Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
While alternative protein products are generally considered more environmentally friendly than animal-based products, there are a few ingredients in this plant-based space that raise concerns. Tropical oils like coconut and […]
This week, alternative protein startup Black Sheep Foods’ plant-based lamb made its debut in San Francisco restaurants. The launch is a big step for the Black Sheep team, which wants […]
Over the past 12 months, money has poured into cultivated meat startups as venture investors, celebrities, and governments look to get in on what many believe is the next big […]
With more than $7 billion in annual sales, it would be easy for Salisbury, MD-based Perdue Farms, a top 10 domestic poultry producer, to focus on business as usual. Instead, […]
The week’s big news is a $350 million Series D raise by precision fermentation unicorn Perfect Day. There’s a whole lot packed into this announcement, so let’s get right to […]
Football wide receivers that can catch the ball well are said to have soft hands. Food robots who use too much force grabbing delicate produce are, well, just being robots. […]
It’s easy enough to identify pea protein in nutritional powders and shakes in grocery store aisles. But if you look closely at product labels, you’re also likely to find pea […]
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 […]
Longtime food and biotech investor and entrepreneur Ron Shigeta is rolling out a new virtual accelerator called iAccelerate.tech. Shigeta established himself as a food tech pioneer as a cofounder of […]
The waning days of August usually mean a slowdown in news, but not so in the red hot food tech space. This week’s food tech funding news includes (yet another) […]
If you had a busy week and missed out on news in the food tech space, we’ve got you covered. In this round-up, we gathered some news on Bon Appétit’s […]
One thing is becoming clear as all these speedy grocery delivery startups pop up, proliferate and pile on the funding: All this activity isn’t just about getting you groceries. Increasingly, […]
