Bringing Restaurant Websites Into 21st Century, 6 Innovators Eradicating Hunger + More

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From an inside look at how BentoBox in brining restaurant websites into the 21st Century to AmazonFresh partnering with Hungryroot to deliver ready-do-eat meals nationwide, these are last week’s top food tech news and innovation stories. Like what you read? Feast your eyes on the full newsletter 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. BentoBox Brings Restaurant Websites Into The 21st Century

Restaurant websites are notoriously antiquated. With 200 restaurants on board, BentoBox’s mobile first website development platform is changing that.

2. 6 Organizations Working to Eradicate World Hunger

In honor of World Food Day, we highlight companies fighting hunger including Wholesome Wave, Action Against Hunger, EntoCube and more.

3. 10 Steps to Getting into Whole Foods: #4 Finding Product-Market Fit

Bandar Foods shares tips on finding product-market fit in #4 of our Secret Sauce Series.

4. AmazonFresh Partners With Hungryroot to Distribute Ready-to-Eat Meals – Zacks

The deal will help Hungryroot leverage Amazon’s logistics and distribution expertise to expand all over the country.

5. After Delay, AmazonFresh Rolls Out Mandatory $299/year Prime Fresh Grocery Membership – Geek Wire

The move is causing some frequent customers to say they’ll take their business elsewhere.

6. What the Demise of a Food Delivery Startup in India Means for Food E-Commerce – AgFunderNews

It was only a matter of time before the Indian food e-commerce bubble started to burst.

7. Danny Meyer is Eliminating All Tipping at His Restaurants – Eater

This is the first time zero-gratuity will be the universal policy for a major American restaurant group.

8. Big-name VCs, UPS invest $22 Million in Drone Startup CyPhy Works – BetaBoston

The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partner and will allow CyPhy Works to expand to other industries including agriculture.

9. Food Tank and the James Beard Foundation Present the Second Annual Good Food Org Guide –Food Tank

It highlights nonprofit organizations that are doing exemplary work in food and agriculture, nutrition and health, hunger and obesity and food justice.

10. ShopWell Raises $3.4M for App that Offers Shoppers Healthier Food Alternatives –Mobihealthnews

The round was led by Finistere Ventures, with participation from Fairhaven Capital, S2G Ventures and more.