$125M Invested In Food Tech, Grocery Stores Bring Meal Kits To The Masses + More

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From Back to the Roots raising $5M to UberRush and ChowNow rolling out delivery partnership at thousands of restaurants, these are last week’s top food tech news and innovation stories.

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1. Food Tech Media Startup Funding, M&A and Partnerships: December 2015

While December funding activity in the U.S. was light, there were a lot of international deals, pumping a total of $125M+ into the global food tech sector.

2. 10 Steps To Getting Into Whole Foods: Build Your Brand

Once you create a new product, get it into stores and help it sell off shelves, it’s all about nurturing and continuing to grow your food brand.

3. Back to the Roots Secures $5M, But Startup Challenges Still Loom – FoodDive

The company plans to use the funding for 10 new products and to expand distribution and staff.

4. Move Over Blue Apron: Grocery Stores Bring Meal Kits to the Masses – Forbes

Grocery stores are now vying for their share of the $1.4B meal kit industry by introducing their own offerings.

5. UberRush / ChowNow Rolls Out Food Delivery to Thousands of Restaurants – Eater

Uber’s becoming a major player in the food delivery sphere.

6. 4 Ways Farmers Are Investing in Agtech Startups – AgFunderNews

Investments by farming groups are few and far between, or perhaps just a bit more under the radar than the activities of their VC counterparts.

7. The Surprising Truth About the ‘Food Movement’ – Washington Post

Sales at farmers markets peaked in 2007 and haven’t grown since.