Vegetable Oil

CEO and Cofounder Jeff Nobbs credit Zero Acre Farms

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Fermentation

Zero Acre Farms: “Brewing Up a New Category Of Healthy Oils and Fats, Made by Fermentation, Not Deforestation”

Once in a while a piece of news comes along that really piques the interest; rarely do we see new categories open up despite the level of innovation in our industry. California’s  Zero Acre Farms is here to “give the world an oil change” and this month raised $37 million investors including Robert Downey Jr.’s FootPrint Coalition Ventures and Richard Branson’s Virgin Group to do just that. “We have a clear mission: to remove destructive vegetable oils from the food system” We caught up with Jeff Nobbs, co-founder and CEO of Zero Acre Farms, to find out why and how, and what this could mean for the future of food. Can you share the Zero Acre Farms mission and vision? We have a clear mission: …

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Investments & Finance

Zero Acre Farms Raises $37M to “End Vegetable Oils” With Investors Including Robert Downey Jr. and Richard Branson

Zero Acre Farms has raised $37 million from star investors such as Robert Downey Jr.’s FootPrint Coalition Ventures, as it seeks to bring an end to the era of vegetable oils. With widespread reliance on destructive vegetable oils linked to chronic disease and deforestation, Zero Acre Farms is creating healthy oils and fats made by fermentation. “Today, we announce our mission: to remove destructive “vegetable” oils from the food system” The California-based company has identified vegetable oils – including soybean, sunflower, canola, and palm oil – as one of the most consumed foods in the world and the fastest-growing sub-sector of global agriculture. The increase in consumption is not only connected to obesity and heart disease – now the leading cause of death in the …

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