It was a record-breaking year for in-store convenience store sales, which hit $233bn in calendar year 2016, data from the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) 2016 indicated. Among the top performers were non-alcoholic beverages and sweet...
While crickets currently lead the edible insect pack, the grasshopper – which has a whopping 72% protein by dry weight with all the essential amino acids – has just as much potential as a protein source, claims Israeli start-up Hargol FoodTech.
It's got a population of just 8.2 million, but in the innovation stakes, Israel punches well above its weight, if you take the authors of best-selling tome Start Up Nation at their word. But are Israel's most promising start-ups just focused...
