Must-Attend Food Tech Events: Fall 2014 Edition
Can't get enough food tech? These events are for you. Featuring Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara, James Beard Foundation Food Conference, New York Times Food For Tomorrow Conference and more. 

10 Topics to Know Cold for The Perfect VC Pitch: Part 2
Yummly COO Brian Witlin breaks down how having a tactical strategy and acquisition plan and focusing on engagement and retention will help you nail your VC pitch.

$740M Pumped into Food Tech in July, The Most Innovative Women in Food & Drink + More
From Good Eggs' massive funding announcement to the launch of a brand new agtech accelerator, these are last week’s top food tech news stories.

The James Beard Foundation Launches its First App - Eater
The app offers step-by-step vegetable recipes from award winning chefs, including Alice Waters, Jeremiah Towers and Judy Rodgers.

WhatWine Scans A Restaurant’s Wine List To Pair Your Dish With The Right One - TechCrunch
The app uses OCR technology to scan the list and, coupled with wine database Snooth, pairs the correct bottle of wine to your dish.

Panera, Starbucks, McDonald's to Adopt Apple Pay - Nation's Restaurant News 
Chains say move will enhance guest experience and simplify mobile payments.

D.C. Food Sourcing App Startup Wins Tech Cocktail Showcase (Video) - Washington Business Journal
The startup connects users with restaurants that buy locally sourced food and plans to launch the app there this fall. 

Buying Organic: General Mills Swallows Annie's For $820 Million - Forbes 
The deal consists of $46 per share in cash for Annie’s shareholders, a 37% premium over the stock’s closing price of $33.51 on Monday.

Whole Foods Partners With Instacart to Offer 1-Hour Grocery Deliveries - Mashable
Initially available at select stores in Boston and Austin, the service will soon be offered the 15 cities Instacart operates.

VCs Say Recipe-In-a-box Biz Will Deliver Billions - Crain's New York
But naysayers smell a $115 million bubble in startups catering to yuppies.

What's The Future Of The Food Industry? - Forbes
Q&A with niche meal kit startup Saffron Fix on its business model, differentiating factors, challenges and more.

What Does AmazonFresh Bring to the Online Grocery Marketplace? - Econsultency
It has been selling groceries in the US for years, but is starting to expand its reach, adding SF and LA to its delivery areas last year.

Grocery Delivery Service Partners With Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market - CBS Philly
The startup already has a partnership with Whole Foods Market, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Fine Wine & Good Spirits, ACME Markets and others in the Philadelphia area.

6SensorLabs Gets $4M To Help People With Food Allergies Test Their Meals - TechCrunch
The startup is building an affordable device that will allow people to quickly check foods for allergens. Upfront Ventures led the round.

The Vermont Paradox: Youth Program Takes on Hunger and Chronic Disease in a Locavore State - Civil Eats
Prescription vegetables are changing the lives of food insecure people in the green mountain state.

Conservis Corp, Farm Management Software, Closes a $10M Series A - AgFunder
The round was led by Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, and the startup will use the funds to expand its tools and grow its staff. 

aWhere closes $7M campaign on AgFunder - AgFunder
Led be Elixer Capital, the round will help aWhere bring its data analytics platform to international markets.

This Startup Buys Old Shipping Containers and Turns Them into Urban Hydroponic Farms -  TechinAsia
Its initial container has been completely renovated to house a fully automated hydroponic farm with 1,600 produce plants. 

An Akron Startup, Event 38, is Bringing Drone Technology Down on the Farm - Cleveland.com
Its unmanned system is bringing drone technology to the farm belt, hoping to givie Ohio an edge in a blossoming industry.

21 Must-See YouTube Channels Focused on Food - Food Tank
From tutorials on urban permaculture and interviews with smallholder farmers to culinary recipes and food humor, these channels showcase food in exciting ways. 

Low-Income Smartphone Users Want an App for That Too - Next City
Easy Food Stamps simplifies the application process for the SNAP (food stamps) in New York State.

Palate Is A Smart Grill That Takes The Work Out Of Cooking - TechCrunch
This smart grill will cook almost any food perfectly based on weight, composition and desired done-ness via your mobile device.

Text a Taco to Friends With New App - CNet
Until there's an emoji taco, there's Taco Text iPhone app. Pick four different images to let your friends know it's taco time.

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