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As CBD becomes more popular in a variety of categories, Euromonitor predicts it will soon become just another functional ingredient. Global sales of CBD-infused packaged foods are expected to double over the next two years.
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The topics were among those prominent at the five-day conference in California that included thousands of exhibitors launching new products and panel discussions on what's next for food and beverages.
What Wall Street Can Do to Save Kraft Heinz, According to the VP Of RePlant Capital (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5d9c1b8068&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
Kraft Heinz sent shock waves through the food industry after writing down the value of its well-known brands by $15.4b followed by a nearly 25% shares drop. Robyn O'Brien sees a silver lining in the company's disappointing performance.
Canada: Researchers Make Vegan Blue Cheese from Oats (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4d61e0d950&e=2715c96b29) - LiveKindly
Chef Maynard Kolskog at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology has partnered with the Prairie Oat Growers Association to develop plant-based blue cheese, gouda, milk, ice cream, yogurt and a version of miso paste using oats.
This Biotech Startup Is Growing Protein-Rich Vegan Pet Food in a Lab (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1e5be78809&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
Wild Earth wants to give pets the same nutrition without the carbon emissions.
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PureCycle Technologies just announced a new partnership with Nestlé. It uses a new process that turns recycles to make a clean, clear plastic.
LaCroix Maker Shares Continue Slide after Bizarre CEO Comments. Guggenheim Cuts to 'Sell' (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9c85f82629&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
The fallout continued Friday for LaCroix maker National Beverage following the CEO's bizarre explanation for the company's dismal earnings. Its shares plummeted by 24%.
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Grocers are rolling out automated solutions, but they should also be ready to retrain and redeploy displaced workers.
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A growing trend in food shopping eliminates single-use plastic packaging. Here's how it works—even when you forget to bring your own bag.
The Real Victims of Amazon Grocery Stores? Nabisco, Kraft and P&G (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f5f805d564&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
Amazon likely would carry a large number of private-label goods; a strategy Aldi, Trader Joe's, Kroger and others are mastering.
Tonight's Dinner? In a Cooler-Sized Robot That Knows Where You Live (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=38407e6bb8&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Food companies are experimenting with autonomous delivery to reduce the high costs and headaches of door-to-door service. But the robots aren't riding to the rescue any time soon.
Trader Joe's to Curb Plastic Packaging in Stores (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e3cd29d7e9&e=2715c96b29) - Grocery Dive
The retailer aims to build on its recent sustainability initiatives by selling more loose produce items, replacing floral and greeting cards packaging with renewable alternatives and more.
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The World's 50 Best organization named this year's Best Female Chef Ana Roš. The reward implies sexism for women are neither a different species nor a different category of human.
Gender Gap Widens in Key Food Industry Leadership Roles (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=48e65753c4&e=2715c96b29) - Nation's Restaurant News
In the food industry roughly 53% of entry-level positions are held by women, but as women rise through the ranks in foodservice, there's a steady drop off. The rate of leadership roles for women has declined year over year.
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DoorDash, Instacart and others are racing to convert customers first lured by discounts into habitual, high-value users.
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Sacramento lost at least a dozen members of its restaurant community in 2018. Patrick Mulvaney of B&L is leading an effort to address and support stress, anxiety and depression.
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Eaters' loyalty may shift away from restaurants to their favorite food apps. Online ordering platforms comprise roughly half of the $17b online takeout and delivery business in the US and are expected to triple in size by 2022.
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$17B in Funding as Biotech, Robotics, Mega Asian Deals & Record Exit Create Breakout Year (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cc7c53bd86&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
AgriFood Tech startups raised $16.9b in 2018, a 43% increase year-over-year growth. Deal activity increased by 11%, bucking the trend across venture capital industries.
GMO Salmon Headed to US Grocery Stores (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=61d9468e4c&e=2715c96b29) - Washington Examiner
The FDA announced Friday that it would be allowing AquAdvantage salmon to be imported to the US, lifting a ban that has been in place since 2016. The fish are engineered to grow twice as fast as traditional Atlantic salmon.
Companies Are Rushing to Meet Cage-Free Egg Deadline (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4bccf2ad71&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
An estimated $7b of investment needed to meet 2025 goal. The Humane Society is calling on companies to report progress.
India: AgriTech Startup TartanSense Raises Rs 15 Crore from Investors (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9457d1836f&e=2715c96b29) - Economic Times
Omnivore Partners, Blume Ventures and BEENEXT led the round. TartanSense plans to use this capital to scale up its first product, BrijBot, a weed spraying robotic solution for smallholder cotton farmers.
Cell-Cultured Meat Gets One Step Closer As FDA, USDA Outline Oversight Rules (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=02035b9224&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
A long-awaited "memorandum of understanding" describes a regulatory marriage between agencies as they anticipate a new class of product—one that resembles both pharmaceuticals and meat.
How Reduced Biodiversity Leads to the Slow Loss of Foods We Love (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3710f15bab&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
An excerpt from Simran Sethi's book on vanishing foods helps make sense of the United Nations' new, sobering report on biodiversity loss.
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An estimated $7b of investment needed to meet 2025 goal. The Humane Society is calling on companies to report progress.
How America's Food Giants Swallowed the Family Farms (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=dec2f69495&e=2715c96b29) - The Guardian
Across the midwest, the rise of factory farming is destroying rural communities. And the massive corporations behind this devastation are now eyeing a post-Brexit UK market.
I've Been a Farmworker All My Life. Here's Why You Should Buy Organic Food (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9971689365&e=2715c96b29) - The Sacramento Bee
The farmworkers who plant and harvest America's food are on the frontlines of pesticide harm. Protecting them will require reducing industrial agriculture's dependence on synthetic chemicals while expanding organic farming.
Pork Giant Smithfield Foods Loses Another Neighbors' Lawsuit (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3853610021&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
Smithfield Foods was found responsible Friday for a fifth time for nuisances neighbors suffered from waste generated by thousands of the company's hogs. Jurors determined the pork giant should pay $420k after four previous juries awarded nearly $550m in penalties.
Canada: Can This Radical Approach to Dairies Save US Farms? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f2d78af352&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
Canada's practice of limiting milk production ensures a stable market for its dairy farmers. It's also being touted as a potential solution to the US dairy crisis.
Sorry, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, but "Farting Cows" Aren't the Problem (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=25b0b20145&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
The proposed language in the Green New Deal got this wrong. Will it be corrected?
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Meatless Mondays' Program Expands to NYC Public Schools (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8d98ee55f0&e=2715c96b29) - NBC
The program, which was first piloted in 15 schools in Brooklyn in spring 2018, will become a citywide initiative beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, at which point all schools will serve vegetarian menus on Mondays.
Update: Trump Still Wants to Replace Food Stamps with Food Boxes (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e9785b228a&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
Trump's new budget proposal includes major cuts to SNAP. OTUS wants to slash cash payments to program recipients, replacing them in part with a package of US-grown commodities. The cuts would add up to more than $200b over the next decade.
Microplastics Pollution Revealed 'Absolutely Everywhere' by New Research (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2607f42184&e=2715c96b29) - The Guardian
Contamination found across UK lakes and rivers, in US groundwater, along the Yangtze river and Spanish coast and harboring dangerous bacteria in Singapore.
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Bite.ai is a photo food journal that tracks 47 nutrient information points and helps you use that data to reach dieting or other health-related goals.
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