Survey: Indoor Ag to Expand, Add More Tech in 2021
Growers expect to add more technology to various forms of indoor farming for the rest of this year and into the next, according to indoor farm analytics company Artemis’ 2020 […]
Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Growers expect to add more technology to various forms of indoor farming for the rest of this year and into the next, according to indoor farm analytics company Artemis’ 2020 […]
Food waste occurs at every step of the supply chain from the farm to the consumer’s kitchen, and globally, approximately 30 percent of food produced for human consumption is lost […]
Hungryroot, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power its personalized online grocery service, announced today that it has raised a $40 million Series C round of funding led by the […]
Spoon readers of a certain age will undoubtedly remember Kozmo.com, the turn-of-the-century online service that would deliver snacks, magazines, DVDs and more to you in under an hour. Have a […]
Alternative protein company NotCo announced this week it has received an investment from from Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI), a growth equity fund affiliated with Union Square Hospitality’s Danny Meyer. Financial […]
Ag tech company AppHarvest may only be a few years old, but growth for both the operation and its tomato crops moves at a breakneck pace these days. After shipping […]
According to a story out in Bloomberg today, Instacart is looking to create automated fulfillment centers, which would use robots to assemble grocery orders. These fulfillment centers would either be […]
Precision medicine startup DayTwo announced over the weekend a $37 million fundraise for its app that provides users customized diet recommendations based on their gut bacteria. New investors participating include […]
The following is a excerpt from the new book, Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat by Larissa Zimberoff, out June 1, from Abrams Press. The […]
For retailers looking to explore cashierless checkout, there are two big models emerging: retrofit the store with cameras and computer vision, or retrofit the shopping carts with smaller versions of […]
Why do some alt-protein products succeed while others fizzle? According Jack Bobo, a long-time food industry consultant and author of the new book “Why Smart People Make Bad Food Choices“, […]
NYC-based vertical farming company Bowery announced today it has raised $300 million in Series C funding from a boatload of investors. Fidelity Management and Research Company led the round, which […]