Can Tech *Actually* Help Solve Our Astronomical Food Waste Problem?
When we come across a problem that seems insurmountable, it’s easy to hold up technology as a cure-all. That seems to be the case with food waste. Recently Eater published […]
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What’s Next In Food? CBD, Cultured Eggs, Food Waste Cookies and More
Last week in the vast, cavernous halls of the Winter Fancy Food Show, there was one area I found myself gravitating towards more than anywhere else: the What’s Next in […]
Newsletter: Feeling Good About the Fight Against Food Waste
Happy Friday! Chris here, When you wake up every morning and scroll through the headlines, it’s easy to feel like we are in the darkest timeline. But then, there are […]
Phenix Raises €15 Million to Fight Food Waste
Of all the problems plaguing our world right now, there’s one that we can and do seem to be getting a handle on: Food Waste. Yes, we are nowhere near […]
Tenzo Raises $1.8M to Curb Restaurant Food Waste With AI
London startup, Tenzo, this week announced a $1.8 million funding round for their AI-powered restaurant analytics platform, according to news from VentureBeat. The round was led by S28 Capital, with […]
Electrolux and Karma Team up for Smart Grocery Fridge to Reduce Food Waste
Electrolux announced today that is has partnered with startup (and fellow Swedes) Karma to create a new smart refrigerator that helps grocery stores fight food waste. As my colleague Catherine […]
Wasteless Grabs $2 Million, Dynamic Food Pricing Algorithm Combats Food Waste
This week Israeli startup Wasteless raised a $2 million Series A round, led by Slingshot Ventures with participation from several angel investors (h/t Agfunder). The company closed a $400,000 seed round […]
For Goodr’s Jasmine Crowe, Blockchain Is a Key Piece to the Food Waste Puzzle
Food waste is generating quite a lot of interest as of late; but one buzzword that might give “food waste” a run for its money is blockchain. (Alright, food waste […]
Study: Five Factors Driving the 1.6 Billion Tons of Food Waste
We all know that food waste is a big problem, but a new study from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) this week quantified the issue with some truly shocking numbers — and […]
Karma Raises $12 Million for App which Combats Food Waste
Today Karma, a Stockholm, Sweden-based startup fighting food waste, announced a $12 million Series A fundraise. The round is led by Swedish investment firm Kinnebick, with participation from Bessemer Venture […]
Zest Labs Sues Walmart for $2B Alleging Food Waste Tech Theft
Fighting food waste is a big problem with a big business opportunity for the growing number of companies trying to reduce it. Whenever there’s big money to be made, lawsuits […]
Highlights from Our Food Waste Solutions Meetup
We hosted our third food tech meetup this past week, focused on food waste solutions. We were lucky enough to have it at Artefact, a beautiful design firm focused on sustainability […]
