UberEats Launches In 10 Cities, Amazon Eyes Ocado + More

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From food innovation conference FoodBytes! coming to Brooklyn, to food waste startup Winnow raising $3.3M, these are last week’s top food tech news and innovation stories.

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1. Calling All Startups: Apply To Pitch At FoodBytes! Brooklyn

   FoodBytes! Brooklyn is a half-day conference dedicated to connecting leading investors and disruptive food startups. Apply to pitch today!

2. Will Major Food Industry Campaign Undermine Mandatory GMO Labeling? – FoodDive

   The campaign claims GMO labeling would be harmful to farmers, raise food prices and prevent food companies from feeding the hungry.

3. Amazon Eyes Ocado Acquisition As It Gears Up To Launch Fresh In the UK – RAC

   Analysts previously predicted that Ocado would be the grocer that suffered most from Amazon’s expansion into the UK grocery sector.

4. Uber Prepares Meal-Delivery Service for 10 U.S. Cities – Wall Street Journal

   Customers in Los Angeles, New York and elsewhere will be able to use the dedicated UberEats app.

5. U.K. Startup Curbing Food Waste Gets $3.3 Million for Expansion – Bloomberg

   Venture firms Mustard Seed and D-Ax lead the Series A round for Winnow.

6. Drones Startups Raise $450m in 2015 but How Effective Are They for Agriculture Today? – AgFunderNews

   While DJI’s ag drone launched to great fanfare in global media, there have been some question marks around its efficacy for larger scale farms.

7. Netflix Announces New Michael Pollan Documentary Series, ‘Cooked’ – Eater

   The four-part series debuts February 19.