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Victor Friedberg joined us at our Rethinking CPG Meetup to speak about plant-based yogurt Lavva's business strategies and supply chain.
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FoodShot Global has launched a $30 million investment platform to transform the food system, starting with sustainable soil.
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Pilotworks Shuts Down (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=eb14ff76dc&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
On Saturday, the commercial kitchen startup announced it was abruptly shutting down (as of October 13) after failing to raise the necessary capital to continue operations.
PilotWorks Shuts Down, Hot Bread Kitchen Steps in to Connect Displaced Businesses (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=67f107a0b7&e=2715c96b29) - Hot Bread Kitchen
The organization's HBK Incubates Hotline will connect displaced businesses to available kitchens. It is encouraging organizations with available kitchen space in NYC to reach out.
Selling a Legacy: Food Companies Seek to Boot Their Dated Brands (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5984a846a6&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
As consumers increasingly lean towards fruits, vegetables, grains and meats unsullied by preservatives and sweeteners, food makers including JM Smucker, General Mills and Conagra Brands are looking to reshape portfolios to shed slow- or no-growth units.
Greencore to Sell Troubled US Food Unit for $1.1B (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=479c1b65bc&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The Irish convenience food supplier agreed to sell its US unit back to its previous owner, Hearthside Food Solutions, exiting the troubled business less than two years after buying it.
Glanbia Buys SlimFast for $350M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a1100113ec&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
The global nutrition group will purchase the supplement foods maker to grow its portfolio to meet consumer demand.
BrewDog Doubles Investment in Smaller Brewers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=68dc02fb90&e=2715c96b29) - Food & Wine
The company is increasing its development fund to £200k to offer loans and investments to up-and-coming breweries.
Post WFM, Truesdell Joins Almanac & Ramps Up Canopy Co-Packer (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=952454ba84&e=2715c96b29) - NOSH
Less than a year after departing Whole Foods Market as its global director of local brands product innovation and development, Elly Truesdell will now serve as portfolio adviser to Almanac Insights in addition to her role as chief strategy officer to Canopy Foods.
Fish: The Final Frontier in Fake Meat (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4fbd50d496&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Companies are using new ingredients, machinery and technologies to make imitation tuna and salmon that taste, smell and appear just like the real deal.
Anyone for Diglycerides? Anyone? Food Scientists Are Getting Fed Up With Picky Eaters (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d459c538f1&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Cyanocobalamin is just another word for vitamin B12. Xanthan gum is a safe way to stabilize sauces. But try telling that to consumers.
What Is Baijiu? China's Favorite Liquor Is Finally Coming to a Bar Near You (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=432e59ea9b&e=2715c96b29) - Fortune
The state-owned Luzhou Laojiao Co distillery has set up a company called Ming River with international partners to introduce baijiu to the US and Europe.
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Grocery Omnichannel Sales Hit $1T in the US (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a2228c2f82&e=2715c96b29) - Winsight Grocery Business
Online grocers saw more than $21.6b in sales over the past three years. While that number represents 26% of online sales, brick-and-mortar continues to lead grocery.
Should We Just Ban "Best By" Labels on Food? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9050582c86&e=2715c96b29) - Modern Farmer
Tesco announced this week that it will remove "best by" date labels from 116 fruit and vegetable items.
CommonSense Robotics Charts US Partnerships As Automated Fulfillment Demand Grows (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=468c3a5284&e=2715c96b29) - Grocery Dive
The Israeli technology firm plans to partner with five leading US grocers in 2019 and 2020 to build automated micro-fulfillment centers that will prepare online orders for delivery in less than an hour.
Waste Reduction and 5 More Trends Kroger Is Tracking at Its Grocery Stores (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8a64d836ee&e=2715c96b29) - Food Navigator
The grocer is launching a new brand that prizes oddly shaped and discolored fruits and vegetables that previously would have been rejected by the retail chain.
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RESTAURANTS
India: Alipay Tops Up Zomato's Cart with $210M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e86389585d&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
This is the second fundraise by Zomato this year. In February, it raised $200m from Alipay in a round that valued Zomato at over $1b.
Why Uber Eats Hires Former Wait Staff for Tech Jobs (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=16ecbad865&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
The Uber Eats product development team talks about how the skills they honed as wait staff and in the kitchen can transfer to a job in tech.
Uber Eats Eyes 400 'Virtual Restaurants' As It Takes Fight to Deliveroo (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d0a7cdaf4e&e=2715c96b29) - The Telegraph
The virtual restaurants make use of existing kitchen space, identifying gaps in the market and doubling up a takeaway's existing resources. The new restaurant only appears on the delivery app.
India: Foodtech Startup Spoonshot Buys Restaurant Analytics Firm Brisky (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c369ad8849&e=2715c96b29) - VC Circle
Spoonshot, which predicts consumer tastes and food trends using food science and AI, has acquired Brisky for an undisclosed sum.
China: Robot Restaurant to Start Business on Opening Day of China's First Import Expo (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1dadfa2a5f&e=2715c96b29) - Global Times
The restaurant, operated by Hema, Alibaba's retail supermarket chain, is called Robot.HE. It is currently undergoing trial operations in Shanghai, where the China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be held.
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A Private Equity Veteran Wants to End Animal Factory Farming (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=752544c7f1&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Jeremy Coller, co-founder and chief investment officer of Coller Capital, is educating investors about the environmental impact of large-scale meat production.
Marijuana Is Emerging Among California's Vineyards, Offering Promise and Concern (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7b46b55ae4&e=2715c96b29) - The Washington Post
The regulated California cannabis market is a $4b-a-year industry, a boon to the local tax base. Legalization already is reordering the business and geography of cannabis cultivation.
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Large-scale, industrial agriculture is often held up as the solution for feeding the world's growing population. But small farms—with about 25 acres or less—along with family-run operations produce over 70% of the world's food.
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Volatile prices, high expenses and the agave plant's seven-year growth cycle are driving farmers out of business.
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A new report shows sustainable farming also increases the bottom line, but farmers need financial institutions to help them make the shift.
Oklahoma Places a Temporary Ban on New Large-Scale Poultry Farms (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=824f1b6d3c&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
The state convened a Coordinating Council on Poultry Growth to help resolve conflicts between poultry integrators and their neighbors. For once, industry and the public agreed on a solution.
Global Warming to Leave Us Crying in Our Costlier Beer (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1a4a2e8f1f&e=2715c96b29) - The Washington Post
Increasing bouts of extreme heat waves and drought will hurt production of barley, a key beer ingredient, in the future. Losses of barley yield can be as much as 17%.
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The study is called BEGIN, which stands for Binge Eating Genetics Initiative. It aims to see how well the device can track eating disorders.
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