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The fires, most of which have been set by farmers clearing their land, are raging in uninhabited areas of rain forest and intruding on populated areas in the country's north.
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Atkins Owner to Acquire Protein-Food Maker Quest for $1B (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=a710b4db95&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
Simply Good Foods Company, the maker of meal kits, breads, pizzas, frozen foods, shakes, bars and other products under the Atkins brand, is buying Quest Nutrition for $1 billion. The pairing of Atkins and Quest will result in a nutritional snacking company with combined net sales of more than $800 million annually, the companies said.
Smashmallow Closes Funding Round from ACG, Launches Low-Sugar Gummies (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6897577f05&e=2715c96b29) - Nosh
The company declined to disclose the investment amount. However, as part of the investment, ACG managing partner Julian Steinberg will join Smashmallow's board of directors.
Plant-Based Eggs Are Starting to Compete With the Real Thing (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d2b972056c&e=2715c96b29) - Quartz
JUST announced 2,100 Kroger-owned stores will sell its plant-based liquid eggs. According to IRI, the vegan liquid eggs are the second-best performing in the category.
Major Food Processor Wants Reduction in Pesticide Use (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=dd661bb884&e=2715c96b29) - The Western Producer
General Mills is encouraging its suppliers to cut their use of pesticides.
Major food processor wants reduction in pesticide use.
CBD Drink Mix Maker OLEO Closes $1.5 Million Round (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1d6c367226&e=2715c96b29) - BevNet
The convertible note round will help the Seattle-based brand scale distribution for its line of products.
Cereal Makers Try Again to Jump-Start Stale Sales (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=7118e9fe9b&e=2715c96b29) - The Wall Street Journal
General Mills, Kellogg and Post try new flavors and brands as breakfast habits change.
The Hottest Thing in Food Is Made of Peas, Soy, and Mung Beans (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c65befce4d&e=2715c96b29) - Bloomberg Businessweek
Impossible Foods has Burger King. Beyond Meat has Whole Foods. The ultimate prize, McDonald's, is still up for grabs.
Is Kellogg the Biggest Competitor in the Plant-Based Sector? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f5a147a517&e=2715c96b29) - Food Dive
Analysts at Piper Jaffray speculate that Kellogg's MorningStar Farms plant-based brand could give Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods a run for their money when it comes to popular and profitable meat substitutes.
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Whole Foods CEO on Plant-Based Meat Boom: Good For The Environment But Not For Your Health (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e0df8cc350&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
"I don't think eating highly processed foods is healthy. I think people thrive on eating whole foods," says John Mackey.
Instacart Unveils New Benefits For Contractors: Insurance, Student Loan Debt Assistance, and More (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=d10c4ca2b5&e=2715c96b29) - VentureBeat
Starting September 3, the company will roll out perks that include workplace injury coverage, expanded financial and health wellness resources, a student loan repayment program and access to Care.com's care provider platform.
Why Target's New Private Label Brand Represents a Grocery Strategy Shift (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=14a28e3426&e=2715c96b29) - ModernRetail
Target is going deeper into the grocery space, with a new in-house brand that focuses more on differentiation, and less on cheap goods.
Shoppable Recipe and Kitchen Appliance Startup Mealthy Hits $1.07M Crowdfunding Cap (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=f3eff2ded6&e=2715c96b29) - The Spoon
Mealthy sells kitchen appliances, such as a Mealthy Multipot electric pressure cooker and Mealthy Crisplid, a standalone lid which turns a variety of pressure cookers into air fryers, that integrate with a shoppable recipe and meal planning app and website.
Walmart and BuzzFeed Are Bringing Shoppable Recipes to the Tasty App (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=6bdc2cd285&e=2715c96b29) - AdWeek
Now, anyone browsing Tasty's 4,000 recipes can add the necessary ingredients to their cart and check out with Walmart's online grocery cart and either do in-store pickup or have it delivered to their home.
France to Set Penalties on Goods Packaged With Non-Recycled Plastic in 2019 (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=308d0fede2&e=2715c96b29) - The Telegraph
France plans to introduce a penalty system next year that would increase the cost of consumer goods with packaging made of non-recycled plastic, part of a pledge to use only recycled plastic nationwide by 2025.
Online Grocery Still Rare in the U.S (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e0400e21f7&e=2715c96b29) . - Progressive Grocer
Eighty-one percent of the U.S. consumers surveyed by Gallup in July said they never order groceries online, while 11 percent said they do so at least once a month.
Robotic Kiosk Opens Door to Automated Online Grocery Fulfillment (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=58061fc831&e=2715c96b29) - Supply Chain Dive
As automated technology continues to spread across the grocery industry, startup Cleveron has unveiled a new robotic pickup kiosk that can retrieve customer orders within 20 seconds.
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Diet Brand Whole30 Opens its First Delivery-Only Restaurant in Chicago (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=463334a5f0&e=2715c96b29) - Eater
The company is partnering with restaurant group Lettuce Entertain You and GrubHub to launch the delivery only restaurants that offers items that adhere to the diet.
Restaurant Spending Set to Hit High in 2019 (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=3e0a057916&e=2715c96b29) - CNBC
The National Restaurant Association projects overall industry sales will hit a new high of $863 billion in 2019, up 3.6% year over year. Sales at eating and drinking establishments are up over 4% this year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, surpassing grocery sales at just 3%.
DoorDash Acquires Autonomous Driving Startup Scotty Labs (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=59bcee15e4&e=2715c96b29) - TechCrunch
DoorDash acquired Scott Labs, a startup developing autonomous and remote-controlled vehicle tech, for an undisclosed amount.
Starship Technologies Raises $40 Million To Expand Its Food-Delivery Robots On College Campuses (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9269d30dbf&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
Morpheus Ventures lead the round, which will help the robotics startup expand its service to 100 college campuses.
Postmates Introduce 'Health Care Options,' Access to College Courses For Gig Workers (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=cde21e40aa&e=2715c96b29) - Restaurant Dive
The company said the benefits are "a downpayment [sic] on a bigger vision for the future of our company and the entire gig economy" in a statement.
Restaurant Associates Hires Some Big Names: Colicchio, Andrés, Ansel (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e3fd54f2fb&e=2715c96b29) - New York Times
The managing company is teaming up with high-profile chefs, seeking to recapture the luster of the days when it ran major restaurants.
Do Consumers Actually Want Restaurant Tech? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e50212cc5c&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
A new study exploring consumer attitudes towards restaurant technology revealed that some see it as a quick marketing gig while others expect restaurants to adopt new digital tools.
CAVA, The Chipotle Of Mediterranean Cuisine, Opens Its First Innovation Kitchen (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1579205f2a&e=2715c96b29) - Forbes
The company will use the kitchen to test new ingredients, menu items and technology to enhance customer experience, rolling out its successes to Cava's other 85 U.S. locations.
Estonia: Uber-Rival Bolt Enters European Food Delivery Business (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=e8c2a0b4de&e=2715c96b29) - Reuters
Bolt, a popular ride-sharing service in Eastern Europe and Africa, on Wednesday launched food delivery service in Tallinn, Estonia. It plans to roll out Bolt Food in South Africa, Latvia and Lithuania this year.
India: Paytm Invests In Corporate Food Solutions Startup HungerBox (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=b91a20b318&e=2715c96b29) - Inc42
The Bengaluru-based food catering startup Hungerbox has raised 2.23 Mnin Series C funding round from One 97 Communications and Sabre Partners Trust.
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In The Largest Prosecution of Organic Fraud in U.S. History, Iowa Grain Seller Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=80d3433715&e=2715c96b29) - The New Food Economy
After being sentenced, Randy Constant was found dead, apparently by suicide.
Study Finds Farm-Level Food Waste is Much Worse Than We Thought (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=c16ac31ffc&e=2715c96b29) - Civil Eats
Unharvested crops dramatically bump up estimates of U.S. food waste. But some farmers—who get demonized for working within a system they didn't create—are seeking solutions to get that food to market.
FDA Finds a Surprise in Gene-Edited Cattle: Antibiotic-Resistant, Non-Bovine DNA (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=9002ec8189&e=2715c96b29) - The New Food Economy
The livestock industry wants to get these animals approved for sale. But there's still a lot we don't know about the process, a new study shows.
Crop Scouts Size Up a Tough Year on the Farm (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=22a8d16f16&e=2715c96b29) - The Wall Street Journal
Tour of the Farm Belt reveals weak corn, soybean crops after rainy spring.
Why is Insect-Based Protein Sprouting Wings in Asia? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=73558d95ce&e=2715c96b29) - AgFunder
Nutrition Technologies recently secured a $8.5 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures and SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore (ESG), in yet another sign of growing support in Southeast Asia for innovation in the alt-protein tech space.
Now That Scientists Have Sequenced The Avocado Genome, Can We Grow Them in Minnesota? (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=1dd6eb0d9a&e=2715c96b29) - The New Food Economy
The avocado genome has naturally evolved over time to increase its resistance to disease—a finding that could be significant for the future of avocado breeding.
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Startup Raises $10 Million To Create Digital Vegan Economy (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=78ffa435bf&e=2715c96b29) - VegNews
Online vegan community VeganNation recently launched its platform internationally after successfully closing a $10 million funding round from private investors. VeganNation is the first-ever online vegan economy with its own traceable digital currency that aims to unite vegans worldwide.
I Tried Prolon's Starvation Diet So You Wouldn't Have To (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=11f554f2e6&e=2715c96b29) - MIT Technology Review
An inside look at the the five-day, $250 fad diet.
Singapore: Vegan Food Review Platform Banks $2M in Seed Round Led by 500 Startups (https://foodtechconnect.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5137626c88ab3a61c40112a42&id=71195e3930&e=2715c96b29) - Tech In Asia
The platform offers reviews and recommendations for vegan-friendly food, restaurants and products.
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