2050 Company Kickstarts Powdered Smoothies Made from Upcycled Produce
Ugly fruits and veggies can be pretty appealing (and delicious) when you grind them into dust. That’s the basic pitch for the 2050 Company, which launched its line of instant […]
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TemperPack Raises $31M for Its Styrofoam-Free Thermal Packaging
Sustainable packaging company TemperPack has raised a $31 million Series C round, according to AgFunder News. The round was led by Wheatsheaf Group with participation from existing investors, and brings […]
Unlimeat, a Beef Alternative from South Korea, to Launch in U.S. Market
Zikooin, a South Korean food manufacturing company, today announced it would bring its plant-based Unlimeat to the U.S. market this year. Unlimeat is made from grains, oats and nuts and […]
Google Announces Winners of the Single-Use Plastics Challenge
This week, Google announced the winners of the Single-Use Plastics Challenge, an open-invitation challenge where the company invited startups to present solutions that help reduce plastic waste. The challenge, which […]
The Spoon Weekly: Cow NFTs, Impossible Gets New CEO, Farm Robots Rising
This is the Spoon Weekly, a collection of some of the most interesting stories from the past week. Make sure to subscribe to get the top food tech news delivered straight to […]
Chipotle Trialing a Tortilla-Making Robot Named Chippy, Eyeing Wider Rollout Later This Year
Today Chipotle announced they have launched Chippy, a tortilla-making robot. The company is working with Miso Robotics, the company behind the Flippy fast-food robotic arm robot. As you can see […]
Retailers: Don’t Fret Over Online Grocery’s Downward Trend
In looking at Brick Meets Click/Mercatus online grocery sales data since March of this year, you might start to worry. After matching a record high of $9.3 billion in total […]
Hungryroot Raises $40M Series C for its Predictive Grocery Service
Hungryroot, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power its personalized online grocery service, announced today that it has raised a $40 million Series C round of funding led by the […]
Announcing the ArticulATE 2021 Agenda: FedEx, Manna, Gatik and More
Our second ArticulATE food robotics and automation summit is just a little more than a week away, and at the risk of sounding immodest, we have put together a stellar […]
Eat the Change Launches Jerky Made From Upcycled Mushrooms
Mushrooms naturally have a meaty texture and savory flavor, which makes them perfect as an ingredient for plant-based meat alternatives, so it’s no surprise that companies in the alt-protein space […]
Renewal Mill Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise $1M
Renewal Mill, a startup that makes baking products out of upcycled ingredients, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign today in an effort to raise $1 million. Founded in 2016, Renewal Mill […]
“Ugly” Produce Subscription Service Misfits Market Raises $16.5M
Today Misfits Market, the New York-based company that sells subscription boxes of irregularly-shaped produce, announced that it had raised a $16.5 million Series A funding round (h/t Techcrunch). Greenoaks Capital led […]
