Contest prompts food entrepreneurs to create innovative, sustainable, flavorful food products that repurpose excess food or waste
October 3, 2022
According to a study by ReFED, 35% of all foods in the United States goes unsold or uneaten and leaves a greenhouse gas footprint equivalent to 4% of total US emissions.
The model focuses on product incubation and acceleration, aligning desired outcomes with key technology enablers
October 3, 2022
Frame and Flight is currently in talks with major CPG and QSR brands and already has commitments from a few food tech companies and will continue to grow its leadership team in the coming months.
Award will grant $100,000 annually to food system changemakers in honor of plant-based visionary Greg Steltenpohl’s lifelong mission
September 27, 2022
The Greg Steltenpohl Pragmatic Visionary Award, honoring natural products pioneer and plant-based visionary Greg Steltenpohl, is officially accepting entries for its first annual $100,000 grant for early-stage ventures in the food space. The founder of Odwalla and Califia Farms, who died in March 2021, devoted his life to changing the food system through business.
New facility increases ADM’s footprint at the University of Illinois Research Park and reflects a significant expansion of its capabilities
September 26, 2022
ADM celebrated the grand opening of the new ADM Science and Technology Center at the University of Illinois Research Park. The facility quadruples ADM’s footprint at the University of Illinois Research Park and reflects a significant expansion of its capabilities.
The start-up engagement program was created to bring "big and small" together to drive mutual growth
September 23, 2022
SnackFutures, the Mondelēz International, Inc. innovation and venture hub, opened applications for CoLab 2023. This is the third year of the start-up engagement program which was created to bring ‘big and small’ together to drive mutual growth.
Speedee Labs will focus on innovation, driving the customer and restaurant team experience forward
September 15, 2022
Introduced in 1948, McDonald's Speedee Service System revolutionized the way a restaurant could operate. New kitchen processes streamlined crew responsibilities, making it easier than ever to serve customers efficiently. Now, through Speedee Labs, McDonald's will continue to define tomorrow's restaurant solutions.
For the past few years, the Innova Market Insights list of Top 10 Trends has included a plant-centric trend. This acknowledges the growing presence of plant-based foods and beverages, as well as alternatives to traditional animal-based products.
The firm is also expanding a vision to invest in consumer technology, service and enablement companies that put human and planetary life at the center of business
September 13, 2022
PPV Fund III will continue to invest in consumer-facing brands that are better for people and the planet and will focus solely on growth stage companies. PPV Fund III will invest between $15 million and $40 million in target companies as active, primarily minority, investors.
Prepared Foods’ New Products Conference takes place Sept. 12-13 in Philadelphia
September 7, 2022
Prepared Foods’ New Products Conference delivers the industry’s most focused look at food & beverage innovation—from consumer insights, product and packaging trends to the new tastes and latest technologies (e-commerce, artificial intelligence, etc) impacting R&D.
Cultivated meat startup is fast-tracking meat-making biotechnology
September 2, 2022
Costs for lab-grown meat products are currently higher than those of their conventional counterparts, but with increased volumes, production costs will ultimately be lower than those of factory farming. Clever Carnivore is uniquely positioned to streamline and scale up the cultivated meat production process due to the team’s background in low-cost cell culture media optimization.