Organic & Real, Dubai’s largest online grocery store for organic fruits and vegetables which provides a vast selection of plant-based alternative products, has seen sales quadruple since the onset of the lockdown in the country and its growth trajectory continues to be strong, according to Gulf News.
BlueNalu and NEOM Sign MoU to Advance Cell-Cultured Seafood
NEOM, a sustainable regional development initiative in northwest Saudi Arabia, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with cell-cultured seafood developer BlueNalu. The partnership seeks to advance the commercialization, marketing, and distribution of BlueNalu’s cell-cultured seafood offerings, aligning with their shared objectives of enhancing food security and promoting access to nutritious food options for global communities. Key objectives outlined in the MoU include: Extending support for establishing an incubation and food innovation ecosystem within Saudi Arabia. Conducting public education and consumer research. Fostering engagement with regulatory bodies to facilitate the approval and sale of novel food products. The formation of this partnership comes on the heels of NEOM’s investment of $20 million into BlueNalu as part of a Series B funding round last month aimed …
