Last Week’s Top Food Tech & Innovation Stories

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From Bandar Food’s ten steps for getting your product into Whole Foods to Food & Wine and Fortune Magazine’s list of the most innovative women in food (featuring our founder Danielle Gould!), 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. Secret Sauce: 10 Steps to Getting Your Product into Whole Foods

Over the next 10 weeks, Bandar Foods co-founders will share their 10 tips for building a kick-ass food brand that’s ready to conquer Whole Foods and beyond.

2. Announcing The Business of Alternative Protein – 10/1 | NYC

Are insects, cultured meat and meal replacement powders the key to building a better food future? Decide for yourself at our October 1 Food+Tech Meetup. Space is limited – RSVP here. Interested in presenting? Email nina[at]foodtechconnect[dot]com with more information about your company.  

3. The Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink – Food & Wine

We’re over the moon! Food & Wine and Fortune Magazine honors our founder Danielle Gould along side 19 phenomenal female innovators, like Chef Carla Hall, Jessica Alba and Lauren Bush Lauren.

4. Why Chobani, Nestle, and Other Brands Are Opening Brick-and-Mortar Restaurants – Eater

How grocery store brands explore the potential of full-fledged restaurants.

5. Google to Partner with Whole Foods and Costco for Grocery Delivery Services – International Business Times

The partnership will test a same-day delivery for fresh foods, with the goal of tapping into the industry.

6. DevOps Automation Service Chef Raises $40M Series E Round Led By DFJ Growth – TechCrunch

The round was led by DFG Growth and will be used to improve its core technology and expand.

7. Chipotle’s Sustainable Pork Producer Just Sold Out to Big Ag—but Maybe That’s a Good Thing? – TakePart

Perdue Farms, a leading poultry producer, is buying pioneering meat company Niman Ranch.

8. Food Columnist Mark Bittman Signs Off From The New York Times, Joins Food Startup – Eater

Bittman bids farewell to his weekly column on food issues. He plans to reveal more details about his new venture soon.