World's food giants knocking on Scentian Bio's door

World's food giants knocking on Scentian Bio's door
Scentian Bio CEO Jonathan Good. (Image: Supplied)
Greg Hurrell
Some of the world’s biggest food companies have been beating a path to New Zealand startup Scentian Bio’s door in the past few weeks.Last month, the Plant & Food Research spinout took first place in a pitch competition at the world’s largest food science and innovation trade show in Chicago. It was the first NZ company to do so and attracted much attention.The $10,000 prize money might seem small compared to the $7.2 million the company has already raised, but chief executive Jonathan Good said the exposure is pricele...

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