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ReGrained Raises Round to Create Super Line Extension (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5c8934a9f6&e=2715c96b29) - NOSH
The company has closed a $2.5m round led by Griffith Foods with participation from Barilla Group's venture fund BLU1877 and Telluric Foods.
Startup Yummy Bazaar Raises $2.25M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e892cbfcb9&e=2715c96b29) - Biz Women
iFly Venture led the round. Funding go toward increasing the company's product selection, building up infrastructure, improving its supply chain and investing in technology.
Crypto and Cannabis Are the Perfect Post-Crisis Bubbles (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2632761c1f&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Robo-traders and index funds may have taken over most of the stock market, but the psychology of bubbles is still strong.
The Food Science Behind Creating a Meatless Jerky (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=223c42e632&e=2715c96b29) - Reuters
Kelp, touted as sustainable and eco-friendly, could be the next food trend. It's also being used to make a jerky.
Denmark: What Connects Crickets, Coffee & Mushrooms in a Sustainable Urban Food Loop? This Danish Startup's Protein Juice (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=557e6dab3f&e=2715c96b29) - Food Navigator
Insekt KBH operates in a circular economy made up of local restaurants and small food companies to source the ingredients for its cricket juice.
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Everyman's Right Brewery hopes to inspire the whole brewing industry to be more sustainable by being open about the technology and climate-friendly solutions it is using.
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Walmart Asks Lettuce Suppliers to Trace Products Using Blockchain (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7cb4428204&e=2715c96b29) - Supply Chain Dive
Participation in the program will be mandatory for all suppliers of lettuce and leafy greens in 2019. The retailer has been developing and piloting the system for 18 months with the IBM Food Trust network.
Sweetgreen's First Market Opens This Week With Frozen Yogurt and Local Produce (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6f35b47f7b&e=2715c96b29) - Washingtonian
The Tavern takes over the salad chain's original storefront in Georgetown.
Walmart Takes Virtual Reality Training Nationwide (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=624bed8f25&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
The retailer will now provide Oculus VR headsets in all US stores for local associates' training.
Netherlands: Cashierless Shopping with 'Tap to Go' Technology Is Coming to More Grocery Stores (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=b56021c04a&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
Ahold Delhaize announced it would use tap to go technology in its Albert Heijn stores. The checkout-free stores will allow customers to pay for groceries with an app or a "tap to go" card.
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Grocers share the ways they're enticing regular shoppers and mining data to create improved offers.
Starbucks Plans 'Significant Changes' to Company's Structure (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a9d16f1e6e&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The company is planning an organizational shake-up, including corporate layoffs that will start at top levels, as it tries to reverse stagnant sales and rekindle investors' interest.
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The squash variety, called Robin's Koginut, was created by Row 7, the new seed company founded by Dan Barber. Sweetgreen bought 100K+ seeds and worked with its farmer network to plant them on six farms across the country, offering Row 7 the first large-scale test of how the squash performs in different climates and soils.
Grubhub Buys Israeli Campus Food-Delivery Platform Tapingo for $150M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9c610c659b&e=2715c96b29) - Haaretz
Operating in over 150 campuses, Tapingo processes tens of thousands of sales per day from more than 500k customers for on-campus cafes, cashierless stores and chain restaurants.
This Bay Area Food Hall Is Designed to Jump-Start the Restaurants of Female, Minority Chefs (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=194a79bc8c&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
In San Francisco, the city is converting an old post office into a space for burgeoning chefs from backgrounds that don't usually get a chance to open restaurants.
Christina Tosi Reveals Her Big Picture Plans for Milk Bar (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5ab61c7829&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
On the premiere episode of Start to Sale, the Milk Bar empire builder shares her strategies for fundraising and growth.
China: Alibaba Is Introducing a Hotel Room Service Robot Next Month (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=101b5df634&e=2715c96b29) - AdWeek
Alibaba AI Labs said it will introduce a robot for the hospitality sector, making it the latest in a series of hotel-specific robots that make deliveries to guests.
One Year After Maria, Puerto Rico's Young Restaurateurs Hope to Grow Community (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=988786ec5e&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
The island's new generation of cafes and restaurants forge on amid challenges to the environment and local economy.
Burger Chain Sonic to Be Acquired by Arby's Parent Company in $2.3B Deal (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=feab49bb65&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
The parent company of Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings will now own the Sonic burger chain. With the addition of Sonic, the company will operate more than 8k restaurants and have combined system sales in excess of $12b.
DoorDash Customers Say Their Accounts Have Been Hacked (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a64980fd67&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The food delivery startup has received dozens of complaints who say their accounts have been improperly accessed and had fraudulent food deliveries charged to their accounts. Many said they never got a response from DoorDash.
Pret A Manger Sued in US for Labelling Products Containing Pesticides as 'Natural' (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=75e45c1e02&e=2715c96b29) - The Guardian
Two lawsuits have been filed against the company claiming it deceptively labelled and marketed breads as "natural" when they contained glyphosate.
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As Aid Checks Go Out, Farmers Worry Bailout Won't Be Enough (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=569908ca6a&e=2715c96b29) - ABC News
The USDA reported that there would be more than 784k applications for the $12b emergency relief funds. The breakdown has stunned farmers who say the payments won't do much of anything to help keep struggling farms afloat.
Why the Farm Industry Has Crawled Toward the Tech Revolution (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=b59bcadd8a&e=2715c96b29) - Fortune
Farmers who do try out a new technology can sometimes wait eight months to see the investment's impact.
First Fully Automated Indoor Farm Being Built in Ohio (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=84a886527b&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
80 Acres Farms plans to build its farm in Cincinnati by the end of the year. It will have grow centers for greens such as herbs and kale.
China's Hunger for Soybeans Is a Window into an Encroaching Environmental Crisis (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=84b443790d&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
How China's desperate efforts to source soybeans from all over the world is explained by the country's fear of running out of water.
Giant Brazil Farms Look to Close Tech Divide (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cdbdba1ca8&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Home to some of the world's most sprawling mega-farms, Brazil lags far behind a global digital revolution to automate agriculture. Deere & Co launched a program to connect Brazilian's farm fields to a data network.
Maersk Is Looking for AgriFood Startups Combatting Food Loss in Wake of Two Investments (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=735c0dcc97&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Ten selected startups will receive a travel and accommodation grant to participate in the program, which aims to identify solutions to tackle food loss and improve efficiency across food value chains for a potential investment from Maersk Growth.
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James Beard Award–winning writer Mayukh Sen wants the Foundation and food media as a whole to step up and embrace the changes brewing in the industry.
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Erin Patinkin of Ovenly and Natasha Case of Coolhaus are the hosts of "Start to Sale," a podcast that invites entrepreneurs to discuss all that it takes to build a company from launch to exit.
The Beard Awards Need to Recognize Black Achievements (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=36932930ca&e=2715c96b29) - James Beard Foundation
Nicole Taylor reflects on the 2018 James Beard Awards, and the changes that need to be made to ensure real progress.
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