Last Week’s Top Food Tech News & Innovation Stories

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From$2B invested in food tech in March, to an inside look at why food startups should care about the Sysco-US Foods Merger, these are last week’s top food tech news and innovation stories. Like what you read? Feast your eyes on the full roundup here. Or better yet, sign up for Food+Tech Bytes 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: March 2015

March activity in the food tech sector rounded out to almost $2 billion in investments through fundraising and acquisitions.

2. Why Food Startups Should Care About the Sysco-US Foods Merger

This week the FTC will try to block the merger of Sysco and US Foods. Here’s why the government is concerned and you should be, too.

3. 8 Game-Changing — and Sorta Creepy — Innovations That I Discovered Through Food+Tech Connect – Edible Manhattan

Featuring FreshRealm, Ingredient1, Rowbot and more.

4. Whole Foods Launching Lower-Cost Stores Geared Toward Millennials – NPR

The yet-to-be-named stores will feature modern design, innovative technology and a curated selection of food and will open next year.

5. NatureBox Raises $30 Million to Sell Snack Subscriptions Internationally – Wall Street Journal

Global Founders Capital led the round and the startup will use the funds to expand, develop new products, raise brand awareness, and strike new partnerships.

6. The Untapped Potential of Wasted Food – The New Yorker

With a new chain called Loco’l, the chef Roy Choi is hoping to create competitively priced, sustainable fast food, primarily by minimizing waste.

7. Urban Farms Now Produce 1/5 of the World’s Food – GreenBiz

The FDA and the UN report that 800 million people worldwide grow vegetables or fruits or raise animals in cities.

8. Embrace the Food Tech That Makes Us Healthier – Wall Street Journal

‘Locavores’ and other sustainability advocates oppose the innovations that extend and improve life.