June 01, 2017
Smart Stoves And Robo-Waiters: The Future Of Food Prep And...
“Food trend” doesn’t just mean avocado toast and grapefruit shandy. At the National Restaurant Association Show, more than 2,200 exhibitors painted pictures of the future of the food industry, portraying...
May 31, 2017
Naspers Leads $80M Round For Indian Food Delivery Startup Swiggy
Naspers has invested in yet another food delivery startup, committing to lead an $80 million investment in the Indian online ordering and food delivery startup Swiggy. According to Tech Crunch, the global...
May 30, 2017
An App A Day Keeps Grocery Shoppers Coming Their Way
Serving society’s appetite for socially conscious company behavior, Longo’s grocer in Toronto has introduced Flashfood, a mobile app that enables its shoppers to buy surplus groceries at a deep discount,...
May 29, 2017
Sprig Couldn’t Cut It In Food Delivery Space
On-demand food-delivery service Sprig won’t be growing any bigger than its namesake. The San Francisco-based company announced Friday (May 26) that it was shutting down, joining the ranks of food...
May 29, 2017
Can Cannabis Commerce Go Online?
Though cannabis and its consumption can be a contentious topic, particularly between the U.S. Congress and the sitting attorney general, it is not terribly controversial to note that marijuana and...
May 23, 2017
American Express Survey: As Diners Change, So Do Restaurants
A recent survey by American Express shows that, unsurprisingly, millennials have the biggest appetite for digital dining experiences, from ordering take-out through a mobile app to ordering and paying through...
May 23, 2017
Latest Trends Show Shopping Centers Becoming More Social For Consumers
Phillips Edison & Company, a fully integrated real estate firm with a national platform of grocery-anchored shopping centers, released its industry insights on trending themes for retail shopping centers this...
May 15, 2017
Sun Basket’s Push To Scale
Will ordering meal kits be the grocery shopping of the future? It seems to be becoming a more common bet in Silicon Valley and beyond. The meal kit segment’s best...
May 12, 2017
Sun Basket Raises $9 Million In VC Funding To Boost...
Sun Basket, the meal kit startup company that is focused on healthy recipes and organic ingredients, raised $9 million in venture funding. According to a report in TechCrunch, the round of...