Subscription-based startups that help you discover new foods and products have been on the rise in the last two years. Now, an established heavyweight wades into the mix: Walmart. [...]
Food & Water Watch is convinced that we can’t shop our way out of our meat system problems – first we need to change the bad policy that has gotten us here.[...]
New high-tech prototypes offer a window into the future of shopping and cooking. Here are two shopping and cooking innovations that might get you imaging the day when you checkout [...]
For the last few decades, we’ve all become familiar with the “Nutrition Facts” box that appears on the back of packaged food. But when you’re walking around the grocery store[...]
Earlier this year, corporate food giants Kraft and Nestlé Australia opened up their recipe and ingredient data to developers and consumers. While these are just first steps, we hop[...]
Coming out of the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco was this gem of a video featuring TechCrunch and CrunchFund founder Michael Arrington interviewing the “legen[...]
On Wednesday night, the food+tech community packed into 4Food for the latest Meetup where the theme was the business of food e-commerce. There were over 140 people in attendance! T[...]
Amidst a growing debate over the labeling of food made with ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMO), Fooducate released a new feature this week that helps gro[...]
Partnerships can instantly boost a companies reach or offerings. In the food+tech space, we’re seeing a number of relevant couplings. OpenMenu and FoodTracker OpenMenu’s part[...]
Last Saturday, a carefully curated group of developers and hackers gathered at Pivotal Labs for Ordr.in’s daylong HackFood event. The theme was food. The plan was to hack. And that[...]
The USAID recently held a hackathon focused on improving food security in developing nations. Many of the projects exhibited innovative uses of data, technology and mapping in orde[...]
A number of startups are linking farmers and eaters directly but most don’t focus on meat. But Chicago-based Red Meat Market, which connects local ranchers directly with consumers [...]
We have been following accelerator programs popping up around the country and became particularly interested with the ARK challenge, which launched its inaugural class in August an[...]
There has been an explosion in new resources and technologies for local and regional food systems. The folks over at Food Hub recently launched an interactive graphic to hel[...]
Craft Coffee is a monthly subscription service that delivers, well, craft coffee right to your door. They recently launched a fundraising campaign to expand the business and, in pa[...]
Ever go out to eat, have a delicious ethnic meal, and leave thinking you’ll never know how it’s made? Global Kitchen is a new startup that might have something for you. Laun[...]
TangoTab is a deal maker with a conscious. Unlike other services like Groupon and Living Social, it has a socially responsible angle – it donates a meal for every coupon you use – [...]
This coming weekend, USAID is holding its first hackathon, Hacking for Hunger. It’s a chance for technologists, subject experts and others to build applications that a[...]
An eMarketer report released this week outlines how user-generated content is a growing source of food inspiration online and offers some interesting stats.[...]
The rise of subscription-based commerce startups gives more people the option to try new products. One such company, serving those with food allergies, is Savorfull.[...]
Door to Door Organics recently received a $2 million, Series A investment. The equity investment was made by Greenmont Capital, which focuses on early-stage companies.[...]
Locu is a local-data company that began by helping restaurants digitize and share their menus. With its new API, it has a chance to become the backbone of applications that help us[...]
Earlier this month, GoodGuide, one of the first startups to rate products on health, social and environmental factors using a scientific, research-driven approach, was acqui[...]