenges with everything from labor to logistics. Yet, as consumer interest in fresh produce increased by more than 10% in 2020, fruit suppliers, scientists, horticulturists and growers are overcoming these setbacks to usher in a new period of efficiency and innovation.

The Empire State Development and Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement announced that Every Body Eat was named the $1 million grand prize winner of Grow-NY

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Every Body Eat named 2021 grand prize winner of Grow-NY Global Food/Agriculture Business Competition

The annual contest features start-up companies in food and agriculture from around the world

December 3, 2021

The Empire State Development and Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement announced that Every Body Eat was named the $1 million grand prize winner of Grow-NY.