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PieShell + OurHarvest Crowdfund for Businesses Impacted by Pilotworks Shutdown (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c707ae2f3e&e=2715c96b29)
OurHarvest and PieShell are currently running a crowdfunding campaign on PieShell for the businesses impacted by Pilotworks' closure.
Why Foodstirs Got Glyphosate Residue-Free Certified (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ec943a3d30&e=2715c96b29)
Foodstirs President, COO and Co-Founder Greg Fleishman shares why Foodstirs pursued Glyphosate Residue-Free Certification and what the process was like.
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The need for experienced leadership, accountability and diversity are just a few of the lessons former employee Andrea Carbine says we can learn from Pilotworks' abrupt shutdown.
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Kraft Heinz Acquires Food AI Startup Wellio, Kickstarts New Digital Hub (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=09129ad05a&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wellio's service reads like a meal kit. The question now is whether Kraft Heinz will continue its product or integrate its AI capabilities.
Cold-Pressed Drink Company Suja Taps Evercore to Explore Possible Sale (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1fc0d28abf&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
The move comes three years after Coca-Cola took a minority stake in the company. The company now has roughly $100m in revenue.
AFS Raises $4M for AI to Profile Foods and Beverages (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=67ca79d28c&e=2715c96b29) - VentureBeat
Funding was led by Leawood Venture Capital and Global Brain. The capital will be used to attract new talent and further develop the AI system.
Pot Is No Miracle Cure for What Ails Big Food (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=38dfa0de3b&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The industry has enough challenges without diving into a highly unpredictable new line of business.
Energy Drink Mati Raises $2M from 19 Investors (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5d50600688&e=2715c96b29) - TechWire
The North Carolina-based startup is lead by Eric Masters, who worked at Coca-Cola for 10 years, along with Mark Mullins, co-founder of Social House Vodka.
Walmart's Chile Now Sells NotCo's Vegan Mayo Created by Artificial Intelligence (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f42e554e88&e=2715c96b29) - Livekindly
The Chilean market is the third-largest consumer of mayonnaise in the world. NotCo plans to distribute its product to the Brazilian and Argentinian markets next.
Floral Foods Buys Gluten-Free Canyon Bakehouse for $205M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5b007d8de3&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
The move was an effort to include gluten-free offerings in its portfolio.
Tyson Foods' Emerging Tech Team Creates a Hatchery for Innovation (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cf234a9c85&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
Management charged its emerging technology team with finding technologies that could be applied internally.
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Instacart Launches Grocery Pickup Service in Cities Across the US (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e4c2c2a171&e=2715c96b29) - The Verge
The new pickup option works alongside Instacart's delivery service, which supports many of the same supermarkets.
The Food Giant Behind Peapod and Stop & Shop Will Build 'Robot Supermarkets' in a Bold Move to Keep Up in the Online Grocery Wars (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a957848f65&e=2715c96b29) - Business Insider
Ahold Delhaize will roll out small, automated warehouses to speed up its order picking and delivery times through its partnership with Takeoff.
French Startup Phenix Raises €15 M to End Food Waste (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7146264dc9&e=2715c96b29) - EU Startups
Investment came from ETF Partners, Bpifrance, Sofiouest and Arkéa. Phenix plans to use new funding to accelerate its international development, invest in the development of digital services, and expand towards the management of other waste streams.
Kroger Launches Voice-Assistant Ordering for Grocery Ecommerce (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7e91858ad0&e=2715c96b29) - Progressive Grocer
Customers can interact with their Kroger Grocery Pickup cart via an action in the Google Assistant voice app – which can be accessed through iOS, Android and Google Assistant devices. Voice ordering is expected to increase from a $2b business to $40b by 2022.
How Can Grocers Solve the Labor Question (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=19cc7df1c5&e=2715c96b29) - Grocery Dive
With unemployment at a historic low, retailers will need to offer benefits and wages that stand out.
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Brutal competition and advancing technology mean better food, lower prices and loads of convenience.
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LavaGel Is Heating Up the $770B Food Tech Industry (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1bd4d0b861&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
Until now, HºEATS has mostly been used for beauty and industrial applications. It can be formulated to reach 200° and stay hot for up to 4 hours.
Google, Harvard Use AI to Pinpoint Foodborne Illness Sources in Real Time (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=25d54ca338&e=2715c96b29) - Restaurant Dive
The two teamed up with health departments in Chicago and Las Vegas to cull search data for hints of potential food safety breaches, which could alter inspector visits.
Election Day Results in Minimum Wage Boosts for Restaurant Workers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8af491d5d6&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
Voters in Arkansas and Missouri resoundingly approved ballot measures that will increase minimum wage for low-paid workers, including those in the restaurant industry.
Applebee's Is Betting on Stress Eaters, and It's Paying Off (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0c634958e2&e=2715c96b29) - CNN
US same store sales increased 7.7% in the third quarter of this year, setting a 14-year record.
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Germany: Infarm Expands Its 'In-Store Farming' to Paris (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=00e9d52c10&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The 80 meter square vertical farm will produce 4 tons of herbs, leafy greens and microgreens annually. Metro will become self-sufficient in its herb production with its own in-store farm.
Israel: Taranis Lands $20M Series B to Expand Imagery Analytics Platform for Farmers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=83b9a7de0a&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Funding was led by Viola Ventures. The company uses imagery to offer farmers insights about how their crops are growing through the growing season.
The Startup Behind the First Lab-Grown Pork Links Let Us See How Their Sausage Gets Made — and Said It Slashed the Cost from $2,500 to $216 in a Month (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f5a508c590&e=2715c96b29) - Business Insider
New Age Meats announced progress on determining a formula that would allow it to cut its costs.
Farmers Will Destroy One in Four Cranberries This Year (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d34108cdfa&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
It's a system that guarantees we'll waste 240m pounds of fruit. Trouble is, no one is incentivized to scale back production.
Workers Fear Injury as Administration Clears Way for Faster Chicken Slaughter (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=17f2c38ab4&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
A proposed line speed increase from 140 to 175 birds per minute at chicken-processing plants would reverse the efforts of labor and animal welfare advocates.
Americans of Color Are Largely Excluded from Producing and Eating Fresh Food (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ffd9e03908&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
A conversation with Leah Penniman, author of the new book Farming While Black.
Denmark: In Ovo Closes Series A to Combat Male Chick Culling in Egg Industry with VisVires New Protein (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e81dc5ecfa&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
The company stated the size of the round was several million euros. It plans to develop a prototype that can rapidly and accurately analyze and sort large quantities of eggs.
The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=96edee00a8&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Everyone's favorite apple is leaving Northeastern orchards out on a limb.
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High-tech farmers are using LED lights in ways that seem to border on science fiction.
Cargill Aims to Improve Worker Safety with Remote Controlled Herding Robot for Livestock (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=79af9c632d&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
The three-wheeled herding robot weighs 450-pounds, features wiry waving arms and an MP3 player all encased in a sturdy metal exterior.
Is the Pentagon Modifying Viruses to Save Crops — or to Wage Biological Warfare? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=543b9bb18f&e=2715c96b29) - NPR
The Pentagon wants university researchers to find ways to protect crops in the field using infectious viruses carried by insects. Critics think it looks like bioweapons research.
Can We End Animal Farming by the End of the Century? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=be7f4a87d6&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
By 2050, more than half of meat, dairy and eggs in high-income countries could be animal-free.
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The Midterm Elections May Have Saved Food Stamps (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8a51c99d66&e=2715c96b29) - The New Republic
Republicans' proposal of the farm bill included a $20b cut over the next 10 years. Now that Democrats have taken control of the House, they will have the leverage to influence and block major legislation.
Pressure Mounts to Get Farm Bill Done During Lame-Duck Session (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e081250dda&e=2715c96b29) - Politico
The big question is whether House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway will give up his push for controversial work requirements.
This Cookware Startup Wants to Take on Le Creuset, All-Clad and Mauviel (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=05ac4d175b&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
An award-winning food writer and a Warby Parker alum team up to create Great Jones–a direct-to-consumer brand selling stylish pots and pans that won't break the bank.
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