Hack//Dining Winner Updates, Packaged Food Ind. to Reach $2.4T in 2014 + More

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From a breakdown of the best city to start a food company to an inside look at the supermarket of the future, these are last week’s top food tech news stories. Like what you read? Feast your eyes on the full roundup here. Or better yet, sign up for our newsletter and get the latest and greatest in food tech delivered to your inbox every week.

1. KitchenCheck to Simplify Restaurant Food Safety Compliance

Hack//Dining winner KitchenCheck is building the TurboTax of restaurant food safety regulations. Get involved to help simplify food safety compliance.

2. Hive Aims to Empower Healthy Employees with Wellness App

Hack//Dining winner Hive is building a food and fitness app that’s focused on empowering healthy employees and communities.

3. Where’s the Best City to Start a Food Company? – Huffington Post

Bandar Foods’ founders analyze the best city for food startups, based on factors like access to fresh ingredients and community support.

4. Packaged Food Industry to Reach US$2.4 Trillion in Retail Sales in 2014 – Wired

Last week, Euromonitor International released new global packaged food data showing 3.6% growth in value sales over 2013.

5. Hampton Creek’s Strategy Chief Abruptly Resigns Amid Fundraising – Wall Street Journal

The egg-free food alternative startup has lost its chief strategy officer, Ali Partovi, only a week after his arrival.

6. Here’s What Your Supermarket Will Look Like in 50 Years – CNBC

Studio Industries is envisioning what your grocery store will look like in 2065, and you’ll only have to wait a year to find out

7. Smart Recipe Platform Yummly Integrates With Apple’s HealthKit – Yahoo

The integration allows users to send recipe nutrition data to health app and uses healthKit data to personalize Yummly.

8. Newleaf Symbiotics Raises $17M for Pink Bacteria Technology –AgFunder

Otter Capital led the round and was joined by existing investors. The funds will be used to accelerate its successful R&D program, ramp up production and go to market with its first products.