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From plant-based proteins to lab-grown meat, startups are vying to upend the $90 billion meat industry. Plant-based proteins are expected to hit $5.2b by 2020, and cultured meat is poised to reach restaurants by the end of this year.
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Beyond Meat Enters Prepared Meal Delivery with Trifecta Partnership (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0e09e4e3ee&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
Beyond Meat is partnering with California-based Trifecta organic meal delivery service to bring its plant-based products to its fully cooked meals and à la carte items delivered to consumers nationwide.
Campbell Soup to Sell Bolthouse Farms for $510M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8e500769c9&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
Campbell will have divested its entire fresh division on completion of the deal. The sale was made to Butterfly Equity.
Danone Considers Selling Organic Produce Company (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ca028faca6&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Danone is exploring a sale of California organic produce distributor Earthbound Farm amid interest from private equity and corporate buyers. The deal could fetch $500m.
Israel: Redefine Meat Serves 3D Printed "Beef" Made of Plants to Unknowing Diners (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=05fc6a4853&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
Redefine Meat uses 3D printing to give their products a more realistic texture and mouthfeel. It plans to launch its first 3D printed vegan "beef" through a French butcher that distributes meat wholesale to European restaurants by 2020.
Canada: Saputo Interested in Acquiring Dean Foods (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=30363790bf&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
The US's largest milk producer is carrying $887m of debt. It is considering outright sale, pursuing a joint venture or merger, shedding assets or continuing its current business plan.
Big Food Is Pushing the Government for a Price on Carbon (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3b154122c7&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
The Sustainable Food Policy Alliance – including Nestlé USA, Unilever, Danone North America and Mars – will lobby the government for stronger climate policy.
Climate Labels on Food to Become a Reality in Denmark (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4c6071f26e&e=2715c96b29) - Food Tank
The Danish Government has announced that a climate labeling system on food products will accompany its plan to become carbon neutral by 2050. The government will work with supermarkets to place stickers on all food products that indicate its carbon footprint.
Evian's New Plastic Water Jugs Shrink As You Drink the Water (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=da493783ce&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
The 5-liter container uses 66% less plastic than a standard 1.5-liter Evian water bottle.
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RETAIL
With a New CEO and Fresh Funding from Upfront, Healthy Prepared Food Delivery Service Territory Looks to Grow (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=51af4d11a7&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The company recently closed a $4m round in order to expand its footprint. The company uses a proprietary food recommendation engine to determine its subscribers' personal preferences.
IAM Robotics Puts a Unique Spin on Warehouse Automation (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2933dfaf83&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The company uses a mobile robot that is capable of manipulating objects and moving things around the warehouse by itself. It has mostly operated quietly, in spite of a $20m venture round led by KCK late last year.
Walmart Is Doubling Down on Robot Janitors. Here's Why. (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e67d185e80&e=2715c96b29) - CNN
By next February, Walmart expects to have autonomous floor scrubbers in 1.8k of its more than 4.7k US stores. It will also have robots that scan shelf inventory and boxes upon delivery.
America's Favorite Cult Grocer Tries Its Magic in New York City (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d65c659dbb&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The nation's top supermarket chain, Wegmans, sets it sights on Brooklyn's affluent-yet-finicky shoppers.
Walmart Wants to Become a Big Advertising Player Like Amazon (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=46db82a125&e=2715c96b29) - CNN
The retailer has acquired Polymorph Labs for an undisclosed sum. The startup's technology will enable current and potential advertisers to reach consumers more effectively.
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Fast-Casual Chain Dig Inn Will Open a Sit-Down Restaurant With Funding From Danny Meyer (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3e1bb2ffc5&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
Enlightened Hospitality Investments is backing expansion efforts for the fast casual chain to the tune of $15m, some of which will go toward opening a full-service restaurant in the West Village. Funds will also be used to open more fast casual locations in NYC, Boston and Philadelphia as well as expand its culinary training program.
Uber's Ultimate Success Could Depend on Uber Eats (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f8b95d0ef0&e=2715c96b29) - Skift Table
Uber Eats has proven that it has the runway to generate a significant portion of Uber's overall revenue, but food delivery is a volatile business. The service may be winning big contracts with McDonald's and Starbucks, but that isn't necessarily translating into more profits.
A White Restaurateur Advertised 'Clean' Chinese Food. Chinese-Americans Had Something to Say About It. (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=07a7210015&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
The uproar over Lucky Lee's, a Chinese-American restaurant that opened in Manhattan by two white restaurateurs, has become the latest front in the debate over cultural appropriation.
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The Changing Face of Farms: Women Step In as US Growers Age (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5bf9cd520a&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The number of female producers increased 27% in the five years through 2017. The new farm census shows most producers are still mainly white.
French Court Finds Monsanto Guilty of Poisoning Farmer (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c0014e3bcf&e=2715c96b29) - The Guardian
The ruling stated Monsanto knew of the weedkiller's dangers but its label lacked warning. The cereal farmer said he suffered neurological damage after accidentally inhaling fumes.
The Urban Farming 'Revolution' Has a Fatal Flaw (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1baa0dc498&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
A recent case study of New York City reveals that indoor farms using high-tech systems potentially have a greater energy footprint than conventional farms. Leafy greens are unlikely to reach low-income urban populations who need it most.
Up to 200M Pigs to Be Culled or Die from Swine Fever in China (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c640e29157&e=2715c96b29) - Reuters
The drop would drag down China's pork output by 30% in 2019 from last year. China currently produces half the world's pork.
Big Ag Is Pushing Laws to Restrict Neighbors' Ability to Sue Farms (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2c502ee93c&e=2715c96b29) - NPR
The push is a response to the millions of dollars awarded to five groups of farm neighbors in North Carolina who sued a subsidiary of pork giant Smithfield Foods over water and air pollution.
Central American Farmers Head to the US, Fleeing Climate Change (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ca2eddb226&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
The problems plaguing farmers in Honduras and elsewhere have mounted with rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable weather.
Edible Archives Project Aims to Revive Hundreds of Vanishing Indian Rice Strains (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4daab4631d&e=2715c96b29) - NPR
As hybrid varieties gained popularity, hundreds of indigenous strains of rice — and knowledge about them — disappeared. But chefs, farmers and researchers are trying to reconnect to that heritage.
Ag Census: More Latinx Farmers Own Their Land. Could They Make the Food System More Sustainable? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=66d0c25c7a&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
Moving from farmworker to farm owner has long been a challenge for Latinx farmers. But with support, more are making the leap, increasing the number of diverse, small-scale operations.
Wave of New Tech Firms Targeting Farms as Weather Wars Mount (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ca5faaf19c&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
When surprise hailstorms hit the 6,000 acres Trevor Scherman plants each year with peas, wheat, canola and lentils, his first move isn't to his truck to assess the damage. These days, it's to his iPad.
As Weeds Outsmart the Latest Weedkillers, Farmers Are Running Out of Easy Options (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4df7c31364&e=2715c96b29) - NPR
In the long-running war between farmers and weeds, it's advantage, weeds. Scientists in Kansas have found examples of the dreaded pigweed that are immune to the newest weed-killing technologies.
Denmark: Grain Storage IoT Company TeleSense Acquires Danish Sensor Maker, Webstech (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=68d1e4a5c2&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The addition of European customers adds to TeleSense's existing pilot programs in the US and Australia. The company has also opened an R&D facility in Vietnam.
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World Health Organization Drops Its High-Profile Endorsement of the EAT-Lancet Diet (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2376ee7374&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
The UN health authority cites concerns about the economic impact on poor, livestock-producing countries.
India: CureFit May Acquire $75M in a Round Led by Accel and Chiratae (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=62b1fa8545&e=2715c96b29) - Economic Times
New initiatives include e-commerce, where the company will sell apparel, footwear line and packaged food under the CureFit and EatFit brand. The company also plans to launch health clinics across India and expand overseas.
Zooey Deschanel Has a New Startup Selling Hydroponic Farms for the Home (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c08a3b0b70&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
The celebrity's new startup, Lettuce Grow, recently debut Farmstand, a self-watering, self-fertilizing farm that grows in containers made from recycled plastics.
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