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Farmer's Fridge Stocks up with $30M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=77fbaed1f4&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
Funding was led by Innovation Endeavors, with participation from Finistere Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures and Danone Manifesto Ventures. The capital will be used to scale the business.
Picnik Raises $7.5M from KarpReilly (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c189a6fae5&e=2715c96b29) - BevNET
The invite will help grow the brand's CPG and cafe businesses.
Why an M&A Storm Is Brewing in the Coffee Market (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6b082b87cf&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
As consumer demand for premium, on-the-go java skyrockets, companies such as Nestlé and Coca-Cola are expanding their presence in the space, spending more than $12b this year alone.
Here's Why Coca-Cola Is Buying Costa Coffee for $5.1B (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a7a65ae6d5&e=2715c96b29) - Fortune
While Costa does not compete in the US market, it is the UK's leading coffee chain and operates several hundred outlets in China. Its parent company, Whitbread, also operates the Premier Inn hotel chain.
Applegate, Kalona Organics Partnership Offers Hope to Struggling Dairy Farmers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0290ad411f&e=2715c96b29) - Non-GMO Report
The natural and organic meat producer has partnered with an Iowa dairy processor to source milk for non-GMO cheese, while paying farmers a premium and giving consumers another choice in the marketplace.
Perdue Explores Non-Meat Options as Plant Protein Appetite Grows (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7506d39e47&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Perdue is eyeing smaller startups, pure vegan options and those that combine meat, plant-based proteins and vegetables.
Move Over, Quinoa, Nestle Is Looking for the Next Superfood (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=89eff1b5ae&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The world's largest food company may add goldenberries to a range of products after acquiring a 60% stake in Latin American snack maker Terrafertil, the world's largest buyer of the Andean fruit.
Investor Group Taking a Stab at Rescuing Fork Food Lab in Portland (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=341dc45d35&e=2715c96b29) - Press Herald
The shared commercial kitchen for business startups was purchased last year by Pilotworks, which announced it would close the Portland operation and evict members at the end of July. In order to save itself, Fork Food Lab is incorporating as a nonprofit.
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Whole Foods Workers Push to Unionize (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=38358360ec&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Some Whole Foods employees want to unionize to address what they say are changes to corporate culture and diminished compensation under the ownership of Amazon. Workers want better compensation, benefits and profit-sharing.
Uber Freight Launches New Platform Just for Shippers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=82803cf879&e=2715c96b29) - Supply Chain Dive
The digital platform is specifically targeted at shippers, enabling them to obtain instant pricing, tender a load, track their shipments and manage documents.
Walmart Partners with Delivery Logistics Platform Bringg on Last-Mile Grocery Delivery (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7061e48f69&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The partnership will allow Walmart to offer Uber-like or Amazon-like level of visibility to its delivery operations.
Supply Chains Could Help Share $270B of Food Waste with a Few Fixes (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=fb58a6dd89&e=2715c96b29) - Supply Chain Dive
Improving and expanding the cold chain, especially in emerging markets, along with implementing digital tools to better match supply and demand, track loss and waste and allow for dynamic pricing could save millions in lost food.
Bernie Sanders Strikes at Amazon With New Tax Bill (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=80bd1e1bde&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
The proposed law would tax big companies whose employees rely on federal benefits to make ends meet.
More Than 20% of Adults Will Order Groceries with an App by 2019 (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c7afb57bb7&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
The number of US adults who use apps to order groceries at least once a month will increase by 50% in 2018. Grocery apps are among the fastest growing apps in the US.
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NYC's Newest Viral Food Is the $75 Smoked Watermelon 'Ham' (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=b209207912&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
It's cured for four to six days, dried, smoked for eight hours, and then finished in a pan — ultimately taking around a week to make in the tiny, 600-square-square foot restaurant. Will Horowitz of Ducks Eatery says he can only make two a night.
This New-to-Market Startup is Creating the Uber Eats of School Lunch (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f6ea3db817&e=2715c96b29) - AmericanInno
Yay Lunch offers parents a range of healthy, locally made options for their children's lunches that can be ordered ahead online and then delivered to school.
Canters Restaurant Royalty Raises $9.5M for Ordermark, a Takeout Order Management Service (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6a1a94d42d&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
Investors included Nosara Capital, with participation from Vertical Venture Partners, RiverPark Ventures, Techstars Ventures, and Matchstick Ventures. With the new capital the company is looking to expand into most of the major metropolitan areas in the US.
KFC Pushing New Technology for Its Workers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=bbd8a25601&e=2715c96b29) - Restaurant Business
The chicken chain is testing voice-activated technology, social media and QR codes to improve training and the work environment.
Women Chefs Still Walk 'A Fine Line' in the Kitchen (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d510f6c73f&e=2715c96b29) - NPR
While there have been big changes in the restaurant business in the last few decades, a new documentary on female chefs and work-life balance explores how little it has changed for women.
India: Swiggy Launches 'Swiggy Packaging Assistant' Marketplace Program for Restaurant Partners (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=06c1ad07a2&e=2715c96b29) - Economic Times
The marketplace connects restaurants with vendors of these materials and offers eco-friendly, food grade certified and heat insulated packaging materials.
Japan's CoCooking Raises Seed Round to Help Restaurants Sell Excess Food (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=bc0c99d4e9&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
Investors included Social Entrepreneur2 Investment Limited Partnership, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation, General Foundation SFC Fund, NOW Inc., Optima Ventures and 222 Partnership.
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Netherlands: A Dutch Company Is Building a Floating Dairy Farm on a River to Save Space (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d0bfb5ae2d&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
The top floor will house a greenhouses to grow feed; the middle level will be a grassy enclosure where the 40 cows can roam; and the bottom floor will contain a processing plant, turning fresh milk into products. The facility will be operated by robots.
Sentera Raises $14M Series A from Syndicate of Leading Agtech Investors (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=dd18ce9a22&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Funding was led by S2G Ventures, with participation from Continental Grain Company and Middleland Capital. The company will use the funds to bolster its distribution channels, focusing on its existing partnerships.
Bear Flag Robotics Raises $3.5M Seed Round to Automate Common Tasks on the Farm (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=05bb8bddbf&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
True Ventures led the round, which will help Bear Flag grow its team with the most qualified robotics, machine vision and system engineers in Silicon Valley.
Tractor Zoom Raises $1M Seed Round for Farm Equipment Auction Marketplace (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=22c36bfa52&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Innova Memphis and Ag Startup Engine participated in the round. The capital will be used to hire key individuals, expand its geographic footprint in North America and release products.
Agrograph Raises $500K in Seed Funding to Accurately Predict Crop Yields (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ea5ad6dd60&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
The company is deploying its seed round for two key resources: people and computers. Funding came from the Idea Fund of La Crosse.
The Godfather of California Organics is Optimistic About the Future of Food (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6015d266cc&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
After selling his legendary Star Route farms for $10m to the University of San Francisco last year, Warren Weber is ready for his next gig as a farming consultant.
Do Sustainable Certifications for Coffee Really Help Coffee Growers? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0caa079c97&e=2715c96b29) - NPR
A study has found there is little data showing whether growers benefit from sustainably certifying their coffee because they are difficult to monitor.
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US Hunger Is at Lowest in a Decade (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9edb490c24&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The number of people facing hunger in the US declined last year to the lowest since 2007 as unemployment fell, a key data point as Congress debates changes to food aid programs as part of farm legislation.
Your DNA, Your Diet: How Nutrition Is Being Personalized (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=54000a38bf&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
At-home tests are helping people learn more about their bodies, but the science is still evolving.
Free, Sustainable School Lunch for All, a Pledge from Alice Waters (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9c257d36b3&e=2715c96b29) - Food Tank
Alice Waters creates a pledge to unite schools, support local farmers and build a better food system for children.
Controlling My Life Is Hard. Controlling My Burrito Bowl Is Easy (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=204f844494&e=2715c96b29) - The Washington Post
The theater of "fast casual" is perfectly suited to our chaotic time.
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