The Israeli food-tech industry continues to expand. At present, Israel is ranked second in the world in the number of cultivated-meat companies after the United States and third in the number of investors in the alternative protein field.
A recent report by Israel's Good Food Institute showed that investments in Israeli food-tech startup companies reached $320 million in the first six months of 2022, a 160% jump compared to the same period in 2021. On a global scale, investment in the sector between January and June 2022 reached $1.75 billion, with Israeli companies attracting some 18% of investments worldwide.