Last Week’s Top Food Tech News & Innovation Stories

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From an infographic that visualizes the water footprints of our food, to a new study that finds that consumers expect more tech from all restaurants, 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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Last Week’s Top Food Tech News & Innovation Stories

1. Join Us 6.25 For Fail Friday With Food52, Sir Kensignton & More

Hear failure stories and lessons learned from Food52, Sir Kensington’s, Windowfarms, Delivery.com and Leblon. Plus enjoy snacks from IBM’s Chef Watson, Cater2Me and Maia Yogurt, drinks from Zociac Vodka and lots of networking.

2. The Water Footprint Of Agriculture Production [Infographic]

This  powerful graphic explores the water footprints of our food.

3. Whole Foods Cooks Up VC Alternative for Food Startups, Showcase At Fail Friday + More

Roundup of the top stories from our newly launched Food Startup Bytes newsletter, featuring the latest funding opportunities, case studies, events, community announcements and more.

4. NYC Is A Hot But Not Easy Market For On-demand Food And Booze Apps – NY Business Journal

A  behind the scenes look at our on-demand Meetup with Munchery, Instacart, DoorDash, GoodMeal and Drizly.

5. Where Amazon, Uber, and Instacart Are Going to Crash Together – Inc.

With news that it’s developing a crowd-sourced delivery service, Amazon is sure to find itself competing with some well-funded startups.

6. Survey: Consumers Expect More Tech From all Restaurants – NRN

Amenities from Domino’s, The Habit Burger Grill, Ben & Jerry’s rank highly, Technomic finds.

7. PowWow, A Startup That Tracks Water Pump Health, Raises $3M – TechCrunch

The funding came from a grant and angel investors, and the startup plans to raise VC money once it proves that its tech is scalable.

8. How Foodpreneurs Are Reinventing Your Kid’s School Lunch – Fortune

The future of food is not engineered to guarantee a quick meal. Rather, its authentic, natural and sustainably grown.