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2018 U.S. Food & Beverage Startup Investment Report (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=66d9936fee&e=2715c96b29)
Over $1.45B was invested across 247 deals in 2018, according to the research in our second annual investment report produced in partnership with Ryan Willams. Plant-centric alternatives to meat and dairy accounted for one-third of total investment in food and beverage startups in 2018. Check out the report for a deep dive into last year's investor and investment trends.
Top European Meat Brand Goes Vegan, Impossible Foods Explores Fish + More (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2027657d3b&e=2715c96b29)
Our round-up of last week's top food innovation news.
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CPG
Private Label Could Be the New Online 'Challenger Brand' (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=b4d648f4c2&e=2715c96b29) - Grocery Dive
CPG private label sales now account for 3% of online dollar sales, up from 1.3% two years ago. Household and baby products are leading store brand e-commerce sales.
Mother Beverage Preps Growth After CAVU Invests (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3377c67c66&e=2715c96b29) - BevNet
Mother has secured an undisclosed sum from CAVU Venture Partners to scale nationwide.
Kraft Heinz Launches Spoonable Smoothie Brand Fruitlove (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3bc42ca4af&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
Smoothie bowls have gained popularity in cafes and on recipe blogger sites, and this may be Kraft Heinz's answer to the growing trend.
How Simple Mills Demystified Social Media and Influencers for Naturally Chicago (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=013414445a&e=2715c96b29) - New Hope Network
Almost every entrepreneur knows that effective use of social media and influencers can be crucial to growing their business. Far fewer know how to use social media and influencers effectively—or even how to get started.
The Ingestible Beauty Bloom: How Vital Proteins Made Collagen Cool (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=51d745eaa2&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
Collagen supplements are suddenly found everywhere, from Costco to Sephora, even Drybar. For that, you can credit one company that saw way beyond the GNC market.
This New Biodegradable Plastic Is Made from Cactus (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=779d3bf074&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
While some Earth-friendly plastic is now made from corn, cacti don't need the resources and can be grown on land we don't need for food production.
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods Are in a Fast Food Alternative Meat Arms Race As Demand Swells (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cb5b0e892f&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are served in almost 20k restaurants across the country, and the list of restaurant chains responding to perceived consumer demand is growing daily.
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RETAIL
Kroger Is Testing 30-Minute Delivery (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c9849797b5&e=2715c96b29) - Grocery Dive
Kroger Rush launched earlier this spring and is currently available to a limited number of customers who live within a three-mile radius of two stores near its Cincinnati headquarters.
Rising Demand for Delivery Is Shifting China's Grocery Landscape (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cedcaf933c&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
France's Carrefour is pulling back is unloading most of its operations in China, where big-box retailers are struggling to keep pace in a market whose shoppers are turning toward nimble delivery providers.
7-Eleven Adds Location-Based Delivery Option (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=dc06a24ae0&e=2715c96b29) - Grocery Dive
7-Eleven has added a feature to its 7NOW delivery app that will enable customers to receive delivery at thousands of predetermined locations.
Need a Quick Salad? These New Vending Machines Have You Covered (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=83ee01e7dd&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
Fresh Bowl is launching machines in New York that give you a reusable glass jar full of healthy produce—all at the push of a button.
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RESTAURANTS
DoorDash Has Unseated Grubhub As the Leader in US Online Food Delivery (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e68ff16ec9&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
DoorDash overtook Grubhub in monthly sales in May as well as market share.
McDonald's Tests Robot Fryers and Voice-Activated Drive-Throughs (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=34367eb101&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
The fast food chain is designing voice-activated drive-throughs and robotic deep fryers as it works to streamline its menu and operations to speed up service.
Cava Is Testing Car-Pickup Model (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=fa2bf414e7&e=2715c96b29) - Restaurant Business
The fast-growing Mediterranean fast casual is allowing customers who place digital orders to drive up to a designated window to get their food.
Restaurants Are Arm-Twisting Delivery Companies to Lower Fees (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=531b3db8ce&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Some restaurant operators are pushing back against fees charged by delivery companies, turning up the heat on young businesses already wrestling with rivals in a crowded market for bringing food to people's doors.
Shake Shack CEO: 'We Have No Intention' of Adding Beyond Meat to Menu Right Now (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=68a955cbeb&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
The burger chain's stock is down 2% over the last year, but shares of Beyond have soared 57% since its initial public offering at the beginning of May.
India: Delivery Firms Use Artificial Intelligence to Scale at Faster Clip (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cf9a157b5e&e=2715c96b29) - Livemint
Once dismissed as a failure, the hyperlocal delivery market in India is expected to grow to ₹2,306 crore by next year. Delivery service Dunzo uses AI to show dynamic pricing and match delivery partners with customers.
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AGRICULTURE
Future Positive Capital's Vision for the Future of Farming and Food (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3474831770&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Armed with $57m, Future Positive Capital intends to place more bets on wonky tech ideas that have the potential to drive systems change while reaping profits in long-established markets, like food and agriculture.
What If We Paid Farmers to Fight Global Warming? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ce71b15939&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
For pennies a meal, the federal government can incentivize better environmental services.
Canopy Rivers Backs ZeaKal with $10M to Revolutionize Cannabis Plant Science (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6658e1c21d&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Cannabis crop science and growing practices are decades behind almost every other cultivated crop. ZeaKal has developed genetics-based technology that improves plants' growth and macronutrients.
As Tyson Continues to Push to Privatize Plant Inspections, Five Workers Were Just Hospitalized after a Chemical Spill (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9c26202eec&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
This week's toxic spill follows a corporate history of chemical leaks, explosions and other industrial accidents.
Wild Type's Cell-Based Salmon Costs $200, But Not For Long (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=74bbeba9f4&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
Wild Type co-founders Aryé Elfenbein and Justin Kolbeck discuss what's next for the cellular aquaculture startup.
There Are More Women Farmers Than Ever, But They Make Less Than Men. Why? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2b72d784f9&e=2715c96b29) - Modern Farmer
The demographics of female farmers are different.
Oregon's Seed War: Can Vegetable Crops and Canola Coexist in the Seed Capitol of America? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=dae033ed26&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
With a state law restricting canola cultivation set to expire, a 20-year fight over the future of growing seeds on the Willamette Valley's 1.7m acres is at stake.
Dr. Richard Teague: Regenerative Organic Practices "Clean Up the Act of Agriculture" (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a3b5f45685&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
The regenerative agriculture movement has been gaining traction amongst farmers across the world. Teague is working to quantify the impact of AMP grazing management on soil health and environmental health.
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EATERS
Arsenic Found in Bottled Water (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a8bf86b490&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Some bottles of water sold in Whole Foods, Target and Walmart have higher levels of arsenic than tap water.
Millions of Americans Take Vitamin D. Most Should Just Stop. (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=34ec7c0a9a&e=2715c96b29) - Vox
Outside of rare cases, rigorous studies of the supplement don't find any health benefit.
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