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13 Aug 2015
Every week we curate and deliver the latest food tech and innovation news, trends and research to our readers’ inboxes. Tracking the top technology and innovation happenings across agriculture, CPG, retail, restaurants, cooking and health, our newsletter is the absolute easiest way to stay on top of the emerging sector.
From three lessons learned from food tech darling Good Eggs’ sudden shuttering in Brooklyn, Los Angeles and New Orleans to Dinner Lab announcing a $7M series A, 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. Why $53M Wasn’t Enough to Scale Good Eggs
Three lessons learned from Good Eggs sudden shuttering of its Brooklyn, Los Angeles and New Orleans operations.
2. 70 Organizations Growing the Good Food Innovation Movement
These kick-ass organizations are building and nurturing good food innovation by supporting entrepreneurs and creating platforms for collaboration.
3. EVENT: Announcing 4th Fail Friday: Leading Startups Share Failures & Lessons Learned
Join us 8.20 (Thursday) to hear failure stories from WTRMLN WTR, Super Sprowtz, The 86 Company and more.
4. Hamptoncreek Ex-employees Claim Bad Science and Ethics – Business Insider
Former employees claim the startup used shoddy science and created an uncomfortable and unsafe work environment
5. Eat Your (VC-Backed) Veggies: The Food Startup Pyramid – CB Insights
An inside look at how startups are attacking all the tiers of the traditional food pyramid.
6. DinnerLab Raises A $7M Series A To Expand Its Social Dining Club – TechCrunch
The Series A led by James River Capital, and the startup will use the funds to continue expansion across the U.S.
7. How Will Technology Change Farming? – Grist
Ag 3.0 is coming, but will it arrive incrementally, in bits and pieces?
8.The Internet of Food: Why Your Steak Might Have Come
From a Connected Cow – Guardian
Smart sensors are being used to improve agriculture from farming lettuce to producing beef – and even protecting bees.
