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Two innovative Kickstarter campaigns providing insights into future trends for home cooking tools - video, increased focus on technique, interative iPad experiences and voice-enabl[...]
Two student groups tackling hunger and agriculture management challenges emerged as winners in the U.S. Finals of Microsoft's Imagine Cup Software Design Competition.[...]
What publisher Condé Nast has acquisition of Ziplist means for the future of their existing 6,500 food partner websites and blogs. [...]
While there are several ways technology can be leveraged to package information about food products and transform it into helpful information for consumers, a main component of any[...]
ScanAvert, a mobile application that helps consumers with dietary restrictions to choose safe groceries is much more than a mobile grocery advisor, allowing users to find and track[...]
This post outlines the rough prototype of a dinner planning app built r to customize, scale, and shop for a menu, then organize all of the required steps into one master to-do lis[...]
Local Dirt and Locavore recently launched a free search widget and API for their farm, farmers market and CSA mapping data. There are over 35,000 United States and Canad-based farm[...]
McDonalds recently announced it will no longer include “pink slime” (ammonium hydroxide) in its burgers. But what about all the other chemical additives we’ve never heard of and ca[...]
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[...]
home cooking experience is undergoing dramatic changes, in part thanks to the iPad, e-book readers and mobile phones. This trends report offers a detailed look at the world of reci[...]
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[...]
[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[...]
For decades, “technology” in agriculture has meant machines and chemicals – bigger combines, stronger pesticides, and now, genetically engineered seeds. Now, “technology” based on [...]
It takes millions and millions of tons of food to feed a city. Somehow, enough milk and produce and soda makes its way to, say, Los Angeles; somehow it all gets distributed — frequ[...]
The future of urban agriculture is not vertical, nor even simply horizontal. It is distributed and networked throughout the city. In a growing number of cities, suburbs,and small t[...]
We think South By South West, the largest digital-interactive conference in the United States, offers a unique opportunity to connect with and learn from a cross-disciplinary grou[...]
Looks like Google is at it again, this time with a nifty weather layer you can choose to view in Google Maps. And while handy for city travelers, or in making conversation with you[...]
"What do I want to eat?" In the era of the Web, where everyone is an expert, this seemingly simple question is becoming increasingly more difficult to answer. How do we sift throug[...]
You are growing, growing, growing. But alas, you have 80 plums, and no lettuce. What do you do? Well, you can set them outside of your apartment and hope they magically get traded[...]
The days are numbered for critics and experts, but is the future of food really the present day user generated sources? How do location, friends, palate and automated recommendatio[...]
Bob Wall reviews the Potted Garden iPhone app.[...]
Interview with Kareem Shaya, Founder of Farmonic, a field management platform for sustainable farms. Shaya is a developer with no agricultural background, but recognizes the immens[...]
“We believe that change is needed in the way we consume and produce food. We don’t pretend to have the answer to what that change should be. It’s complicated. How[...]
Meet Jonathan Shapiro, Founder of the recently launched Grubster, a new iPhone application and website that allows you to search for recommendations on specific dishes at a restaur[...]
Food+Tech Connect is dedicated to building community for the growing food and tech sector- both online and off. I am thrilled to be working with Emily Cavalier of Mouth of The Bord[...]
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