Brief: Gotham Greens raises $310m to build greenhouses across the US
September 13, 2022
The indoor farming company aims to make its greenhouse-grown leafy greens and herbs available to 90% of US consumers in the near future.
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Instant grocery delivery’s future looks murky as Getir, Gorillas & Zapp announce cuts
May 26, 2022
Layoffs, redundancies, and cooling investor sentiment are the major themes for instant grocery delivery startups this week.
Data Snapshot: 2021’s top deals for food waste startups driven by environment & economics
March 2, 2022
Funding for food waste solutions up and down the supply chain reflects the growing importance of the category for businesses, consumers, and investors alike.
Consumers think grocery stores have a lot more work to do on sustainability
February 28, 2022
More than half of survey respondents said grocery stores must improve their sustainability claims and avoid greenwashing.
S2G leads $12m Series A for food rescue app Flashfood
February 28, 2022
Funding will support further expansion of Flashfood’s food rescue and redistribution program at grocery retailers across the US.
Brief: Relex raises $568m to help grocery retailers fight food waste
February 18, 2022
Food retailers need technologies that can automate the supply chain to minimize disruptions and optimize inventory management.
Plenty raises $400m from Walmart, others in vertical farming’s largest funding to date
January 25, 2022
A strategic partnership with Walmart includes putting Plenty’s vertically-grown greens on Californian store shelves this year.
Better Origin on using insects to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs for Morrisons
December 22, 2021
The UK startup will use its insect farms to turn food waste from Morrisons supermarkets into feed for hens to produce ‘carbon-neutral’ eggs.
Brief: Walmart robot provider Symbotic announces $5.5bn SoftBank SPAC
December 14, 2021
Symbotic said it’ll use the proceeds to “accelerate its growth plans” and “efficiently deliver on its contracted backlog.”
Spoiler Alert raises $11m to help CPGs sell surplus inventory & cut food waste
December 1, 2021
The Series A round led by Collaborative Fund will allow the Boston-based startup to enhance its ‘liquidation platform’ that helps CPG brands reduce food waste.
Sizing up America’s Thanksgiving food waste problem
November 25, 2021
Americans could generate more than 300 million pounds of food waste this year as Thanksgiving gatherings resume and aspirational shopping abounds. The carbon footprint associated with that waste is the same as driving 169,000 cars for a full year, according to non-profit ReFed.
Do Good Foods aims to end retail food waste in the US with new chicken brand
November 1, 2021
The US-based company wants to eliminate food waste by turning surplus grocery store inventory into animal feed via a closed-loop upcycling process.
Brief: Infarm plots major Canada expansion with strengthened Sobeys partnership
July 27, 2021
CEO Erez Galonska said the deal “represents one of the largest rollouts of any vertical farming company in North America to date.”
Bringg bags $100m for logistics platform used by Albertsons, Walmart; joins unicorn club
June 18, 2021
The Tel Aviv-based startup plans to use the Series E funds to pursue M&A deals that will allow it to rapidly scale.
Smartway snags $12m to reduce food loss, boost profits for supermarkets
April 7, 2021
The French startup uses AI to help supermarkets identify items near expiration and determine whether they should be discounted or donated to charity.
EXCLUSIVE: Why Kroger is pulling out all the stops to reduce food waste
March 1, 2021
The nonprofit Kroger unit is hoping to address food waste and hunger by supporting startups making novel foods from upcycled ingredients.
Brief: Tesco brand bows out of Asia after Thai food giant’s $10bn buyback
February 19, 2021
The last visible vestiges of Tesco’s Asian retail operations are set to disappear as stores carrying the UK company’s name undergo a rebrand.
Brief: Covid-19 builds consumer trust in food system; sustainability skepticism remains – EIT Food
January 28, 2021
A new report from EIT Food suggests that consumer trust in the food sector increased during Covid-19 – but consumers are skeptical of industry intentions.
Grocery optimization platform Afresh adds $13m & former Ahold CEO
December 7, 2020
San Francisco’s Afresh has seen a major uptick in interest for its AI-powered order management software as Covid-19 rocks the supermarket industry with shifting demand patterns.
DoorDash enters the online grocery wars with new one-hour delivery offering
August 20, 2020
It faces steep competition from players like Walmart and Amazon, who have been in a bitter fight to acquire consumers — and keep them.
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