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Food delivery startups dominated the news in April. Read about the most interesting funding, M&A and partnership deals in the food tech media space.
Calling all hackers, food industry “steakholders,” entrepreneurs and creatives: Registration for Hack//Meat Silicon Valley is now open! June 21-23, 2013 // Palo Alto, California WHAT IS HACK//MEAT SILICON VALLEY? Following the success of Hack//Meat NYC, we heard nonstop from our friends and colleagues on the West Coast that they wanted a chance to
A roundup of M&A, partnership and funding deals for food startups focused on content, communities, commerce and analytics in March 2013.- A roundup of M&A, partnership and funding deals for food startups focused on content, communities, commerce and analytics in February 2013.
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“We believe that change is needed in the way we consume and produce food. We don’t pretend to have the answer to what that change should be. It’s complicated. However, we see huge benefit in reducing the carbon footprint of our cons[...]
Meet Jonathan Shapiro, Founder of the recently launched Grubster, a new iPhone application and website that allows you to search for recommendations on specific dishes at a restaurant, currently available in New York and Austin. Like Eastdrink.it and[...]
My interview with Miriam Simun about her project making cheese from human breast milk, posted on both Food+Tech Connect and Grist, provoked a substantial amount of conversation. We are both fascinated by the range and quality of reactions, which rang[...]
A month and a half ago, I interviewed Miriam Simun about her project making cheese from human breast milk. The interview spread virally through various channels such as The AV Club, Gothamist, GOOD, and Michael Pollan’s blog, provoking a substa[...]
“We knew that the data contained in the stack of weekly circulars on our dining room table was valuable, but could be much more valuable if it were presented in a more useful way. So we set about collecting the data and building a large databas[...]
Food is leading the way for digital innovation in the publishing world. Gourmet Live, a whole new kind of interactive content experience, and Foodpress, WordPress.com’s first foray into niche content aggregation, are cases in point. Chronicle B[...]
The Internet has allowed for a democratization of ‘the expert.’ Restaurants and consumers must contend with the newly empowered voices of authority, whose feedback gets shared through channels such as Yelp, Menu Pages, Urbanspoon, Foursqu[...]
powered by Fotopedia Two weeks ago Danielle asked me what I thought of entering the WE Media Pitch IT! Challenge. I took a quick look at the site and quipped “I don’t see a downside”. I knew that Danielle had most of the information needed for the a[...]
Health | Tech | Food Infographic ReelView more presentations from Luminary Labs. Last week, Luminary Labs hosted Health | Tech | Food, a Social Media Week event that brought together thought leaders and community members for ideation around how socia[...]
World leaders are grappling to address challenges related to water, food, and energy security. The sustainability of these systems will require cross-disciplinary strategies that leverage interconnections between the three. This Saturday, February 12[...]
We go online for restaurant recommendations, recipes, dating, networking, and finding activity or interest groups, among other things. As our world becomes increasingly social, a growing number of startups are attempting to bridge the divide between [...]
If you enjoy this website, I would appreciate if you could take a moment to register and vote for Food+Tech Connect in the WE Media 2011 Pitch It! Challenge. Your vote could help me win $25,000 to build Food+Tech Connect into a media company that con[...]
“We also think that if people feel they can use the data for other purposes besides viewing it on Real Time Farms, they’ll be more likely to want to participate. It’s a win-win.” – Real Time Farms Real Time Farms is a web platform t[...]
What kind of restaurant search experience do you look for? There is certainly no shortage of web-based restaurant social review and recommendation platforms. The first generation of these sites, such as Yelp and Chow, tend to focus on content heavy r[...]
Food+Tech Connect is dedicated to building community for the growing food and tech sector- both online and off. I am thrilled to be working with Emily Cavalier of Mouth of The Border and Brian Quinn and Jonny Cigar of Noble Rot to bring the community[...]
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