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Wesley Francis

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Sep 28, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Wesley Francis

    “We will break even operationally across the farm by the end of the year” (opens the original)

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    Fragaria Fruits, the Bangalore-based vertical strawberry farming venture behind the Oh! Fruits brand, built its first commercial facility for roughly a quarter of what the same farm would cost in Europe. Co-founder Harish Varadharajan puts the build at around $400 per square meter, a figure he says holds up against European equivalents running closer to four times that. "It's very simple," Harish says. "What does a vertical farm have? It has steel, it has cement, it has LED tubes, and it needs p

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Wesley Francis

    "Vertical farming can deliver at supermarket scale” (opens the original)

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    Five months after reaching 500 Jumbo stores nationwide, Growy has pushed past that milestone. The Dutch vertical farm now supplies more than 100 additional Jumbo locations across the Netherlands, with an expanded range and, for the first time, availability through Jumbo Online as well. "Today we're in more than 600 stores, and the range has grown to three SKUs," says Laura van de Kreeke, Co-Founder at Growy. "That means we're reaching more consumers and giving them more choice. It's exciting to

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Wesley Francis

    Infinite Acres declared bankrupt in the Netherlands (opens the original)

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    The district court in The Hague declared Infinite Acres Holding B.V. and Infinite Acres B.V. bankrupt on September 8, 2026, and published the ruling the following day. The Dutch technology subsidiary of vertical farming company 80 Acres Farms operated from Laan van Waalhaven 267 in The Hague. The filingThe two entities were filed as separate cases. Infinite Acres Holding B.V. carries case number F.09/26/313 and is registered under financial institutions, excluding insurance and pension funds. In

  4. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Wesley Francis

    80 Acres Farms is winding down operations (opens the original)

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    Less than a year after merging with Soli Organic, 80 Acres Farms has announced plans to close the business. "After an exhaustive effort to find a way forward, 80 Acres Farms is winding down operations," says CEO and co-founder Mike Zelkind."For a decade, our team has proven that vertical farming can work at scale, building and operating indoor farms that ultimately supplied more than 18,000 retail locations across the US. We're proud of our work, the problems we solved, and the fresh, clean prod

  5. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Wesley Francis

    GrowGroup IFS appointed to masterplan 'the largest indoor farm in the world' (opens the original)

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    GrowGroup IFS has been selected to draw up the strategic master plan for the redevelopment of a large agro-industrial site in the Karachi region of Pakistan, with a total cultivation area of approximately 150,000 square meters planned across an existing complex of roughly 75,000 square meters. "We see a growing need for integrated solutions for food security worldwide," says John Breedveld, CEO of GrowGroup IFS. "Our assignment is primarily focused on the redevelopment of this location into a mo

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