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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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Campbell in Talks to Sell Fresh Unit to Investors Led by Former Bolthouse CEO (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0c75063ad4&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
A private equity group led by Jeff Dunn, a former Campbell exec who helped a private equity firm sell Bolthouse to Campbell in 2012 for $1.6b, is said to be one of the interested parties.
Lavazza Swallows Mars Inc Coffee Business for Around $650M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5f8db1593f&e=2715c96b29) - Reuters
The deal comes amid an acquisitions spree in the global coffee sector. Under the agreement, Lavazza will acquire Mars' coffee business in North America, Canada and Europe.
How Wineries and Distilleries Are Addressing Climate Change (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=563ae5366b&e=2715c96b29) - Fortune
Many beer, wine and spirits businesses are incorporating new technologies and using natural resources in novel ways to maintain product quality and even improve the bottom line.
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After social media marketing establishes demand, it's easy for today's microbrands to quickly develop and deliver the goods. Uplift Coffee is born—in concept, at least.
Indra Nooyi: Five Lessons I've Learned as PepsiCo CEO (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4fa5b9b080&e=2715c96b29) - Food Navigator
Lessons included having a clear vision, focusing on the short-term and long-term, bringing people with you, being a good listener and being a lifelong student.
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The company's new in-house convenience stores, called WeMRKTs, which are powered by SnackNation, aspire to carry products made by members. It hosts a pitch night to stock its stores.
Shelf Engine Raises $4.3M to Help Grocers Battling Amazon Save Money on Food Orders (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8abdf28cde&e=2715c96b29) - GeekWire
Bain Capital Ventures and Foundation Capital joined the round, along with existing investors Initialized Capital and Liquid 2 Ventures. The company will use funding to grow its network of grocery stores and handle ordering for more departments.
Online Orders Force Supermarkets to Rethink Their Stores (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d563a5980c&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
New layouts, curbside pickup zones and round-the-clock restocking help retailers handle new shopping patterns.
Blue Apron Is Now Selling Its Meal Kits on Grubhub and It 'Seems Odd' (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=523bd0015d&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
The meal kit company is testing selling its kits through the on-demand food service in select areas in NYC.
Sedano's to Introduce 'Robotic Supermarket' (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a779c055fe&e=2715c96b29) - Progressive Grocer
The Hispanic grocer has joined forces with Takeoff Technologies to launch an automated hyperlocal fulfillment center. AI-enabled robots will put together orders of as many as 60 items in a few minutes.
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CEO Tina Sharkey hopes that the Brandless pop up creates a space for communities to discuss these products.
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How Restaurants Are Using Big Data as a Competitive Tool (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6191f6eafc&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Restaurants, with more information than ever about their customers, tailor their menus and service to individuals.
Pret A Manger Starts Labeling Food with Allergens (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=036e486f94&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
The British sandwich chain was criticized for inadequate labeling after a 15-year-old girl died after eating one of its sandwiches.
India: Japan's Mistetoe Leads Fresh Investment in Food Tech Startup InnerChef (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=308226191d&e=2715c96b29) - VCCircle
The cloud kitchen startup raised $1.8m from new and existing investors. It offers meal kits, operates a desserts marketplace and launched two food brands called Healthie.in and Yum Yum South.
Grubhub's CEO on the Future of Home Delivery (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3a98ea99fb&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Matt Maloney on where the money is, and what's behind the company's acquisition strategy.
India: Swiggy Plans to Expand into B2B Segment, Pilots Swiggy Café (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9cab743e63&e=2715c96b29) - Inc42
Swiggy Café enables corporate employees to use the Swiggy app to order lunch from select cafeterias in corporate hubs.
Why Two Chefs in Smalltown Utah Are Battling President Trump (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=28f24389ed&e=2715c96b29) - The New Yorker
Utah used to be home to the largest national monument in the continental United States. Now the owners of Hell's Backbone Grill are fighting to restore it.
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Billionaire-Backed Fund Invests in Pivot Bio's $70M Series B to Address 'One of Largest Sources of GHGs on Planet' (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d9e1b227fc&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Breakthrough Energy Ventures has invested in the startup, which produces microbes applied to crops to make nitrogen available. Funding will support the launch of its debut product PROVEN in 2019 as well as support expanded R&D for its second-gen product.
Weed in Space Is Going to Be a Thing Now (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f8d158a9d5&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
Space Tango makes a laboratory in a microwave-sized box to allow companies conduct experiments in microgravity. Atalo Holdings and Anavii Market are now testing how it can be used to better cultivate particular strands of hemp for medical compounds.
Centaur Analytics Raises $3M Seed Round for Post-Harvest Crop Monitoring (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6988aa4abe&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Marathon Venture Capital led the round. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate the deployment of its Internet-of-Crops Platform and to expand its predictive analytics and quality chain management systems.
Soil Is the Unsung Hero in the Fight Against World Hunger (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ec45ec0d1e&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
We moderns have tended to look at innovations with admiration, yet food is an area where we should be deeply engaged with natural systems. How will we feed 9 billion people by 2050? The answer is to tend our soil.
Wendell Berry's Right Kind of Farming (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=b81f6a1708&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
Agricultural choices must be made by these inescapable standards: the ecological health of the farm and the economic health of the farmer.
Inside Silicon Valley's Newest, Most Autonomous Farm Yet (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c3923e6986&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
Iron Ox's robots are currently planting, growing and harvesting lettuce in a California warehouse.
Dutch Company Meatable Has Replaced Bovine Serum for Faster and Cheaper Slaughter-Free Meat (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=947229bd14&e=2715c96b29) - Live Kindly
The company uses pluripotent stem cells, which can be manipulated into any type of cell without the need for fetal cow blood. It has partnered with Cambridge University to develop the technology.
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We've created a precarious agricultural system. The safest way to move forward is to diversify our animal agriculture portfolio like we diversify energy. One of the most important ways to do that is through cellular agriculture.
A Startup That Turns Mushrooms into IKEA Packaging Has Introduced a New Platform That Could Change the Way Lab-Grown Meat Is Made (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9f82f43734&e=2715c96b29) - Business Insider
The company wants its mushroom scaffolding to be a central material for startups aiming to create everything from clothing to meat without slaughter.
The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America's Small Farms (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=600dd77db9&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
Amid a nationwide rise in worker-owned businesses of all types, small farms across the country are foregoing traditional farm ownership and reaping the benefits of cooperative farming.
Scientists Are Creating a Perfect Tomato That Europe Likely Won't Touch (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e2f54557ec&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
Plant scientists around the world are working to figure out the genetic makeup to make a new tomato that meets the needs to growers and shippers. They're using Crispr-Cas9 gene editing tools, which means it may never be approved for sale in the EU.
Trump Says USMCA Is Good for American Dairy. But It Won't Fix the Global Glut (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=84bb076f9c&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
America's free-market doctrine and Canada's supply management system are fundamentally at odds. NAFTA 2.0 can't rectify that.
Italian Scientist Develops 3D-Printed Vegan Steak (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=516d88ab88&e=2715c96b29) - VegNews
Scientist Giuseppe Scionti has developed a machine that can produce pea-and-seaweed-based meat alternatives.
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The Biggest Hurdle Genetically Engineered Food Faces Isn't Science — It's Us (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=fd1c4b12da&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
If we're going to feed the growing population without further destroying the environment, then we're going to have to get comfortable with the idea of eating modified crops.
Food Waste Wars: The Imperfect Enemy of the Good (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4c1a8e1a4f&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
When a food justice organization accused Imperfect Produce of taking their customers, it unearthed a larger set of questions about the latest food-systems investment frenzy.
Artificial Sweeteners Toxic to Digestive Gut Bacteria (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=13cd0be63a&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
Researchers found that six common artificial sweeteners approved by the FDA and 10 sport supplements that contained them were found to be toxic to the digestive gut microbes of mice.
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