$510M Invested in Food Tech in Aug, Accelerator Launches to Help Sustainable Food Startups Grow + More

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From Food52’s $6 million fundraise to AgLocal and AmazonFresh’s on-demand meat delivery partnership, 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.

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1. Food Tech Media Startup Funding, M&A and Partnerships: August 2014

Six acquisitions and eight financings in August brought almost $510 million into the food tech and media ecosystem.

2. Good Food Business Accelerator Launches to Help Startups Grow

Run by FamilyFarmed.org, the intensive six month program aims to give food and farm entrepreneurs the skills to launch and scale their businesses.

3. Largest 3D Printing Event Explores the Future of Printed Food

Thanks to startups like Natural Machines and ChefJet, 3D printed food is making its way into consumer homes and the foodservice industry. And now it’s getting conference prime time.

4. How Do Sustainable Food Start-Ups Achieve Success? By Sticking Together – Food Tank

Startup accelerator Accel Foods provides financial investment, networking, and mentoring services to sustainable food startups.

5. E-Commerce Strategies to Drive Restaurant Biz – Hospitality Technology

New technology lets restaurants adopt some of ecommerce’s best practices. From an IT perspective, this requires four key elements.

6. AgLocal Partners with AmazonFresh to Provide On-demand Meat Delivery – San Francisco Business Times

While neither on-demand grocery services nor meat delivery is new, AgLocal aims to set itself apart by its transparency of source.

7. How Cannabis Tech Will Push Better Food Production Forward –Huffington Post

The technology being applied for growing cannabis will help make our planet make better food.

8. Recipe Site Food52 Raises $6 Million in Financing – Eater

The round was led by 14W with participation from Scripps Networks and Walden Venture Capita. The startup plans to use the funding to grow its team and establish an office and test kitchen.