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WeWork Is Launching a Co-Working Space for Food Startups (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a45c0cc391&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
WeWork Food Labs is a food-centric co-working space and innovation lab that will contribute $1m in equity investments to a cohort of startups. It will include areas for R&D and merchandising, a food pantry and a large event space.
Growpacker's New Cannabis Incubator Launches with Ceria As Its First Brand (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=92af211f40&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
The manufacturer of THC- and CBD-infused edibles and beverages is starting an incubator and accelerator program to fast track brands sold in California. CERIA Brewing Company is the first participant in the program.
Tyson Foods Is Using DNA to Prove the Pedigree of Premium Beef (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d71e3f619c&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Responding to consumer demands for traceability, Tyson Foods plans to use DNA samples from elite cattle to track steaks, roasts and even ground beef back to the ranches the animals grew up on.
This Petition Asks the FDA to Stop Unhealthy Foods from Advertising Their One Healthy Ingredient (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6aa7ce71fd&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
Spearheaded by snack bar company Kind, food scientists are asking the government to regulate foods that say things like "high in protein" to mask the fact that they're also high in sugar.
The Fall of the Baby Food Market, in Three Charts (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=aacf9c86cd&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
From 2007 to 2009, the average US household spent $42 per year on baby food. Between 2015 and 2017, that number was just $24.
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The maker of Pringles potato chips isn't having an easy time bringing innovation to tired brands.
Fight Over Pilgrim's Pride Chicken Claims Expands to Seven States (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9c93e62968&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Pilgrim's Pride is facing a new front line in its battle with the Humane Society over the way it raises, slaughters and sells its chickens.
Hershey Outlines New Sustainability Goals at West African Cocoa Farms (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=bfe20f890c&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
The company will distribute 900k multi-purpose trees to farms in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, distribute more than 2.5m higher-yielding cocoa seedlings to farmers and complete satellite mapping of 50k farms that are part of the company's supply chain.
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SoftBank-Backed Nuro Launches Autonomous Grocery Delivery Service in Houston (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3bf942c55a&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The company has expanded its partnership with Kroger to launch in Houston, Texas.
Retail Trends to Watch in 2019 (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=bd898f11a2&e=2715c96b29) - CB Insights
What's next for retail tech? We examined 21 of the biggest retail trends to watch this year, from automated checkout to inventory management.
Byte Foods Opens up Its Smart Vending Platform with Byte Technology (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=364ed6d3d5&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
The company is shifting its focus from a company that operates smart fridge vending machines into Byte Technology, which licenses out its technology platform to third party retailers.
Walmart's Food Delivery Challenges: Patchwork of Drivers, Tolls, Crowded Aisles (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=096efabe06&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
A slip-up in Manhattan shows world's largest retailer is grappling with same issues as other online merchants.
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The retailer announced its net sales rose 8.5% to $6.6b. It plans to expand its DG Fresh, an initiative that enables self-distribution of the retailer's fresh and frozen products.
How America's Biggest Asian Supermarket Was Born (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=bf4849eff4&e=2715c96b29) - Inkstone
99 Ranch Market is the largest Asian supermarket chain in the US, serving the needs of the diverse breadth of the Asian American community.
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France: Uber and Travis Kalanick Are in Business Again. This Time, As Competitors (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=75da778db7&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Uber is testing a program in Paris, where it rents kitchen space to restaurants using its food delivery app.
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Data shows DoorDash now leads the online food delivery market in terms of total consumer spend.
Singapore: Eatsa Unveils New Features for Virtual Restaurants, Powers Deliveroo's Food Hall (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e8f6db9028&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
The company announced a new suite of products aimed at virtual and delivery-only restaurants. Deliveroo is the first to use the technology at its new food hall in Singapore.
There's a Vending Machine for Baguettes in San Francisco. It Beat a Bakery in Our Blind Taste Test (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4ded7f47f5&e=2715c96b29) - SF Gate
Le Bread Xpress is stocked with half-baked baguettes that can be made to order in 30 seconds.
The Women Behind One of NYC's Top Restaurants on Why Building Culture Is Easier Than Changing It (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=af8210e925&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
Since Gabrielle Hamilton opened Prune, she and her co-chef Ashley Merriman have established a set of principles that help guide employees at the restaurant to help the kitchen avoid becoming a hierarchical, top-down fiefdom.
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President's Budget Puts Agriculture Back on the Chopping Block (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3f961b703b&e=2715c96b29) - National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Family farmers, rural communities and food insecure families face a $2.2b cut to services.
India: AgroStar Gets $27M Series C to Give More Indian Farmers Increased Crop Production with Data Analytics (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=76e373328b&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The round was led by Bertelsmann India Investments. New capital will be used to take advantage of India's increasing smartphone penetration in rural areas and hire more agriculture experts.
'Regenerative Agriculture': World-Saving Idea or Food Marketing Ploy? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=022b8daa04&e=2715c96b29) - Grist
There's nothing arcane about these management practices. They're the sort of things ag schools are teaching students across the country.
How Are New York's Organic and Grassfed Farms Faring Amid a Devastating Dairy Crisis? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=fd8f451d75&e=2715c96b29) - Edible Brooklyn
Although they're generally coping much better than their conventional dairy counterparts, "organic" is no longer synonymous with "safe" for farmers.
"Inspecto" Gadget Promises Real-Time Contaminant Testing in Food Supply Chain (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ec94c84aee&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
The company is focusing on analyzing big crops like coffee, wheat, rice and soy for chemical contaminants such as acrylamide.
Self-Driving Tractors Yet to Convince Farmers to Hand Over Keys (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e9562649e7&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
There's still work to be done perfecting all functions that have to be automated, meaning fields swarming with self-operating machines are a few years down the road.
Can High-Tech Tools Solve Beehive Thefts? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5ff2c8f4ae&e=2715c96b29) - Modern Farmer
Beehive theft is big business. Thanks to high demand and increasing fees, beekeepers see the potential to earn bigger incomes by stealing hives and renting them out for pollination. New high-tech tools have emerged to track stolen hives.
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Approves $272M AgTech Incentives (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5b460a664e&e=2715c96b29) - Arabian Business
The move is expected to generate over $450m of GDP contribution and create more than 2.9k jobs by 2021.
Agro-Forestry Project Brings Blue-Green Therapy to Barbados (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=84087caa14&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
Coco Hills is the only agro-forestry project of its kind in Barbados. It consists of 53-acres of escalating terraces of unique ecosystems that are home to over 50 varieties of fruit trees and 80 different types of plants.
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The record-breaking budget proposes cuts to food stamps, farm subsidies, land conservation programs and more.
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The campaign is designed to give consumers ideas and tips from the five MyPlate food groups so people can easily incorporate them and improve their health and well-being over time.
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