Just 12 plants and 5 animals make up 75% of the world’s food supply. Almost half of our plant-derived calories come from just three foods: wheat, corn and rice. While estimates var[...]
The gender gap is pervasive across the food industry. Women make the majority of food-purchasing decisions and represent nearly half the entry-level workforce in the food industry,[...]
PetPlate is a direct-to-consumer human grade pet food company that delivers ready-to-eat, nutritious pet food designed by veterinarians and made by chefs. In May 2018, it closed [...]
Hu Kitchen is an NYC-based eatery and brand that offers paleo- and vegan-friendly food with a focus on fresh, organic and unprocessed ingredients. In May 2018, the company closed[...]
From reservations and dynamically-priced food ordering, to staff training and invoice automation, startups are developing new technologies to help restaurants streamline operations[...]
Eater demand for healthy, sustainable, convenient food is spurring a whole new generation of food brands. From startups employing cellular agriculture to develop dairy alternatives[...]
From retailers rejecting “ugly produce”, to restaurants discarding excess food to eaters throwing out spoiled goods, roughly $400B in food ends up in landfills every ye[...]
AgTech innovation is on fire. From vertical farming and aquaponics to open-source farming and farm management, there is a growing crop of startups using data and technology to make[...]
Join the food tech community on August 11 for our 'Dining on Data' Food+Tech Meetup. Hear from 5 innovative companies, plus snacks, drinks and networking. [...]
From our Restaurant Tech Meetup, to 33entrepreneurs launching its nationwide accelerator tour, to an inside look at the billion dollar food delivery wars.[...]
From our roundup of restaurant tech trends to watch to Blue Apron raising a whopping $135M round at a $2B valuation, these are last week’s top food tech stories. [...]
From 42 food tech and agtech funding sources launching in 2014 to Hampton Creek predicting its revenue will jump from $48M to $120M due to the avian flu outbreak. [...]
Join us on June 16 at the R/GA Accelerator for an inside look at Edamam, Ingredient1, Power Supply and more. Hear about their business models, tech & lessons learned. [...]
Help Jimmy's No. 43 get back on its feet after the E Village explosion. Join us on 4.29 for a Meetup/fundraiser with snacks and drinks from standout local makers. [...]
We're partnering with Force Brands to launch “Fail Friday." Join us on December 11 and hear stories of failure from Plated, Sweet Loren's, Health Warrior and more. [...]
Come on down to Jimmy’s No. 43 in the East Village for another great evening of drinks and networking with the food tech community. There won’t be any formal programmin[...]
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[...]
Big news from Food+Tech Connect Headquarters. Due to popular demand, we’ve launched a Food+Tech Meetup in San Francisco. Just like our NYC Meetups, our SF Meetups bring tog[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Bring your business cards, tech and ideas for another exciting evening of drinks and networking with the NYC Food+Tech Meetup community this Monday, March 24 from 7-10PM at 4food. [...]
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[...]