Let’s Unpack the Possible DoorDash + Gorillas Deal
Last week the Financial Times reported that third-party delivery giant DoorDash was in talks to buy a stake in German speedy grocery delivery startup Gorillas. While there weren’t a ton […]
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Hosted Kitchens Raises €1.25M Seed Round for its Ghost Kitchen Network
Hosted Kitchens, an Ireland-based network of ghost kitchens, announced today that it has raised a €1.25 million (~$1.48M USD) Seed round of funding. In a message sent to The Spoon, […]
Redefine Meat Launches 5 “New Meat” Plant-Based Proteins in Israel
Plant-based meat company Redefine Meat announced five new products are now available at select Israeli restaurants and hotels. The “New-Meat” line consists of Redefine Burger, Redefine Ground Beef, Redefine Lamb […]
Delivery Service Swiggy Raises $1.25B
Indian delivery service Swiggy has closed a $1.25 billion round of Series J funding led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 and Prosus Ventures, according to TechCrunch. Qatar Investment Authority, Falcon […]
Collectiv Food Raises $16.3M for B2B Food Supply Distribution
Collectiv Food, a London-based B2B food marketplace, announced today that it has raised £12 million (~$16.3 million USD) in Series A funding. The round was led by VNV Global, along […]
Virtually Staffing the Physical Drive-Thru
Generally speaking, restaurants with drive-thrus have often fared better than most over the last year and a half of shutdowns, dining room restrictions, and overall uncertainty. But even as demand […]
Impossible CEO Doubles Down on Doubting Cultured Meat: “Complete Vaporware”
You can’t say Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown is a flip-flopper when it comes to downplaying the future of cell-based meat. At our Smart Kitchen Summit in October of last […]
Next Gen Foods Raises $20M, Will Bring its Plant-Based Chicken in the U.S.
Next Gen Foods, which makes a plant-based chicken brand TiNDLE, announced yesterday that it has raised a $20 million extension of its seed round. This extension includes new investors such […]
Gopuff is Hiring to Get Into Ghost Kitchens
It looks like Gopuff, which is best known for ’round the clock, half-hour grocery delivery, is expanding into the ghost kitchen business. According to HNGRY (subscription required), Gopuff is hiring […]
Instawork Raises $60M to Connect Local Businesses with Hourly Workers
Instawork, an online marketplace that connects local businesses across the U.S. with available workers, announced today that it has raised a $60 million Series C round of funding. The round […]
Meati Raises $50M Series B for Mycelium-Based Meat Alternatives
Colorado-based Meati produces whole cuts of meat alternative analogs from mycelium, and today the start-up announced that it has raised $50 million in its series B round (news from Forbes). […]
C3 Raises $80M to Expand Its Virtual Food Hall Concept
Virtual restaurant company C3 (Creating Culinary Communities) has raised an $80 million Series B funding round co-led by Brookfield Asset Management and REEF Technology. Egon Durban and Greg Mondre Managing […]
