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Thrive Market CEO Nick Green says Demeter Biodynamic Certification and Regenerative Organic Certifications will become more prevalent in the next 18 months.
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Chile: Vegan Startup Secures $30M from Jeff Bezos Fund (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=31b6122294&e=2715c96b29) - LiveKindly
NotCo has secured funding from the Craftory, a new fund co-founded by Elio Leoni Sceti and Bezos Expeditions. It plans to use funding to develop more products and expand its distribution to Mexico and the US later this year.
RightRice Receives $5.5M Minority Investment Led by Strand Equity (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=991951205b&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
The brand behind Popchips founder has closed funding to support RightRice's launch and drive the brand's awareness and sales.
General Mills Has a Plan to Regenerate 1M Acres of Farmland (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=28e7fc7060&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
One of the largest food companies in the US is calling for farming practices that keep carbon trapped in the earth and create healthy, rich soil.
Tyson Bets on Omnivores with New Alternative Protein Business (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6b3b089d8b&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The company plans to accelerate and develop its own alternative-protein business line. Every kind of protein is on the table, from legumes and peas to mushrooms and insects.
Perdue Looks to Niman Ranch Head in Bid to Gain Premium Chicken Shoppers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a7e38426e0&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The company is tapping Jeff Tripician, the head of its Niman Ranch subsidiary, to acquire companies that raise its livestock humanely and sustainably.
Nespresso Invests in NYC to Encourage Curbside Coffee-Pod Recycling (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1d1570b4b7&e=2715c96b29) - Environmental Leader
The company is investing $1.2m to the DSNY and Sims Municipal Recycling. The investment will assist SMR in adding the technology that is required to improve the efficiency of its non-magnetic household metals recycling process.
Does Coca-Cola Have a Billion-Dollar Brand in Cold-Pressed Juice Favorite Suja Life? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6a3663f579&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
Suja Life CEO Jeff Church tells Forbes about his first year to hit $100m in revenue, acquisition possibilities and what's next.
Morningstar Farms Is Going Full Vegan Soon and It Can't Wait to Tell Everyone (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7333ca7db7&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
The Kellogg-owned company plans to make all of its products vegan by 2021.
Fieldcraft Is an Online Marketplace Helping Companies Develop New Plant-Based Products (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0b3b6ce523&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
The Austin-based startup is an online B2B marketplace for plant-based ingredients. Growers and manufacturers can list their products and buyers can search the database by production method, certifications, location, supplier, product capacity and more.
As Old-Guard Food Companies Stumble, Milk, Sugar and Cheese Take Hits (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0d3bc9b544&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
With many old-guard food companies teetering on the edge of profitability, 2019 is shaping up as pivotal year for foods that dominated dinner tables for decades.
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Amazon to Launch New Grocery-Store Business (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=bc69e8903b&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Amazon is planning to open dozens of grocery stores in several major US cities separate from Whole Foods, with its first outlet planned to open in Los Angeles at the end of next year. The company is also exploring the idea of purchasing regional grocery stores.
UK: Marks & Spencer Makes Deal with Ocado for Online Food Delivery (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=55ce1aae58&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
The UK retailer will create a joint venture with Ocado Group. Through the $944m deal, Marks & Spencer will own 50% of the online delivery company.
How AI Is Making Supermarkets Less Exhausting (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=88c15c3850&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Wallet-free shopping, souped-up grocery carts and robot helpers are making supermarket excursions smarter, easier—and much, much faster.
Sam's Club to Test New Scan & Go System That Uses Computer Vision Instead of Barcodes (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=933926f748&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The app allows shoppers to account for items they're buying as they place them in their shopping cart, then pay in the app instead of standing in line at checkout.
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India: Zomato to Sell UAE Food Delivery Business for $172M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ff2f950347&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
Zomato will continue to run the business on its own platform.
Korea: Coming Soon to Seoul: Robot-Delivered Jajangmyeon Noodles (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=b91616f262&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
South Korea's top food delivery app, Baedal Minjok, is planning to deploy autonomous robots later this year.
TripAdvisor Subsidiary Buys South American Restaurant Reservations Platform (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=41f54079a8&e=2715c96b29) - Skift Table
TheFork has acquired Restorando for an undisclosed sum. TheFork will add 3.5k restaurants in 18 cities across eight countries.
Bigger, Saltier, Heavier: Fast Food Since 1986 in 3 Simple Charts (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ed42a1c49e&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
Adding lighter fare like salads to the usual burgers and fries has meant more options for time-pressed diners, but the meals are largely less healthy now.
Why Top Restaurants Are Getting Rid of Stoves (and Why You Might, Too) (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=682cd59108&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
The Ordine is a pair of wall-hanging induction burners that echo a growing trend among professional kitchens.
Has #MeToo Been Bad for Restaurant Business? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c4dc46cff5&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
Deals fell through and foot traffic declined, but there are still people eating at the restaurants of accused men.
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Norway: How Scientists Are Growing Meat and Saving Endangered Animals at the Same Time (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8deceebbe1&e=2715c96b29) - LiveKindly
Researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway are compiling the world's first biobank of animal cells to help develop lab-grown meat. Stem cells from endangered animals are being preserved for a future where technology is able to bring back extinct species.
Genetics Companies Partner to Improve Hemp Crops as FDA Fast-Tracks Regulation Hearings (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=42d677e9ec&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
California Hemp Corporation and Benson Hill Biosystems have entered a new partnership with UC Davis to breed improved cultivars of industrial hemp that are well-suited for Central California and similar climates.
The Perfect Steak Is Clean Meat's Biggest Hurdle. Here's the Solution (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=19f0c5b9e6&e=2715c96b29) - Wired
Growing burgers and chicken nuggets is one thing, but creating an animal-free steak requires a radical rethink of food biology. Now cancer cells and slices of apples could provide a path towards lab-grown steaks.
Digitization, Technology and Farming—Who's Got the Power? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=40a427b0f8&e=2715c96b29) - Food Tank
Digitization is the future of farming - is corporate power too dominant? What role do agroecological farmers play?
India's Newest Entrepreneurs Are Not Techies; They're Agriculturists (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7255df6766&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
A number of Indian agritech startups are making headlines with their transformative technologies, but the Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) project in the southern Indian province of Andhra Pradesh is also making waves in the once-ignored industry.
Ruined Crops, Salty Soil: How Rising Seas Are Poisoning North Carolina's Farmland (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cbe85c4dff&e=2715c96b29) - The Washington Post
Once-rich coastal land is turning barren — a trend expected to worsen as the world continues to warm.
As Warming Waters Push Fish North, Fishing Communities Have Little Choice but to Follow (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=aa9ab0a3e8&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
Vessels that start in North Carolina now fish off the coast of New Jersey. But a new report suggests seeking a more diverse catch could save them the trip.
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Owners of Instant Pot, Corelle to Merge (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0d6bc581d1&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Instant Brands is merging with Corelle Brands for an undisclosed sum. The combined companies would be valued at more than $2b.
UK: Samsung Fast-Tracks Entry into Food Tech with Acquisition of Whisk (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=dfae9d63b6&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
The deal brings Whisk into the fold via Samsung Next, the company's software and services innovation hub. Financial terms were not disclosed. Whisk powers commerce from within the recipes of publishers.
The A.I. Diet (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=be5261e38e&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
Forget government-issued food pyramids. Let an algorithm tell you how to eat.
Doubling SNAP Benefits Help Farmers' Market Dollars Go Further. But They Don't Draw New Low-Income Shoppers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7bc856797d&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
A study of a market in Bloomington, Indiana found SNAP incentive programs mostly help people who'd be there anyway.
Selling Cookbooks in the Age of Amazon (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9f16ef9b31&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
The indie cookbook store isn't dead yet, despite near-constant discounts on the online retailer.
A Doctor's Prescription for More AI in Medicine (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d0c5add37f&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Eric Topol makes the case for how artificial intelligence can improve health care, despite privacy concerns.
A New EU Rule on Organic Meat Will Have an Outsized Impact on European Muslims and Jews (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d2721101ab&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
The court ruled that unless a food animal has been stunned before undergoing a religious slaughtering, it cannot bear the EU's organic label. The rule essentially excludes Muslims and Jews from parts of the organic meat market.
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