food and beverage

Indian AI Seafood Market Startup Captain Fresh Raises $40M 
Indian AI Seafood Market Startup Captain Fresh Raises $40M 
December 27, 2021  |  Investments

Indian artificial intelligence-powered seafood marketplace startup Captain Fresh recently closed a $40 million Series B fundraising round that it will use to “build tech interventions...

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Full Harvest Gets $23M Investment for Surplus Food Market
Full Harvest Gets $23M Investment for Surplus Food Market
December 22, 2021  |  Commerce

B2B marketplace Full Harvest, which works with surplus or imperfect produce, has secured $23 million in a Series B round, per a Dec. 17 press...

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UK Sandwich Chain’s Subscription Offer Falls Short, Draws Ire
UK Sandwich Chain’s Subscription Offer Falls Short, Draws Ire
December 22, 2021  |  Subscriptions

If up to five drinks a day for 20 pounds a month sounds too good to be true, it just might be. That was the...

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Restaurants Leverage Learnings From Previous Outbreaks to Take on Omicron  
Restaurants Leverage Learnings From Previous Outbreaks to Take on Omicron  
December 22, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The rapid spread of the omicron variant may spell bad news for the restaurant industry, but today’s eateries are better able to handle the challenges...

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Delivery Hero Leaves German Cities and Japan, Citing Competition, Driver Shortages
Delivery Hero Leaves German Cities and Japan, Citing Competition, Driver Shortages
December 22, 2021  |  Delivery

Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda unit will exit six German cities — Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart — and sell its Japanese Foodpanda division in...

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New Ordering Technology Extends the Drive-Thru Beyond the Lane
New Ordering Technology Extends the Drive-Thru Beyond the Lane
December 21, 2021  |  ResTech

New technology is bringing the drive-thru order wherever consumers’ cars may be. On Dec. 16, BurgerFi, a North Palm Beach, Florida-based fast-casual chain with around...

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Restaurant Brands International Inc. Teams with Ant Group to Expedite Digital Shift Across Asia Pacific 
Restaurant Brands International Inc. Teams with Ant Group to Expedite Digital Shift Across Asia Pacific 
December 20, 2021  |  Partnerships

Quick service restaurant company Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI), has joined forces with Ant Group to undertake a digital transformation in 1,500 restaurants across eight...

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Meal Kits and Grocery Squaring off as Consumers Weigh Cost Against Convenience
Meal Kits and Grocery Squaring off as Consumers Weigh Cost Against Convenience
December 17, 2021  |  Subscriptions

Eating has changed more in 20-odd months than in the prior 20 years. Delivery aggregators became the pandemic pantry for millions and grocery stores continued...

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Asian Food Delivery Startup HungryPanda Closes $130M Funding Deal
Asian Food Delivery Startup HungryPanda Closes $130M Funding Deal
December 17, 2021  |  Startups

London-based food and grocery delivery startup HungryPanda raised $130 million in a Series D funding deal led by Perwyn, with additional participation by Kinnevik, 83North,...

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