Looking for programs in the farm bill related to public health, international development or commodity support? The Visualizer is an invaluable tool that allows viewers to interac[...]
Any company building apps or platforms to improve the consumer shopping experience knows that grocery product data is EXPENSIVE, costing $100,000+ annually to license. This data is[...]
Chefs Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche of Moto in Chicago, have been experimenting with new ways to prepare and eat food for years. Now, the duo are exploring how the innovations pioneer[...]
Over the weekend the Farm Bill Hackathon brought together (in person and virtually) 120 designers, data scientists, developers, marketing professionals, food policy experts, and US[...]
Knowing where food comes from and how it was grown is a top priority in an increasing number of American households. But aside from costly technological solutions employed by larg[...]
A new study analyzes Allrecipe.com's 46,337 recipes, 1,976,920 user reviews, and data from about 530,609 users to understand the fundamentals of cooking and user preferences. [...]
San Francisco’s growing Food and Tech community gathered together to explore the state of the emerging sector at a Food Startups Meetup, organized by Matthew Wise, Q&A p[...]
On December 3, 2011 hackathon participants will work together to produce tools or graphics that news media and organizations can use to convey the complexities and relevance of the[...]
Last month, 14 survey reports were cut or reduced to save the USDA Statistical Research Unit $11 Million annually. At the same time, over the past few years there has been an explo[...]
Will Turnage describes his vision of "Hacking the Food System," a dynamic recipe system that takes choice of ingredients, dietary restrictions and much more into account.[...]
Grocery list and recipe search startup Ziplist uses a cadre of advanced technologies to make shopping and marketing easier and personalized, including natural language processing, [...]
Mark your calendar! On December 3, Food+Tech Connect & Gojee are bringing together journalists, technologists, designers, policy makers, and food data specialists to develop tools [...]
One year ago, Anne-Victoire Monrozier and Grégoire Japiot, a wine company owner and a tech professional, decided to create a BarCamp - an open, participatory, workshopping event - [...]
In honor of the first national Food Day, Food+Tech Connect is highlighting 5 innovative ways technology is being used to improve access to fresh, local food. The following selectio[...]
The Public Health Program created an infographic to look at "The Two Sides of the Food Crisis," and to untangle the many factors causing the crisis.[...]
Farm Hack is a branch of the National Young Farmers’ Coalition that consists of blogs and events where people can share information and technological innovations in agriculture. T[...]
The recent cantaloupe contamination underscores the need for better data about our food’s journey from farm to table. With over 76 million cases of food borne illness, costin[...]
[This interview is part of a monthly series of interviews with leading food and technology investors. Be sure to check out last month’s interview with Ali Partovi.] Physic Ve[...]
Entrepreneurial Opportunity: There is huge potential for creating recipe, restaurant nutrition and grocery shopping tools that cater to non-English speakers. Additionally, educati[...]
This spirit of democratizing data is at the core of some of the most exciting things happening in the food tech space. From making healthier decisions to discovering deals to disco[...]
We had an amazing response - with more than 27 thought leaders responding to our question, and counting! The conversation will continue at Food+Tech Connect on Wednesdays, but be [...]