Food Tech Media Startup Funding, M&A and Partnerships: February 2014
Grocery and delivery dominated food tech in February, with $75.9 million in investments and 6 acquisitions.

7 Standout News Sites for Sustainable Agriculture
In honor of National Agriculture Day, we pulled together a list of incredible publications, websites and blogs that are working to transform the agriculture industry.

6 Water-Saving Agricultural Technologies, The Year of the Food Delivery IPO + More
From the first crowdsourced restaurant to a $10 million investment that’s bringing farmers one step closer to having robots run in their fields, these are our top stories from last week in food tech.

Last Day to Apply to the Food + Enterprise Pitch Competition
At Slow Money NYC’s Food + Enterprise pitch competition at this year’s Food Book Fair on April 25 growth stage food enterprises will present their business plans to a panel of all-star local food movement judges.

The Open Food Foundation: Free Software for Better Food Systems - Shareable
The Open Food Foundation uses open access and peer-to-peer networks to create resilient food systems of the future.

Sprig Raises $10M From Greylock To Bring Healthy, Inexpensive Meals To Your Door - TechCrunch
The investment is the first one from Greylock’s $100 million marketplace initiative announced last year.

Simon Rothman on Greylock’s Food Investment: “The Bet is Big Because the Opportunity is Big" - PandoDaily 
Greylock's Simon Rothman discusses his interest in the on-demand food delivery space. 

With Digital Ordering, Panera Makes a Big Bet on Tech - CNN Money
Can the "fast casual" restaurant chain get faster? Panera's new, multimillion-dollar ordering system aims to up their volume.

GrubHub Revises IPO to $178 Million as Investors Show Interest - Liberty Voice
This is a substantial increase from the $100 million the firm had expected to raise initially. 

TouchBistro Closes An Additional $1.5M In Funding, Bringing Seed Round Total To $6M - TechCrunch
TouchBistro’s new funding comes from Walden Venture Capital and Kensington Capital Partners, and should help the startup expand its offerings.

Restaurant Recommendation Startup Chefs Feed Launches Android App And Names New CEO - TechCrunch
The app has more than 1,000 chefs on board to give recommendations to users. 

For $1,000, the Foodini 3D Printer Will Take Over Your Repetitive Cooking Tasks - GigaOm
Natural Machines is finally putting a date on the first shipments of its food 3D printer. It won’t cook you a five-course dinner, but it’s capable of making pasta, pizza and more.

Opening Consumer Products To Crowdsourced Investment, CircleUp Raises $14 Million - TechCrunch
The Series B round was led by Canaan Partners, with commitments from Google Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Maveron and Rose Park Advisors. 

Mark Cuban Invested In A Startup That Feeds You Crickets - Business Insider
Thanks to Cuban, Chapul Flour is now seriously considering selling the FDA-approved cricket flour to competitors. 

Why a Grocery Store Likes Health Data - Huffington Post
The CEO of Wegman's wrote a letter to New York State lawmakers to support $65 million worth of spending on a computer system for health information in the state.

Drizly Will Deliver Your Booze Without Breaking the Bank, or the Law - PandoDaily
Instead of transporting alcohol itself, Drizly partners with local liquor stores and delivers orders in less than an hour.

Cupcake ATM Pops Out Treats in 10 Seconds - ABC News
Now New Yorkers can get a cupcake 24 hours a day.

Raw Milk Vending Machines Take Over Europe - Modern Farmer
In Slovenia, local dairy farmer Marko Bitenc refills his machine with fresh milk once a day. Because he owns and operates the machine, there is no middle man between farmer and consumers.

Farm App Harvests Big Data - Modern Farmer
FarmLogs simplifies almost every aspect of running a farm, like budgeting, scheduling and monitoring work and finding market commodity prices.

Animal Feed Industry Gets a new Website - Food Production Daily
A new website has been launched to supply breaking news for the $500 billion global animal feed industry.

Food Hubs Help Solve Local Sourcing Issues - Food Management
Solving Local is a new national report featuring five case studies of hubs that are working with wholesalers to get products from small farms and food businesses into high-volume supply chains.

How Seeds Could be Our Saviors — If We Save Them First - Grist
A new documentary underscores how many different problems seed diversity could solve for us.

She Knows What Goats Like: Crowdfunding with a Daring Twist - Ecopreneurist
Bethany Micarelli is using Darelicious to raise the money she needs for her goat milk and “fromagerie” project, by daring herself to do something a little bit wacky.

Fitbit Partnership With HTC Gives It A Leg Up In The Fitness Tracking Space - TechCrunch
The pre-loading arrangement means that Fitbit will get first crack at a whole host of potential new users who receive their devices, and could help Fitbit become for fitness apps what Kleenex is for tissues.

Hands On With The Weirdest Automatic Composting Machine I’ve Ever Used, The Food Cycler - TechCrunch
You dump your food waste (even meat!) into the Smart CARA and press a button. You can store the waste in there for a while and all of the stink is drawn away by a low-powered fan.

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