Tag: Research & Data

Can tech save our bacon as ASF spreads?

September 30, 2019

As the deadly African Swine Fever keeps spreading, we identify tech that could potentially help farmers win in the battle against it.

Tastewise raises $5m Series A for consumer data platform, releases trend report

September 25, 2019

The Israeli startup combs thousands of recipes, menus, and social media conversations to figure out what food and beverage trends consumers will crave next.

Animal Agtech Market Map: 95 startups innovating for the livestock farming industry

September 23, 2019

Mareese Keane, the program director of agtech accelerator THRIVE presented the Animal AgTech Landscape Map at the inaugural Swine Innovation Summit last week.

BRIEF: WorldFish and IFPRI size up the Future of Fish

September 20, 2019

The WorldFish and IFPRI join forces to carry out research into a future of seafood, without the sea, and how it could improve the world.

Do consumers actually want restaurant tech?

August 20, 2019

A new study exploring consumer attitudes towards restaurant technology revealed that some see it as a quick marketing gig while others expect restaurants to adopt new digital tools.

Does the WRI’s new Sustainable Food Future report need an update already?

July 25, 2019

As a tech journalist aware of the potential for rapid change and transformation in this and any other industry, it seems crazy to me to be using nearly 10-year old data as a guide for decision making today and in the future.

FAIRR: Companies Have a Long Way to go to Meet Alternative Protein Demand

July 24, 2019

Major multinational food companies aren’t being proactive enough in offering more alternative protein options, according to investor network FAIRR, but plenty of challenges still lie ahead in alternative protein’s mission to disrupt meat.

Regenerative Agriculture is Having a Moment and 70 Investments Worth $47.5bn are in it

July 11, 2019

Regenerative agriculture is having a moment. For long-time regen ag practitioners and proponents, this is probably jarring. But having written about regenerative agriculture for five years now, I've never seen such engagement or our stories about this ultra-sustainable method of farming perform so well.

Here’s How Technology Could Change Supermarkets in the Next 10 Years

June 19, 2019

A new report predicts that technology will be a big player in the rapidly-transforming supermarket segment, including everything from streamlining back-end logistics to rendering checkout lines obsolete.

AgTech Landscape 2019: 1,600+ Startups Innovating on the Farm and in the ‘Messy Middle’

June 4, 2019

It’s been a wild ride watching the agtech landscape explode these past five years, writes Seana Day, who's now tracking 1,600+ startups globally and today releases her latest marketmap.

Who Are the Most Active AgriFood Tech Investors?

May 23, 2019

The majority of agrifood tech investors are generalist tech investors but there is also a growing number of dedicated funds focused on foodtech and agtech. Here's a list of the top 10 in 2018.

Top 20 Retail & Restaurant Tech Startups in 2018

April 10, 2019

Retail and restaurant tech is a category of agrifood tech startups encompassing technologies and services aimed at making retail food businesses more profitable as well as improving shopper experience at the supermarket, in restaurants and other brick & mortar stores.

Top 20 Startups Tackling the Middle of Food’s Supply Chain in 2018

April 4, 2019

Startups in the category we call Midstream Technologies raised $1.35 billion in 2018, climbing from the third-best funded category to the second-best funded sector behind Ag Biotechnology.

New Report: Israel AgriFood Tech Startups Raise $759m in Five Years

March 20, 2019

Considering Israel’s population of less than nine million, and its geographic size that is not much bigger than New Jersey, the report shows this small Mediterranean nation to be punching well above its weight in agrifood tech.

Nearly One-Third of US Farmland is Managed or Co-Managed by Women Farmers

March 7, 2019

Networking groups may be a key way to help women landowners and farmers overcome persistent gender barriers particularly when it comes to adopting conservation practices, according to the new research ahead of International Women's Day.

Restaurants Can Earn $7 for Every $1 They Invest in Fighting Food Waste – new report

February 13, 2019

The US restaurant industry alone is responsible for more than 11 million tons of food waste each year, or $25 billion worth of food, and Valentine's Day is one of the industry's biggest nights of the year.

What is the Future of Container Farming?

February 7, 2019

Growing in retrofit shipping containers has received significant buzz over the past five to 10 years as produce is grown hyper-locally on a small footprint. But how viable is this form of growing in the long term?

VilCap Offers 3 Pieces of Advice on Approaching Innovation for a Sustainable Food Future in New Report

January 16, 2019

The report discusses three categories of innovation that are primed to improve our food system's sustainability and the roadblocks that are impeding each sector's progress.

Why is Europe Behind in Food Tech Investment?

December 12, 2018

European food tech startups are on course to have raised between €750 million to €1 billion in 2018, according to different estimates. That will be around a 40% decline on 2017 funding levels.

Food Delivery Startups Might be Boring, But They’ve Returned 7x in Europe in 5 Years

October 31, 2018

The first wave of European food tech companies has mostly focused on building technology and logistics platforms to deliver food to consumers. And while the plethora of new food e-commerce options across the globe has caused investor fatigue and failures, the five leading food delivery companies in Europe are now worth seven times more than their combined investment, an awesome feat, according to Niccolo Manzoni, partner of agrifood tech investment firm Five Seasons Ventures.