For small food producers generating FDA-certified nutrition labels – which are required for business that make nutrient content claims, sell more than $50,000 of food or sell[...]
A growing number of companies are using technology to streamline distribution and help consumers buy local food directly from small farmers and makers. “The local online food[...]
Customer-facing and back of house technologies are revolutionizing the foodservice industry. From payment products that aim to boost check averages, to services that increase user [...]
2013 was most definitely the year of the meal subscription. From specialty diet and healthy food dinner delivery to dinner kits, investment into the very crowded space just kept fl[...]
How much time do you spend worrying about your competitors? Do you get stressed whenever they come out with something new? Do you get jealous whenever you see them get press? Do yo[...]
As a director of concept for a large restaurant / bakery-cafe chain, it’s my job to follow trends. In 2013, boutique health trends like gluten-free, fermentation and paleo ga[...]
From new investment funds to accelerator programs to crowdfunding platforms, 26 new private food and agriculture funding sources launched over the past year. We’ve compiled t[...]
Every year, Food+Tech Connect dives into the trends that are transforming the way our food is produced, sold and consumed. Earlier this week, we published a roundup of the yearR[...]
Food and the holidays go hand in hand. From turkey and stuffing to latkes, roasts and innumerable holiday parties, ’tis the season to be devouring. At this most food-centric [...]
Investment in the crowded food subscription space just keeps coming. The Center for Innovative Technology’s (CIT) GAP Funds announced Monday that it has invested an undisclosed amo[...]
There’s a big problem in the startup world today: The perception around seed stage fundraising. Perhaps it’s the new ”American dream” of scaling like Zuckerberg or selling like Sys[...]
One theme that dominated food tech startup news throughout the month was the notion of same-day delivery and solving the problem of the last mile.[...]
What if you could you could scan your food to get a complete picture of its calories, ingredients and allergens, all in just 3 seconds? Welcome to the future, folks. TellSpec, a re[...]
From Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine, a bevy of budding restauranteurs and food entrepreneurs have caught the food truck bug. Rather than pouring their savings into brick-and-m[...]
There have been a bevy of meal kit subscription startups that aim to make home cooking more accessible, easy and healthy which have launched in the last year. Leading the pack, Fir[...]
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[...]
In September, we spoke with The Orange Chef Company about Prep Pad, its soon-to-launch quantified cooking kitchen scale. The company had raised 155 percent of its Kickstarter camp[...]
The advent of artificial food dyes has resulted in a bevy of out-of-this world-looking products, like electric colored yogurt sticks, pastel sandwich cookies and numerous nearly-ne[...]
Investments continue to pour into startups tackling healthy eating and meal subscriptions. Last month, Real Food Works, a healthy meal delivery startup, announced it had raised $17[...]
Guest post by Tim West, co-producer of the Future of Food Hackathon. Why would a tire company care about food? Over 100 years ago, Michelin saw the need to drive to restaurants as[...]