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Wissotzky Tea: Supplier to the Russian Tsar, Israel's 175-Year-Old Family BrandLead story
Agriculture & Food Tech · Aug 10, 2026

Wissotzky Tea: Supplier to the Russian Tsar, Israel's 175-Year-Old Family Brand

Founded 1849 in Moscow. Tsar's tea supplier. Largest tea firm in the Russian Empire. Survived revolution, Holocaust, rebuilt in Tel Aviv 1936. 76% of the Israeli tea market ($68M). 200+ blends. Declared a monopoly in gre…

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The Protein-Transition Capital Map
Agriculture & Food Tech · Jun 9, 2026
The Protein-Transition Capital Map

The hype money is gone. What it left behind is a clearer picture of who actually funds Israeli food-tech — and who's still standing.

Fermentation Is Israel's Quiet Protein Bet
Agriculture & Food Tech · Jun 6, 2026
Fermentation Is Israel's Quiet Protein Bet

It doesn't grow cells or print steaks. It brews the exact proteins found in milk — and it may be the most scalable food-tech Israel has.

Redefine Meat and the Whole-Cut Problem
Agriculture & Food Tech · May 31, 2026
Redefine Meat and the Whole-Cut Problem

Most plant-based meat lost the consumer war by competing with the cheapest thing on the shelf. Israel's biggest bet went the other way — for the steak…