Food-tech

FoodTech returns to the Galilee after years of war

Tel‑Hai drives a renewed tech surge in the Galilee as FoodTech companies return and new innovation hubs take shape along Israel’s northern border

Young Israelis after completing their military service help a lychee farmer at sunrise during the peak of the harvest season at his lychee orchard in Moshav Almagor near the Sea of Galilee, June 25, 2026.
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Patty, Burger King’s new AI assistant, will listen to your drive-thru conversation

Portfolio company Phytoon, which develops natural and innovative food colorings, received FDA approval to market its first product in the U.S

Israeli pride: Phytolon receives FDA approval – sparks significant interest in the U.S.

PROF. RONNIE LIDOR (left) and Ambassador of North Macedonia Shpend Sadiku (third from left) with faculty members of Levinsky-Wingate Center.

Grapevine: 'Guilty' by association


Israeli scientists develop drought-proof tomatoes

Hebrew University researchers cross Peruvian wild tomatoes with popular ones to create a new drought-tolerant variety

 Shai Torgeman with tomatoes

What are the secret ingredients of Tnuva's food-tech success?

Two Tnuva chiefs share their vision for the future of Israel's food-tech industry.

 The logo of dairy firm Tnuva is seen at the company's logistic centre in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi May 22, 2014

Can you guess what paprika is made of?

Sweet paprika is one of the most common and useful spices available, but it turns out that very few people know how to prepare it.

 Hot peppers

ChickP introduces new plant-based cheddar and cream cheese

Using lactic fermentation and chickpea isotope, the company hopes to close the gap between consumer expectations and current plant-based offerings.

 ChickP's cheese alternatives

Inside Israeli Innovation, ep. 3: The food tech revolution

Maayan Hoffman & Zachy Hennessey look at how plants, cells and even bugs could be the proteins of the future.

 A black soldier fly.

Israeli food-tech is relatively fine amid wider market slowdown - report

A report has found that interest in food-tech and specifically alt-protein is still present despite greater slowdown through the Israeli tech market.

 Trays of Mush Foods' mycelium-based alternative protein ready for grilling and rapid consumption

Technion, Good Food Institute unite to establish Sustainable Protein Research Center

The SPRC will facilitate academic research in the alternative protein field, adding more value to an already burgeoning market.

 A campus view of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, on February 19, 2019.

Ninja SP101 Digital Air Fry: A quick, quiet, and versatile kitchen essential


Expert highlights five climate-tech sectors to watch in 2023

Nuclear fission and carbon capture are among the climate-tech sectors to keep an eye on according to Terra Venture Partners managing partner and physicist Dr Astorre Modena.

 (L-R) Terra Venture partners Astorre Modena and Harold Wiener

Why should anyone want to eat bugs instead of cows?

Growing interest in insect farming as a source of protein may have you wondering why anyone would want to eat a crunchy creepy-crawly rather than stick with traditional, mooing protein sources.

 A black soldier fly.