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Our round-up of last week's top food innovation news.
How Does a Futurist Food Lab Set Trends for 2040? - Future Market's Mike Lee (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d887505a45&e=2715c96b29) - After Animals Podcast
Future Market founder & CEO Mike Lee explains how to create food "showrooms" that "exhibit" food trends looking 5-25 years into the future, including some cool concepts like faux shark fin and a cultured meat Chinese restaurant.
2018 U.S. Food & Beverage Startup Investment Report (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=05bba6bf5b&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.
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Michelob ULTRA Supports Farmers' Transition to Organic (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=517b5d767f&e=2715c96b29) - AGDAILY
Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold launched a new initiative called 'Contract for Change' that supports American barley farmers who want to transition conventional fields to try organic production for the first time.
Taste Testing the Ice Cream That Cost $60M to Create in a Lab (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c7f118b81b&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
Biotech startup Perfect Day has taken five years to create animal-free dairy products. Is there a real consumer market for their ice cream? More importantly: How does it taste?
The Newest Plant-Based Meat Brand Comes from a 19-Year Old Founder (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e193632b73&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
Nuggs just raised $7m in funding led by McCain Foods, who will manufacture the foods. The products are now sold DTC through the company's website.
US Ghee Brand 4th & Heart Raises $7.6M in Series C Funding Round (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7f0ad45e53&e=2715c96b29) - FoodBev
Harbinger Ventures led the round. The company is planning to increase production and expand its portfolio with the launch of Woke, a new line of grass-fed collagen ghee protein and energy bars.
The Fish Is Boneless. (Fishless, Too.) (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1e06ccb75d&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
Several companies are developing sustainable, plant-based or laboratory-made seafood alternatives. It might help the planet, but will anyone eat it?
Switzerland: Planted Joins the Meatless Meat Melee with Its Pea-Protein 'Chicken' (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4110a53ef0&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
Planted is a brand new Swiss company that claims its ultra-simple meatless poultry is nearly indistinguishable from the real thing, better in other ways and, soon, cheaper.
The $280K Lab-Grown Burger Could Be a More Palatable $10 in Two Years (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0aa4fa7e17&e=2715c96b29) - Reuters
Biotech Foods aims to reach production scale and have regulatory approval by 2021.
General Mills & GoodBelly Partner to Launch Cereal and Yogurt (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3d24cef5f6&e=2715c96b29) - Nosh
General Mills' venture arm 301 Inc led a $12m investment into GoodBelly last year. It's now launching a line of lactose-free yogurts and cereals this week.
Kencko Raises $3.4M Seed Round for Powdered Fruit and Vegetable Packets (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=45070ff7a4&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
The round was led by NextView Ventures, Kairos Ventures, Techstars, LocalGlobe, Max Ventures and more. The company plans to use funding to become fully plant-based.
TreeHouse Foods Sells Its Snacks Division to Atlas Holdings for $90M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5b1149e855&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
The division is one of the biggest manufacturers and distributors of private label healthy snacks in North America. TreeHouse predicted the division would bring in net sales of about $670m in 2019.
Nestlé Develops Recyclable Paper Packaging for Yes Snack Bars (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f94600eecc&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
The Swiss company may eventually use it for Kit Kat bars and other products once they can get a sufficient amount of the specially coated material.
Would You Drink Pea Gin If It Helped Solve Climate Change? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cf10867c49&e=2715c96b29) - Fast Company
Scientists say switching from wheat to peas as the base for our alcohol could have major environmental benefits.
Campbell Goes Agile, from Soup to Snacks (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=fe92ddae3e&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Companies such as Campbell Soup are using agile development, a method borrowed from IT that generally involves employees from different departments working together closely under short timelines.
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China: A Vegetable Startup Wants to Raise at Least $500M, Sources Say (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=bea9375ac4&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Meicai, a Chinese startup that connects vegetable farmers with restaurants, is seeking at least $500m in funding to try and grab a larger slice of a fragmented food sourcing market.
Crate & Barrel Betting Diners Will Eat a Meal and Buy the Table (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2487cae6e6&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Crate & Barrel is cooking up a new business strategy to draw people to its home furnishings, opening a full-service restaurant this month inside a suburban Chicago store.
Udelv Partners with H-E-B on Texas Autonomous Grocery Delivery Pilot (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=03535ad0ce&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
California-based Udelv will provide H-E-B with one of its Newton second-generation autonomous delivery vehicles, which are already in service in trials in the Bay Area, Arizona and Houston.
Amazon Invests $700M to Retrain a Third of Its US Workforce by 2025 (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ee3421f6b6&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The company's goal is to "upskill" 100,000 of its US employees for more in-demand jobs by 2025, especially job roles like data mapping specialist, data scientist, and business analyst.
Canada: How a Grocery Store's Plan to Shame Customers into Using Reusable Bags Backfired (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=059efea9bf&e=2715c96b29) - NPR
East West Market put embarrassing slogans, such as "Wart Ointment Wholesale" and "Into the Weird Adult Video Emporium," on plastic bags to get customers to use reusable shopping bags.
Buying Groceries Online: A Discriminating Guide (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=14bbcd966f&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Online grocers want us to abandon the supermarket. Is it worth making the switch?
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Japan: Connected Robotics Raises $7.4M Series A for Service, Cooking Robots (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=aa4f17dd96&e=2715c96b29) - The Robot Report
Global Brain led the round. Funding will support sales expansion and new tech development.
Food Delivery Apps Will Have 44M US Users by 2020 (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4bc43ee56a&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
By 2023, that number is expected to jump to 60m US users.
Can Sweetgreen's Salad Evangelists Get America to Finally Eat Its Vegetables? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6e3f254eca&e=2715c96b29) - Fortune
A new crop of produce pushers are turning to technology to convince consumers to pick vegetables over burgers and fries.
Zomato Acquires Food Donation Startup Feeding India (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0fa3dfd5d2&e=2715c96b29) - Economic Times
Financial terms were undisclosed. With this acquisition, Zomato will fund the entire salaries of the team and some core initiatives.
Fourth and HotSchedules Merge to Form All-in-One Restaurant Management Platform (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4dd8144097&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
The deal was backed by Marlin Equity Partners and Insight Partners. Together, the companies create an end-to-end restaurant management SaaS solution.
Dunkin' Is Suing to Shut Down Stores with Undocumented Workers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6559a9d387&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
Attorneys and labor experts say it's a never-before-seen crackdown.
The (Mis)education of America's Culinary Schools (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8622b5dadb&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
Coursework at traditional culinary schools has yet to reflect the diverse cooking happening in today's restaurants.
ShiftPixy's Delivery Tech Promises Restaurant Chains More Brand Control (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8e1bfd64b4&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
The Irvine, CA-based company makes a software stack for restaurants that was originally designed to help businesses combat high employee turnover.
Of Course Lululemon Is Getting Into the Wellness Restaurant Trend (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=93f55b915c&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
The yoga pants vendor is bringing smoothies, acai bowls, plus burgers and beer to Chicago.
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AeroFarms Raises $100M As Investors Rush to Indoor Farms (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7a4e52ecd6&e=2715c96b29) - Financial Times
The vertical farming startup has raised a $100m Series E round to expand its warehouse facilities that hold massive indoor farms, and explore new types of produce it can grow in those facilities.
Demetrix Raises $50M to Brew Cannabis (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=37aaf14c5c&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
Horizons Ventures led the round. The company plans to continue its pursuit of isolating and brewing cannabinoids.
Honeybees Hit by Trump Budget Cuts (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a546d81cc0&e=2715c96b29) - CNN
The USDA has suspended data collection for its annual Honey Bee Colonies report, citing cut costs – a move that robs researchers and the honeybee industry of a critical tool for understanding honeybee population declines.
Will Indigo Ag's New Private Carbon Market Pay Off for Farmers? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=24ececbf72&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
The company has raised millions to help farmers sequester a trillion tons of carbon in the soil. A California carbon farming advocate weighs in.
Montana Ranchers Can Now Get Paid to Sequester Carbon Using Rotational Grazing Practices (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=89faba5c88&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
The Western Sustainability Exchange is helping farmers adopt rotational grazing plans that improve carbon sequestration by helping them sell carbon credits.
The Future of Autonomous Vehicles Runs Off Roads and On to Farms, Construction Sites and Mines (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5ca0efd95d&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
It is widely observed that industrial, agriculture, construction and mining applications are better suited for near-term autonomy.
A Maryland Grain Grower Takes Regenerative Agriculture to the Next Step (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9f45d055c1&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
Heinz Thomet works in balance with nature to grow highly sought-after specialty crops, while sequestering carbon and building a regional food economy.
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France: Aryballe Raises €6.2M for Its Digital Nose (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4a3804db43&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
International Flavors & Fragrances led the round. With the new funding, Aryballe is looking to miniaturize its technology even further.
Future Arrives As IBM Unveils Its Portable 'E-Tongue' Technology (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=925318a39b&e=2715c96b29) - Grubstreet
IBM released a video for a futuristic technology, called Hypertaste, that can quickly identify liquids you should not be drinking. It uses AI and transfers data to an app.
Atkins Nutritionals, Doctor Urges USDA to Include Low-Carb Option in Upcoming Dietary Guidelines (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=32c455314c&e=2715c96b29) - Food Navigator
A group of more than 50 doctors spearheaded by Atkins Nutritionals is calling on the USDA to include a low-carb diet as a viable option for Americans.
Digital Health Is Growing Fast – But at What Cost? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7489284979&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The healthcare startups in the news recently — Theranos, uBiome, Nurx, eClinicalWorks, Practice Fusion — seem to have lost sight of that crucial standard. In the pursuit of growth, they have put the patient second, and suffered as a result.
Why Does Participation in the Federal Summer Meals Program Keep Dropping? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=0321adff35&e=2715c96b29) - New Food Economy
Only one in seven kids eligible for free summer lunch actually gets one, a new report finds.
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