NEW YORK, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — PetPlate, a leading direct-to-consumer subscription service that delivers fresh-cooked pet meals, announced today that it has closed a $4 million seed round led by Dane Creek Capital. Other notable investors include Amity Supply, SWAT Equity, The Yard Ventures, Castor Ventures, and BrandProject, PetPlate’s first institutional investor. The company […]
PETER MOREIRA Published July 26, 2017 – 7:29pm Dane Creek Capital Corp. this week agreed to buy pet-related assets of Dartmouth-based Nature’s Way Canada in its latest step in building up a Nova Scotia-based portfolio of sustainable pet food products. Dane Creek is a Mississauga, Ont.-based merchant bank specializing in pet-related businesses, and in the […]
But can the ‘yuck factor’ be overcome to vault insect farming out of the land of the niche? By Mary Baxter For Jarrod Goldin, a report about edible insects four years ago had the perspective-altering impact equivalent to Neil Armstrong first setting foot on the moon. A 2013 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]
Midgard Insect Farms Inc. produces crickets used as protein in pet food By Holly Conners, CBC News Posted: Mar 06, 2017 6:07 PM AT Last Updated: Mar 07, 2017 10:23 AM AT Joy Hillier is one of the few people who knows what it sounds like to walk into a building filled with millions of crickets. […]
An entrepreneur who made a fortune from founding and flipping a publicly-traded pet insurance firm says Nova Scotia has great potential for producing “high impact” cat and dog food.
Dane Creek Capital believes the next generation of pet food and treats will have a focus on sustainability.
A new Canadian pet food company is striving to tackle the food waste crisis and raise the bar on sustainability with its innovative business model.
Dane Creek Capital has acquired a 48-per cent interest in Midgard Insect Farm Inc., a cricket producer headquartered in Windsor, N.S.
Nova Scotia-based company finding a new use for those perfectly edible and equally nutritious produce seconds: feeding Fido.
Midgard Insect Farm Inc. is pleased to announce it has been chosen as one of the winners of the 2016 Spark West Innovation Challenge.
Windsor cricket farm startup draws interest from major investor.
Midgard Insect Farm among six startups to receive federal funding in program dedicated to new knowledge-based products.
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DCCC Chairman & CEO Mark Warren is the founder and former President & CEO of Pethealth Inc. which he formed in 1998. Under his leadership, Pethealth became the leading aggregator of new pet and pet owner data, the largest provider of cloud-based software to the companion animal industry, one of the largest providers of pet insurance in the US, UK & Canada and the world’s largest provider of companion animal microchip technology.
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