Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced its final rules around the safety of drone flying yesterday (hat tip to GeekWire). The new rules outline requirements around Remote Identification (ID) of […]
Before unceremoniously kicking 2020 to the curb, as an industry watcher, I have to make the yearly mental trek backwards to revisit the predictions I made for this year. This, […]
Trigo announced today it has raised a $60 million Series B round to scale its cashierless checkout for the grocery store. The round was led by 83North with participation from […]
Roughly 200 million pounds of turkey in the U.S. gets tossed out annually after Thanksgiving. And though dinners might be smaller this year, since massive family gatherings are a no-no, […]
There hasn’t been much cause to celebrate during this past year, but maybe the holidays can bring with it a little retail therapy. If you’re looking to give (or get) […]
Dutch grocer Ahold Delhaize announced yesterday that it has bought an 80 percent stake in New York-based online grocer FreshDirect. Private equity firm Centerbridge Partners bought the remaining 20 percent. […]
Chile-based food tech company NotCo, best known for its alt-protein products, announced today it is launching its plant-based milk alternative in Whole Foods stores across the U.S. These alt-milk products […]
Forager, a procurement platform for sourcing local food, announced its partnership with Massachusetts-based Roche Bros. grocery store this week. Over 20 Roche Bros. and its subsidiaries in the Boston Metro […]
This guest post originally appeared on Medium, and has been reprinted here with permission. It’s easy to think that there’s hype in lab-grown meat. Just another Silicon Valley utopian tech. […]
Albertsons announced today that it will pilot temperature-controlled lockers as an added pickup option for its grocery customers. The lockers, delivered by Bell and Howell, are modular, can be installed […]
Alibaba announced yesterday that it is shelling out $3.6 billion for a controlling stake in Chinese grocery store chain Sun Art. The investment will increase Alibaba’s stake in Sun Art […]
India-based food delivery service Zomato has raised $52 million in funding from Kora Investments. The Mint was first to report the news, citing a person close to the matter who […]
