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The food delivery space is beyond frothy. Startups like Sprig, Munchery and SpoonRocket (to name a few) are competing for market share with their respective takes on cheap, fast an[...]
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article wrongly said that Swipely was founded in 2012. Many restaurants struggle with measuring key business drivers, like which me[...]
Crowdfunding is “the new black” when it comes to food startup fundraising. Everyone from jam makers and picklers to wanna-be food truck operators and bakery owners are [...]
The wearable technology and quantified self movement is blowing up. A 2013 report from BI Intelligence conservatively forecasted a $12 billion market for wearable devices in 5 ye[...]
Hack a Better Future for Food Food+Tech Connect, in partnership with Applegate, Google, Chipotle andStudio Industries, is bringing restaurant and foodservice rabble-rousers togethe[...]
Learning how to cook like a celebrity chef from your television just became a whole lot more integrated. Amazon’s newly launched media streaming box, Amazon Fire TV – [...]
From post-grads to grandmas, diners are getting on board with tableside technologies. In the US alone, mobile payment transactions are projected to reach a whopping $1.3 trillion b[...]
Ag tech just keeps heating up. Earlier this week, Davis, California-based biotech startup BioConsortia announced that it has raised a $15 million series B round led by Khosla Ventu[...]
SAVE THE DATE – The Food+Tech Connect hackathon is back, and this year we’re tackling dining at Hack//Dining NYC! In partnership with Applegate, Google and Chipotle, we[...]
As the online grocery delivery space explodes, brick and mortar grocers are experimenting with online ordering. But the delivery logistics and economics have proved challenging. In[...]
A recent National Restaurant Association study found that in January 2014 hospitality job openings were at an all-time high since 2007, clocking in at 534,000 – up from a mon[...]
Every week we curate and deliver the latest food tech news, trends and startup resources to our readers’ inboxes. We track the top technology and innovation happenings across agric[...]
In honor of National Agriculture Day (better late than never – our website had a bug yesterday) we’ve pulled together a list of incredible publications, websites and blogs t[...]
In honor of World Water Day, we’re highlighting 6 game-changing water-focused agricultural technologies (and one accelerator program) that are helping famers of all sizes to reduce[...]
The Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) and Farm Hack have just launched a collaborative Kickstarter campaign for Growing Innovation, a project to create an open sour[...]
Guest post by Elizabeth Meltz of Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group. It’s become common knowledge that 40% of food in America goes uneaten. To get our food from farm to pla[...]
At an average rate of between 40 and 50 percent, employee turnover is a major challenge restaurants in the US face. Inspired by their experiences with staffing options like Craigsl[...]
Food Startup Branding 101, an online and in person course, will teach you the fundamentals of creating a cohesive brand strategy that helps you stand out.[...]
In the United States, nearly 15 percent of families are food insecure. The government recently cut $5 billion dollars in food stamp funding, and a recent report by the U.S. Confere[...]
I recently started writing every day. Since doing so, my life as a startup founder has become significantly easier. I’ve become increasingly happier, level-headed and a lot of good[...]
The gluten-free industry is a force to be reckoned with, and a trend worth following. What originated as a product category designed to meet the needs of those with celiac disease[...]
For many food entrepreneurs, navigating the basics of building a business and then finding service providers, freelance talent and like-minded investors can feel daunting. In 2011,[...]
Food Tech startup Feastly, a marketplace connecting cooks and eaters, talks to us about its business model, fundraising challenges and growth plans[...]
Nearly 100 members of the food tech community joined us last Thursday for our NYC Food+Tech Meetup: How New Tech is Transforming Restaurants. We heard from 6 startups who are worki[...]
Studies show that children who frequently eat at home with their families get better grades, make better decisions and are healthier than those who do not. But as parents spend inc[...]
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