Motivo Engineering Acquires Food Robotics Startup Robodondo
June 7, 2017
A Californian product design and engineering group called Motivo Engineering has acquired Robodondo, a robotics startup focused on the food industry.
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The 4 Shocking Consequences of Food Waste
June 5, 2017
Ever get to the end of the week faced with a fridge full of rotting produce and gone off meat because plans to cook up a storm got sidetracked? You’re not alone.
What Does Obama Think About Food Tech? Former Chef & Advisor Sam Kass Tells Us
June 1, 2017
We speak to Sam Kass about his transition from a chef to a policy advisor to a venture capital investor, Obama’s interest in the sector, and which technologies he thinks will be transformative to the food system, nutritionally and environmentally.
Saxon & Parole Exec Chef Farmerie on Food Tech, Impossible Burger, and Consumer Acceptance
June 1, 2017
We caught up Brad Farmerie to find out how he’s incorporated tech and innovation into his farm-to-table philosophy and why he’s all-in with today’s hottest plant-based burger.
Scale is the Real Barrier for Lab-Grown Meat
May 31, 2017
Three players in the very small, but growing, lab-grown meat club spoke together on a panel at the Reducetarian Summit in New York City earlier this month.
Ag Industry Brief: Trimble Acquires Precision Ag Co, Accelerator Announcements, Do Food Delivery Drivers Need Food Safety Rules?
May 27, 2017
Trimble to Acquire Müller-Elektronik to Extend its Precision Agriculture Capabilities
Five Startups Win Accelerator Backing to Fight Food Insecurity, Waste, and Unsustainable Food Systems
May 25, 2017
The Good Kitchen, launched last year as Europe’s first accelerator program for social startup businesses tackling food issues, will award low-interest loans to the startups to get their businesses off the ground.
FoodBytes! Announces 20 Startups to Pitch in New York
May 16, 2017
The two-day event will bring innovative companies together with investors, and industry leaders in the hope of connecting them with the capital, mentorship, and resources they need to grow their businesses.
Ag Industry Brief: Future Food Asia Announces Finalists, Nonprofit Files IRS Complaint Against Whole Foods, Humane Society, GAP, more
May 12, 2017
Asia’s first agritech and foodtech startup up competition will take place in Singapore later this month.
Mini Apple Variety Rockit Launches Ahead as Private Equity Investors Pay 10x Valuation from 2011
May 11, 2017
The founder of Rockit Global, the New Zealand company that holds the global rights to the mini Rockit apple variety, has sold over 50% of the company to two private equity firms Pioneer Capital and Oriens Capital for around N$25 million ($17 million).
Change is Not Optional: How Large Food & Beverage Companies Can Engage with Disruptive Technology
May 10, 2017
With technology set to disrupt the food & beverage industry, it’s becoming clear that, for companies that wish to survive, change is not an option, write sustainability consultant Tod Christenson.
Lewis & Clark Invests in Prepped Food Delivery Startup Territory as NYC’s Maple Shuts Down
May 9, 2017
The highs and lows of the food e-commerce space continued this week with Territory raising $6.7m in Series A funding in the same week that Maple closed and sold some of its assets to the UK’s Deliveroo.
Ag Industry Brief: Hampton Creek Lays Off Staff Struggling to Fundraise, Impossible Foods Boosts Management, more
May 8, 2017
Hampton Creek CEO Cleans House Amid Fundraising Woes Hampton Creek, which created a vegan egg-less mayo spread, has only raised $7 million toward its recently
Report: US Grass-Fed Beef Market Doubling Every Year, But Scaling Challenges Remain
May 8, 2017
Retail sales of labeled fresh grassfed beef reached $272 million in 2016, up from $17 million in 2012 and doubling every year, according to a new report entitled Back to Grass: the Market Potential for U.S. Grassfed Beef.
Nutriati Raises $8m Series A from PowerPlant, Tate & Lyle for Plant-Based Ingredients
April 27, 2017
Plant-based foodtech startup Nutriati has raised $8 million in Series A funding to commercialize ingredients targeting food manufacturers and processors.
The Kitchen FoodTech Hub Preps to Welcome 7th Company as Industry “Leaps Forward” in Israel
April 26, 2017
The conversation around foodtech in Israel has now completely changed, according to Amir Zaidman, VP of business development at The Kitchen.
Earth Day Reflections: Number of Food Waste Startups Rises, Soil Health Needs More Attention
April 21, 2017
Earth Day provides a prime opportunity to reflect on the state of environmental sustainability in the food and agriculture industry.
Ag Industry Brief: Tyson Hires First Sustainability Officer, Food + Future Lab May Close, Unilever Acquires Sir Kensington’s, more
April 21, 2017
Tyson Foods Appoints its First Chief Sustainability Officer Major poultry producer Tyson Foods has named Justin Whitmore to the newly-created role of Chief Sustainability Officer.
Wasteless Raises $400k Seed for ‘Internet of Groceries’ Technology
April 20, 2017
Wasteless is an Israeli startup creating a real-time tracking solution to help fight food waste at the grocery store.
Ag Industry Brief: BASF Licenses CRISPR Cas-9, Thrive Accel Announces Winners, Beyond Meat Goes to Hong Kong, more
April 17, 2017
Also, Acquisition of Syngenta by ChemChina Approved by Chinese Competition Authority and Monsanto Sells Brazilian Seed Processing Plant to Tecnoseeds.
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