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From an inside look at how six startups are reducing food waste to a profile on how startup accelerator AccelFoods is revolutionizing food funding, 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. Turning Trash into Treasure: 6 Startups Reducing Food Waste

Matt Aaron explores how startups like Back to the Roots and Tiny Farms are reducing food waste.

2. Plated Is Served $35 Million In Series B – TechCrunch

Greycroft Partners and Formation 8 participated in the round. It will use the funds to enhance sustainability and tech development.

3. How The Tools Of Venture Capital Are Revolutionizing Food – Forbes

Profile about how food startup accelerator AccelFoods is shaking up the food funding landscape.

4. CircleUp Raises $22M To Invest In Consumer Brands On Its Crowdfunding Platform – TechCrunch

Its Consumer Growth Fund will match investments made on its platform by others

5. Healthy Food Delivery Startup Zesty Served $17 Million In Funding To Cater Beyond The Bay – TechCrunch

Index Ventures led the round, with participation from Founders Fund and Forerunner Ventures. The startup will use the funds for expansion.

6. BerryKitchen Raises $1.25 Million in Series A funding – The Tech Bulletin

The round was led by Sovereign’s Capital and East Ventures.

7. Drones and Driverless Tractors – Is This The Future Of Farming? – The Guardian

With more than half of the British countryside being managed by precision farming methods, is the new agricultural revolution gathering pace?

8. How 3-D-Printed Food Could Change the Kitchen – Wall Street Journal

Food-industry incumbents should take careful note, as the 3-D printer could one day be the Uber of the industry.