Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Up to now, Flashfood’s surplus grocery/food waste-fighting service has enjoyed a noteworthy but fairly small presence among American consumers. New developments are set to change that. The Canada-based company recently […]
This being The Spoon, a lot of our discussions around food waste concern the innovative technologies that could help us eventually curb the multi-billion-dollar problem and meet national and international […]
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 […]
According to the EPA, 20 percent of what ends up in municipal landfills is food. Yet at the same, 35 million Americans experience food insecurity, and that number jumped to […]
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Not so very long ago, the United States lagged far behind Europe in terms of the widespread availability of food rescue apps. Fortunately, a heightened awareness of the world’s food […]
Two Good Yogurt today announced a new food waste initiative the company has launched in partnership with Chef Marcus Samuelsson and food rescue company Full Harvest. The partnership aims to […]
Chile-based alt protein company NotCo announced today it has been granted a U.S. patent for its artificial intelligence (AI) tech. NotCo, sometimes referred to as the Impossible or Beyond of […]
Grocery chain Meijer announced this week it is on track to complete its food waste reduction program with Flashfood this year, with plans to expand the initiative across all Meijer […]
Redistributing cosmetically imperfect produce via grocery and restaurant services is one way to keep food out of landfills. Turning those cosmetically imperfect fruits and veggies into actual cosmetics is another […]
Virtual food marketplace GrubMarket announced today it has raised $90 million in an oversubscribed Series D round, up from $60 million when the round was first announced in October 2020. […]
The total amount of food wasted in the U.S. has leveled off since 2016, while food waste per capita has decreased 2 percent over the last three years, according to […]
