From start-up nation to foodtech destination
How Israel is positioning itself as a world leader in the production of alternative and novel food technology
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A visitor eats a grasshopper, farmed as a Kosher (conforming to the Jewish dietary regulations) protein-rich food source by Hargol FoodTech, at the "Israeli Expo" technology exhibit at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on September 3, 2019. - The Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation serves in part as a shrine to Israel's long list of technological accomplishments. The success of Israel's high-tech industry is one of the few subjects not up for debate ahead of September 17 elections, and those involved are looking at ways to build on the achievements of the "start-up nation" no matter who wins. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
In a small laboratory on the 10th floor of a glassy office building overlooking the Israeli city of Ra’anana, food technician Maia Schick is busy cooking up new recipes using proteins developed from plants. A few miles away, in...