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DoorDash Is Reportedly Raising $500M in New Funding

DoorDash is in the process of raising a $500 million funding round, according to the Wall Street Journal. The new funding puts the third-party delivery service’s valuation at over $6 […]

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When It Comes to Labeling Food “Meat,” Where Do We Draw The Line?

Things used to be so simple. Meat used to cover products that came from slaughtered animals, and everything else was, uh, not meat. But now the lines are blurred — and […]

Moar Data! Amazon Buys Smart WiFi Company Eero

Amazon announced today it is acquiring home mesh networking and WiFi router company Eero. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Eero is popular thanks to its smart mesh routers, […]

ArticulATE Q&A: BreadBot’s Human Boss on What Consumers Crave and Stores Want

Surprisingly, two of the biggest stories out of this years’ Consumer Electronics Show (CES) weren’t about TVs or drones, they were about… food. On the one hand, you had Impossible […]

Are Soy Burgers Enough to Tempt Meat Lovers? Sweden’s Oumph! is Counting on It

There’s a new plant-based burger in town, and its name is Oumph! And by town, I mean Europe. The latest offering from Swedish company Food for Progress, the new Oumph! […]

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SoftBank Expands its Driverless Delivery Empire with $940M Nuro Investment

SoftBank has invested $940 million into driverless vehicle startup Nuro The Wall Street Journal reports. The deal is noteworthy not just for the amount of money involved, but also for […]

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Rite’s Wrongs, Crowdfunded No-Mess French Press Is a No Show For Many Backers

Looks like you can add the Rite No-Mess French Press to the long list of crowdfunded hardware projects that have a hard time making it to market. Upset backers that […]

Food Tech News: Cannabis in Beer and Willie Nelson’s Coffee, Viome Acquires Habit

We’re in the midst of a Snow-pocalypse here in our home base of Seattle. But between fighting the lines at the grocery store to buy milk and getting ready to […]

Prima Raises $3.3M to Educate Consumers, Regulators about The Benefits of CBD

Yesterday prima, a wellness brand championing the use of CBD, announced it had closed a seed round of $3.3 million. The round was led by Lerer Hippeau, with participation from Greycroft and other undisclosed investors. […]

Applications Are Open to Join the World Food Programme’s Innovation Accelerator

As discussed in a recent podcast, more and more large organizations are turning to startup accelerators to solve challenges in the food industry. But it’s not just major CPGs. The […]