Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Greetings from the Good Food Conference in sunny Berkeley, California! While here I’ve bathed in the intoxicating enthusiasm and creativity of companies forging the future of meat. I’ve also eaten […]
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This week Apeel Sciences, the startup known for its plant-based peels that keep produce fresh longer, raised a cool $70 million. The Series C round was led by Viking Global […]
Apeel Sciences founder and CEO James Rogers was more concerned with paint than produce when he first came up with the idea for the company. At the time, Rogers was […]
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how misinformation has real potential to harm the nascent cultivated meat industry. As it turns out, meat grown in bioreactors is not the […]
Every year, tens of thousands of tons of avocadoes are thrown into the trash or compost. Whether on the farm or in our fridges, the delicious fruit is one of […]
Food waste reduction is a hot investment space and one of the most active investor segments within the broader category in surplus food marketplaces. And last week food waste kept […]
Canada’s P&P Optica (PPO) has raised an undisclosed amount of Series B funding for its food safety inspection technology, which uses hyperspectral imaging to gather quality metrics on the food […]
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. Since the start of 2021, we’ve seen numerous […]
Back in 2019 at The Spoon’s Smart Kitchen Summit, judges were so impressed by a company called StixFresh they dubbed it the winner of the event’s Startup Showcase competition. At […]
Researchers at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark have developed a new biological method of extending the shelf life of food and fighting food waste. According to a […]
Netherlands-based food tech company OneThird announced today it has raised €1.5 million ($1.8 million USD) for its shelf-life-prediction technology that helps growers, retailers, and distributors cut down on food waste. […]
