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Michelob Helps Farmers Transition to Organic, Perfect Day Unveils Cultured Ice Cream + More (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=81009d24be&e=2715c96b29)
Our round-up of last week's top food innovation news.
2018 U.S. Food & Beverage Startup Investment Report (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2a651dee2c&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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Kencko Chugs Down $3.4M to Help You Get More Fruit and Vegetables in Your Diet (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d670bfe7c5&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The investment came from NextView Ventures, LocalGlobe, Kairos Ventures, Techstars, Max Ventures and others. The company plans to add half a dozen new options and is now developing its direct-to-consumer strategy, including a mobile app.
TreeHouse Sells Snacks Division for $90M, Vega Endorses Plant Based Athlete (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=41778a2584&e=2715c96b29) - Nosh
The better-for-you food maker sold its snacking division to Atlas Holdings. It generated $670m in 2019.
Campbell Soup to Sell Danish Snacks Manufacturer to Ferrero Affiliate for $300M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8bf0ff46e2&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
The company will sell Kelsen Group to CTH Invest in an effort to focus on its North American market and divest the remainder of Campbell International.
CBD Portfolio Co Takes 25% Stake in Jones Soda (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d335788450&e=2715c96b29) - BevNet
HeavenlyRx invested $9m to reinvigorate Jones' core business by expanding distribution and investing in marketing campaigns to increase consumer engagement.
Baby Food Has Too Much Sugar And Is Marketed Wrongly, WHO Says (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2cb1993435&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Baby food often contains too much sugar and is incorrectly advertised as suitable for infants under 6 months of age.
More Banks, Credit Unions to Cover Pot-Related Businesses (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9614f2036a&e=2715c96b29) - Banking Dive
A total of 633 institutions are servicing the cannabis industry, a 54% increase over the same period last year.
Malaysia: Phuture Foods Is Creating a Plant-Based Pork Substitute for the Asian Market (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7545557c77&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The startup is pioneering a plant-based pork substitute that will begin selling in Hong Kong in the next few months and then branching out to Singapore shortly after.
Impossible Foods Sets Its Sights on Asia, Which Consumes Nearly Half the World's Meat (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=269ca03dee&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
The company made its first foray into Asia via Hong Kong about 18 months after launching worldwide.
The Seltzer Bubble (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5a34b1f671&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
Demand for sparkling water is higher than ever. So is supply.
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RETAIL
Israel: CommonSense Robotics Announces 'World's First' Underground Micro-Fulfillment Center (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1e280b88f9&e=2715c96b29) - VentureBeat
The center will be a full-service grocery site with three temperature zones, supporting on-demand fulfillment that will allow CommonSense's grocery partner to fulfill delivery orders in less than an hour.
New, More Agile Robots Speed the Takeover of Jobs Once Done Only by Humans (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=395b42d305&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Vision, artificial intelligence and gecko-inspired hands take automation from factory to warehouse.
Walmart's Super-Sized Impact on the Food System (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=11a259b043&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
A new report details how the largest U.S. food retailer leverages its unprecedented size to force lower prices, short-change workers and farmers and create fewer food choices.
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One executive forecasts that more than 60% of groceries will be bought online by 2025.
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Believe it or not, Etsy is the best place to find rare-to-America fruits.
2019 Amazon Prime Day Grocery Deals Include a Lot of Drinks (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=79047d2e3e&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
The sales through Amazon Fresh and Prime Pantry include a weird amount of coffee, tea, energy drinks, seltzer and other beverages.
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RESTAURANTS
City Pantry, the UK Corporate Catering Marketplace, Has Been Acquired by Just Eat for £16M (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7414e78aa4&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The premise of the acquisition is to enable Just Eat to further expand into the UK corporate catering market by leveraging City Pantry's brand, technology and sector knowledge.
Restaurants Strike Back in Food-Delivery War (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=fb3d3646f1&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Slowing growth in restaurants offering online delivery could limit how quickly food delivery apps can grow.
France: Dejbox Wants to Deliver Food to Offices in Business Districts at Scale (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=46917f546f&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
The food delivery startup designs its own meals and works with other companies to cook them, sell them and deliver them.
City Council Member Asks AG for Grubhub Antitrust Investigation (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1b256a57b2&e=2715c96b29) - New York Post
Mark Gjonaj, the head of the council's Committee on Small Business, said that the time may have come for the AG to revisit the terms of a 2013 settlement agreement that cleared the way for Grubhub's acquisition of Seamless.
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The right places to eat, right now.
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AGRICULTURE
Regenerative Agriculture Is Having a Moment and 70 Investments Worth $47.5B Are in It (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d881b6613b&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
A new report called Soil Wealth details the level of investment in regenerative agriculture-related projects.
Israel: AquaMaof Fishes New Markets After $230M Investment (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2dfd5e945a&e=2715c96b29) - Food Navigator
The company is currently constructing the world's largest indoor salmon farm in Canada. It plans to build more than a dozen aquaculture facilities in locations including Japan, Russia, Norway, Germany and Poland.
Canada: CannTrust Breach Will Damage Legal Pot Market: Cannabis Weekly (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4cbd1a6ddd&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
The company's stock plunged 48% over the five trading days since regulators found it grew pot in unlicensed rooms and provided "false and misleading" information to inspectors, erasing $174 million in market value.
Wall Street Banks Bailing on Troubled US Farm Sector (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=006f1ac4c0&e=2715c96b29) - Reuters
JPMorgan grew its farm-loan portfolio by 76%, to $1.1b, between 2008 and 2015. The US farm debt is on track to rise to $427b this year.
Midwest Organic Farmers Stalk Fraudulent Imports That Taint the Market (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=93a8f65b8d&e=2715c96b29) - StarTribune
As organic food sales continue to skyrocket, US consumers might be buying products that were tainted in their growing and feeding. Grain fraud investigators like John Bobbe are trying to turn back that rising tide of counterfeit imports.
World's Coffee Growers Seek to Set Minimum Price to Help Poor Farmers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=615795f45b&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Many growers are switching to other crops or abandoning plantations altogether amid lowest prices in over a decade.
India: Agritech Startup Ecozen Raises Series A Round from Caspian and Hivos-Triodos Fund (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6c6014f14c&e=2715c96b29) - YourStory
Financial terms were undisclosed. The startup plans to launch new cold chain products, enter new geographies for irrigation sales and accelerate growth of its market linkage platform for pre-cooled perishables.
The Española Chile Pepper Will Be the First Fruiting Plant NASA Grows in Space (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=349d09df41&e=2715c96b29) - CNN
Scientists found that certain chile peppers can be easily pollinated and survive in a high-carbon dioxide environment.
Australia: BluePlanet Ecosystems' Aquaculture System Mimics Nature to Grow Fish Sustainably (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c5e62f4230&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
BluePlanet Ecosystem's Land-based Automated Recirculating Aquaculture (LARA) is a contained system that grows seafood without the need to input any food or extract any waste.
Farmers Stockpiling Corn in Response to Tough Growing Conditions (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2e7c18abc8&e=2715c96b29) - Wall Street Journal
Cargill, ADM and other agribusinesses offer big premiums, but many farmers decline to sell.
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It's Not Your Fault That You Eat So Much Sugar (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e1744688c7&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Consumers don't even want all this cloying sweetness. Manufacturers made the decision for them.
Gut Microbiome-Boosting Diet Designed to Better Help Malnourished Children (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cc86ca71be&e=2715c96b29) - New Atlas
New research suggests malnutrition in children can be better treated by therapeutic foods designed to boost and repair the gut microbiome, instead of more traditional energy- and nutrition-maximized supplements.
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