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Climate Change Threatens Food Supply, 33% of Food is Wasted in The Field + More (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8893891c63&e=2715c96b29)
Our round-up of this week's top food innovation news.
Join 500+ Startups, Execs & More at the Reducetarian Summit September 27-29 (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=8f1585bdf5&e=2715c96b29)
Explore strategies for reducing animal consumption and ending factory farming at the Reducetarian Summit on September 27th - 29th, 2019 in Washington D.C.
2018 U.S. Food & Beverage Startup Investment Report (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=fbbb632168&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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CPG
Tyson Foods' Raised & Rooted Nuggets 'Made With Plants' Are Rolling Out to 4,000 Stores (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2d566414e8&e=2715c96b29) - FoodNavigator
The pea-protein fueled nuggets will roll out by the end of September, with blended burgers combining pea protein isolate and Angus beef to follow.
Arizona Tea Maker Enters The Cannabis Market (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a045dc912e&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
The maker of Arizona Tea is entering the market for vape pens and cannabis-infused gummies and drinks through a licensing deal with Dixie Brands.
CPG Industry is Responsible For 1 in 10 US Jobs, GMA Says (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1f00927fbd&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
As a whole, the CPG industry is the largest manufacturing job provider in the U.S., directly leading to 2.3 million jobs, $151 billion in labor income and a $361.3 billion contribution to the U.S. gross domestic product, according to a new report from the Grocery Manufacturers Association.
Alpha Foods is Heading to 8,000 Doors By Year End as Shoppers Embrace Plant-Based Convenience Food (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5aeca119c6&e=2715c96b29) - FoodNavigator
The new wave of 'fresh' plant-based meats from brands such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Launched in late 2017, the plant-based frozen food brand plans to be in 8,000 doors by end of year.
UK: Diageo Takes Majority Stake in Nonalcoholic Spirits Brand Seedlip (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=09acca1430&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
Diageo acquired a "significant majority shareholding" in Seedlip, the world's first distilled nonalcoholic spirits brand, through its Distill Ventures accelerator program. Financial details were not released.
Wild Friends Foods and Cusa Tea Secure Investments From S CAP (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=22bbb652bc&e=2715c96b29) - FoodNavigator
Nut butter brand Wild Friends Foods and organic instant tea company Cusa Tea have both received undisclosed cash injections from New York-based investor S CAP, which the brands will put towards accelerating distribution and product development.
Nutrition Capital Network Deal Download: July 2019 (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=dc8950d778&e=2715c96b29) - New Hope
Nutrition Capital Network examines July deals. The natural products industry saw lots of activity in natural foods, plant-based foods and CBD.
Blue Apron
RETAIL
Blue Apron Ends Jet.com Partnership (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=856e99f472&e=2715c96b29) - Grocery Dive
Blue Apron is terminating its pilot with Walmart's Jet.com in the coming weeks to focus on its "core business" of direct-to-consumer sales.
Grocery Delivery Startup Dumpling Raises $3M to Democratize The Gig Economy (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e021002736&e=2715c96b29) - GeekWire
Seattle startup Dumpling raised $3 million for a personal shopping platform that flips the economics of the gig economy upside down. The investment round was led by Floodgate with participation from Fuel Capital.
Cashless Stores Alienate Customers in The Name of Efficiency (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=dfa72c9331&e=2715c96b29) - Wired
Cashless stored unintentionally self-self their customers.
Regional Grocers Fight Back in Online Grocery War (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d078c0b7ce&e=2715c96b29) - Grocery Dive
SpartanNash, for one, has its own subscription service and wants to roll out Prime-like extras for customers.
Compostables Made From Grass
RESTAURANTS
Company Secures Millions To Make Compostable Food Service Products From Grass (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=5a8821de31&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
Biomass solutions company Genera Energy has procured an investment of more than $118 million to produce compostable food service items from locally grown grasses.
Sodexo Is Launching an Impossible Burger Menu at 1,500 U.S. Locations (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=fc1f9eb46d&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
Sodexo will offer plant-based version of a sausage muffin sandwich, sausage gravy and biscuits, steakhouse burger and creole burger.
Subway Partners With Beyond Meat as Part of Its Comeback Bid (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d55c1c0625&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
Subway is partnering with Beyond Meat, starting with a meatball marinara sub made with plant-based meatballs. The sandwich chain has been struggling in recent years after rapidly expanding across the U.S.
The Impossible Burger Hasn't Been Easy to Find (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=86bf079e36&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Impossible says its product is available in 10,000 restaurants - it's just not always evenly distributed. Bloomberg has launched a tracker (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=4aee9ce1a5&e=2715c96b29) to monitor impossible burger shortages.
Aramark Buys Campus Food Delivery Service Good Uncle (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=01388f086a&e=2715c96b29) - Education Dive
Foodservice company Aramark acquired Good Uncle, an app-based, on-demand food delivery service that brings restaurant-quality meals to pickup points on college campuses.
Waitr Teams With Olo to Streamline POS Systems (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c6c49a8d05&e=2715c96b29) - Restaurant Dive
Food delivery service Waitr is partnering with digital ordering site Olo to streamline ordering. The partnership will allow restaurants to list their menus on third-party sites and to use a single interface for delivery orders.
NYC Wage Hikes Didn't Hurt Restaurants, New Study Says (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9be28b245c&e=2715c96b29) - Restaurant Business
While wages climbed over the past five years, openings, job growth and workers' incomes all soared, according to the research.
Climate Change 2
AGRICULTURE
Climate Change Threatens the World's Food Supply, United Nations Warns (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d8f2158d4c&e=2715c96b29) - The New York Times
The report, prepared by more than 100 experts from 52 countries and released in summary form in Geneva on Thursday, finds that we must transform our food production and land management if we have a chance of staying under 2 degrees Celsius of global warming.
ICE Raids Seven Mississippi Chicken Plants, in The Largest Single-State Action in Agency History (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=46e26a46b5&e=2715c96b29) - The New Food Economy
Immigration officials have raided multiple chicken plants in Mississippi, detaining 680 workers in what officials are calling the largest single-state sting in American history.
Inari Raises $89m Series C to Make Seeds Diverse Again (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=98e3e165a4&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Flagship Pioneering lead the round alongside Investment Corporation of Dubai, EDBI and Acre Venture Partners. The company will use the funds to develop genomic tools including gene editing to improve global seed diversity.
Australia: Lab-Grown Kangaroo Meat: It's What's For Dinner? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e49334fd56&e=2715c96b29) - The Wall Street Journal
VOW's efforts to culture meat from kangaroo tissue hints at a future where scientists cultivate exotic fare for adventurous eaters.
Belgium: Agrosavfe Snags €35M to Bring Bio-Crop Protection Products to Market (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=57a3dea328&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Ackermans & van Haaren lead the round with participation from Gimv, Sofinnova Partners, PMV, Agri Investment Fund, K&E, Biovest, Madeli Participaties, VIB and Qbic.
Insect 'Apocalypse' In U.S. Driven By 50X Increase in Toxic Pesticides (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=2cf96a2af2&e=2715c96b29 ) - National Geographic
America's agricultural landscape is now 48 times more toxic to honeybees, and likely other insects, than it was 25 years ago, almost entirely due to widespread use of so-called neonicotinoid pesticides, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One.
Argentina: BeeFlow Raises $3M For Pollination-as-a-Service (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=ac9151c963&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Ospraie Ag Sciences lead the investment in the startup that helps bees improve their pollination power while also teaching them to pollinate specific crops.
How The 2020 Democrats Would Overhaul Farm Policy (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=415c83f42d&e=2715c96b29) - Politico
Elizabeth Warren unveiled an ambitious proposal that would level the playing field between farmers and agribusinesses. Senate Ag members Amy Klobuchar and Kirsten Gillibrand put forth their own plans, too.
New Farm Policy Proposal (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1630167e89&e=2715c96b29) - Elizabeth Warren
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren shares her plan for addressing farm issues, such as consolidation, conservation and more.
Cory Booker Wants to Pay Many More Farmers to Practice Carbon Farming (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3016743b8b&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
The Climate Stewardship Act, which Booker plans to propose in September, aims to 'dramatically scale up' voluntary conservation incentives for farmers and ranchers.
Farm Discontent Spills Over as Ag Secretary Is Confronted in Minnesota (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e3b45795f2&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg
Farmers' discontent over President Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China erupted into the open Wednesday as his agriculture secretary was confronted at a fair in rural Minnesota.
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