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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.
FTC shares our recent fails and invites food and health startups to share their own stories of failure and lessons learned in our new "Fail Friday" series.
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Innovation
Earlier this month, GoodGuide, one of the first startups to rate products on health, social and environmental factors using a scientific, research-driven approach, was acquired by Underwriters Lab Environment (UL Environment). This acquisition[...]
Today, Relay Foods, an online grocery marketplace for local foods, announced it has acquired Arganica Farm Club and raised $1.2 million to expand into the U.S. mid-Atlantic region. The company has a bold vision to tackle "the last mile" challenge for[...]
A sampling of experiments that offer a window into the future of food retail.[...]
There are a lot of restaurant-recommendation services — by our count 29 — that want to help you find the right restaurant or dish. They generally break down by those that display user reviews and those that offer personalized recommendati[...]
South By South West, the largest digital-interactive conference in the United States, offers a unique opportunity to connect with and learn from a diverse group of people using digital technology to make the world a better place. Check out our list o[...]
Nutritionix is building a suite of tools that allow restaurants and food brands to organize and publish their nutritional data, thereby making it easier for consumers to interact with it. They will also be launching a Nutrition API pilot program in [...]
At the July Food+Tech Meetup, the theme was distribution — more efficiently getting food from farm to fork. Presenters from three startups outlined how they are tackling the issue, their business model and their vision for a new food sys[...]
Real Time Farms announced Sunday a new partnership with Food52. Through the partnership, the startup will explore new avenues for making their database of information about farms and farmers markets relevant and helpful to people on a daily basis.[...]
Can the human condition be understood through the lens of food? I AM WHAT I EAT a new film project tells the stories of people from around the world, using food as a medium for exploring who they are, how they live and what they believe, does just th[...]
This video from our July Food+Tech Meetup looks at innovative food distribution solutions. [...]
TechCrunch's Anthony Ha talks to chef Roy Yamaguchi and investor Dave McClure about food and tech at 500 Startups.[...]
Sponsoring challenges can be a great way for companies to discover new partners and products. Sanofi-aventis’ US Diabetes division is using them to reinvigorate its business model. Its first nationwide competition, Data Design Diabetes 2011, was orga[...]
New research released today by Rosenheim Advisors, a strategic and financial consulting firm, and León, Mayer & Co., an investment banking and private equity firm, indicates an approximate $1.5 billion has been invested in such companies within the [...]
Fujitsu announced yesterday that it will be launching “Akisai,” a cloud-based platform to improve management of Japan’s food and agriculture industries, this October. The company says it has spent three years researching Japanese f[...]
Earlier this week, the winner of Sanofi US’s 2012 Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge, an open competition that encourages the use of data and design to improve diabetes care, was announced: n4a Diabetes Care Center. n4a is develop[...]
The USDA is stepping up their online engagement and open data efforts with the Google+ Hangout and follow-up Twitter Chat they are hosting in conjunction with their updated Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass (KYF).[...]
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