Food

The distinction between eating away from home (restaurants) and eating at home (groceries) is blurring as consumers use connected devices and apps integrated with payments, to move seamlessly between buying restaurant food to eat at home and groceries and prepared food at the grocery store or convenience stores to cook at home.
Powering Nutrition Bars With Whole Food (And eCommerce)
Powering Nutrition Bars With Whole Food (And eCommerce)
August 27, 2019  |  Retail

To fill a need for ready-to-eat food that nourishes the brain, some entrepreneurs are inspired to create brands built around low-carb, low-sugar nutrition bars. IQ BAR...

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Aramark Expands To College Campuses With Good Uncle Acquisition
Aramark Expands To College Campuses With Good Uncle Acquisition
August 06, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Aramark announced that it has acquired Good Uncle, a food delivery service app that brings freshly prepared meals to college campuses. Aramark is a global...

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Powering Protein Snacks With eCommerce And Rockfish
Powering Protein Snacks With eCommerce And Rockfish
August 05, 2019  |  Retail

OneForNeptune Founder and CEO Nick Mendoza was a marine scientist before starting his fish jerky business scaled from small-scale fisheries. (He also partly grew up...

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Mondelēz Grows eCommerce Business, Emphasizes Local Brands
Mondelēz Grows eCommerce Business, Emphasizes Local Brands
July 31, 2019  |  Earnings

As it continues to build its eCommerce business and invest in companies through its SnackFutures unit, Mondelēz International, Inc. raised its full-year outlook with its...

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Powering eCommerce Food Brands With Plants (And Brownie Points)
Powering eCommerce Food Brands With Plants (And Brownie Points)
July 23, 2019  |  Retail

Entrepreneurs sometimes start companies to overcome personal culinary challenges: Coconut Whisk CEO and Founder Bella Lam, for instance, discovered it was difficult to find foods...

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McDonald’s Ends Exclusive Deal With Uber Eats; Starts DoorDash Partnership
McDonald’s Ends Exclusive Deal With Uber Eats; Starts DoorDash Partnership
July 16, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

McDonald’s has added DoorDash as a delivery partner, ending its exclusivity with Uber Eats, according to a report by CNBC. Uber Eats has singularly handled...

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How Beef Jerky Is Driving Digital Payments Innovation
How Beef Jerky Is Driving Digital Payments Innovation
July 10, 2019  |  Retail

Sometimes entrepreneurs start companies due to a confluence of factors: Prevail Jerky Founder and CEO Glen Kohn, for instance, was inspired to start his company...

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Bringing On-The-Go, Health-Focused Fare To Automated Retail
Bringing On-The-Go, Health-Focused Fare To Automated Retail
June 27, 2019  |  Retail

To provide consumers with fresh, on-the-go food in an eco-friendly way, innovators in the culinary space are bringing salads and other options to vending machines....

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Serving Up Local Life, On Demand, Around The World
Serving Up Local Life, On Demand, Around The World
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

The world has become so flat that it is impossible to have a truly local experience, because “local” no longer exists. At least not in...

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