While there is a lot of discourse about how we’re going to feed 9 billion people by 2050, there are few who are actually putting their money where their mouth is to finance the inn[...]
Having troubling raising money for your food startup? Trying to navigate food regulations? Want to fast-track your success with affordable classes? Tell us which skills you need an[...]
Interoperability of data and systems are virtually non-existent when it comes to agriculture. But one company hopes to change that. On Wednesday, AgSquared, providers of cloud-base[...]
There’s a global movement of entrepreneurs developing technologies who are helping preserve and reinvigorate local food systems. They’re creating everything from sensors and softwa[...]
Commodities markets and anyone in the food supply chain rely on USDA data to operate. This includes critical data that farmers depend on to price crops and livestock, as well as de[...]
In August 2011, I hosted a Google+ Hangout (see the video below) to understand how the food world was using the new service. Among those that joined the Hangout were Rob Spiro and [...]
Building a food startup is tough. Food is a low margin industry, and, unlike music or publishing companies that sell digital or durable goods, many food startups deal with perishab[...]
Food and beverage industry executives see technology as the greatest driver of future growth, finds KPMG LLP’s 2013 Food and Beverage Industry Outlook survey. Respondents, which in[...]
Since Webvan’s implosion in 2001, e-commerce has been almost unmentionable when it comes to food. But as mobile, social media and online shopping adoption grow, retailers and consu[...]
There’s nothing “lean” about how traditional packaged goods are developed and sold. It can take CPG giants 18 – 36 months on average to get a new product from ideation to the store[...]
NatureBox, an online subscription service for healthy snack food, announced yesterday that it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding, led by General Catalyst Partners and Soft[...]
16 leading thinkers and doers explore how data, technology and new media can be used to reimagine a more sustainable, profitable and healthy future for meat.[...]
We're at the beginning of the most radical transformation of our food industry since the Green Revolution. Leveraging information, technology & design, we can level the playing fie[...]
Food & health startups can compete to secure $100,000 in non-dilutive money through the Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge. Submit your entry by 4/7.[...]
Harvard Common Press and Food + Tech Connect are excited to bring together the vibrant food community for the first-ever SXSW Food & Tech Cocktail Party.[...]
FTC shares our recent fails and invites food and health startups to share their own stories of failure and lessons learned in our new "Fail Friday" series. [...]
Food Genius launches restaurant menu trends service to give the food industry actionable product development and marketing insights, and it's impressive.[...]
Is digital publishing the future of wine books? Sommelier Marnie Old thinks so. Check out Wine Simplified: Navigate Wine With Confidence to see if you agree.
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Beef Stakes, an art project by ITP student Sarah Hallacher, offers a sensory examination of 2011 beef production and consumption data from the top 4 U.S. producing states: Nebraska[...]
Ashton Kutcher's Thrash Lab produces a beautiful homage to the craft of butchery, telling the stories of 4505 Meats, Avedano’s and Local Butcher Shop.[...]