There’s nothing “lean” about how traditional packaged goods are developed and sold. It can take CPG giants 18 – 36 months on average to get a new product from ideation to the store[...]
Thanks to e-commerce companies like Amazon and Zappos, consumers can shop from anywhere, at anytime, for almost anything. A next day e-reader delivery for that last minute birthday[...]
To help our readers hack the food system, Food+Tech Connect partnered with General Assembly (GA)–an educational community that offers classes, workshops, and long form courses in t[...]
We teamed up with Momofuku to host Food Media Re-imagined: E-commerce & Digital Strategies, a conversation with angel investor Joanne Wilson, Food52's Amanda Hesser & Bon Appétit's[...]
For 48 hours on June 21-23, over 250 food industry leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists and creatives convened at Hack//Meat Silicon Valley, a hackathon to develop hardware and so[...]
16 leading thinkers and doers explore how data, technology and new media can be used to reimagine a more sustainable, profitable and healthy future for meat.[...]
We're at the beginning of the most radical transformation of our food industry since the Green Revolution. Leveraging information, technology & design, we can level the playing fie[...]
Food+Tech Connect and GRACE Communications Foundation present Hacking Meat, an online conversation exploring how information and technology can be used to hack (or reimagine[...]
Katrina Heron, Executive Director of The Edible Schoolyard Project, talks about her vision for equiping consumers with the information they need to make healthier, more sustainable[...]
What’s the difference between Grade A, organic, natural and free-range eggs? Amongst a sea of misleading food labels, Buying Poultry hopes to take the guess-work out of choosing th[...]
As consumer distrust of food labels and food allergies grow, these researchers are developing iPhone tools that will bring transparency to your smartphone.[...]
Rob Booz of Chefs Collaborative writes about how technology can help chefs streamline their kitchens and improve the profitability of cooking whole animals. [...]
The future of food will include less meat, but combining insights in food, flavor and technology Foodpairing wants to ensure it's no less delicious. [...]
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.[...]
As a software engineer descended from three generations of butchers, Mike Caprio uses his ability to decompose complex problems into structured solutions to break down some of the [...]
Hacking Meat is an online conversation exploring the ways that data, technology and new communication methodologies can be used to create a more sustainable, profitable and healthy[...]
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 [...]
South By South West, the largest digital-interactive conference in the United States, offers a unique opportunity to connect with and learn from a diverse group of people using dig[...]
Peer-to-peer sharing, traceability and enterprise software are just a few of the ways technology is catalyzing a flexible, resilient and sustainable food system. With food tech as[...]
Interactive design agency Teehan+Lax's "Labs" has developed a milk jug and Android mobile app that alert you when you are low on milk in your refrigerator .[...]
APIs are transforming the way we eat. Whether it’s at home, or when you are dining out, consumers (and developers) are empowered like never before. The combination of a great us[...]
Food gets it's fair share of bad press these days, and for good reason. Food+Tech Connect wants to help you explore new ideas for how information and technology can be used to chan[...]
Armed with a dream investment team, and $6 million in Series A Funding, semantic recipe website Yummly is getting ready to build the world's first 'digital kitchen platform.' [...]