Bbot Raises $3M to Enable Restaurants to Offer Contactless Ordering and...
The restaurant industry is scrambling to find ways to encourage diners to return amid the pandemic. Bbot is a contactless restaurant ordering and payments platform that enables restaurants to allow...
View ArticleSIMULATE Raises $11M to Reimagine Your Childhood Favorite Foods with A...
"NUGGS has evolved into the fastest-growing chicken nugget on the planet" Can chicken nuggets be disrupted? We caught up with SIMULATE founder and CEO Ben Pasternak to learn more about how he is...
View ArticleCrisp Raises Another $12M to Solve Inefficiencies in the Global Food Supply...
“We have all walked into a grocery store and seen empty shelves, while food is being wasted at alarming levels. This paradox is the result of thousands of food companies being dependent on outdated,...
View ArticleCooks Venture Raises $10M to Breed Chickens That are Healthier Inside and Out
As the COO and Cofounder of Blue Apron (IPO 2017), Matthew Wadiak saw firsthand the problem with the country’s food supply chain. His latest venture, Cooks Venture, is reimagining the chicken farming...
View ArticleSanzo Raises $1.3M For the First Asian-Inspired Sparkling Water Brand
Sandro Roco, self-financed Sanzo, an Asian-inspired sparkling water brand, for a few years, which meant (pre-pandemic) taking subways with a hand truck, Ubers at 6AM to beat traffic (and surge pricing)...
View ArticleOnda Raises $1M for its Sparkling Tequila Beverage in a Can
Is there anything more refreshing on a hot summer day than a cold refreshing drink? Onda is making this possible with tequila. The newly-launched spirits brand offers a line of canned sparkling tequila...
View ArticleOdeko Raises $12M to Help Small Cafés and Local Eateries Streamline Supply...
In the wake of the pandemic small neighborhood coffee shops, bakeries, and cafes had to scramble to adopt mobile ordering and needed to place an emphasis on managing their supply chain to ensure...
View ArticleOffLimits Launches its Counter Culture Cereal Brand Built on Emotionally...
"OffLimits is run by a team of creatives who don't fit into any one market. We represent countercultures: punk rockers, K-Pop stans, skaters, kids, adults, artists, and anyone who loves cereal. We’re...
View ArticleLunchbox Raises $20M to Put Restaurants Back in Control with Owned Digital...
Lunchbox, cofounded by Nabeel Alamgir, helps restaurants develop digital ordering experiences on their own websites and apps, reducing the reliance on third-party platforms that charge debilitating...
View ArticleNestle Acquires Meal Delivery Service Freshly for $950M
Freshly, the meal delivery service for freshly-prepared meals, has agreed to be acquired by global food conglomerate Nestle for $950M with an additional $550M in earnouts possible.
View ArticleWoodSpoon Raises $2M to Bring Meals from Distinguished Home Chefs to You
The restaurant industry has been devastated as a result of the pandemic with closures and layoffs. However, platforms that have emerged during the pandemic like WoodSpoon are giving chefs much-needed...
View ArticleGainful Raises $7.5M for its Personalized Sports Nutrition Supplements
As a society, spend so much time trying to get in shape and also spend billions on the latest and greatest when it comes to supplements to enhance fitness regimens. Yet most of these supplements are...
View ArticleCookUnity Raises $15.5M For its Direct-Chef-to-Consumer Meal Delivery Service
COVID has made it easier to sit on the couch and order in without any guilt. But sometimes you want an elevated dining experience not found on Seamless or Uber Eats without having to go out to eat....
View ArticleMealco Raises $7M to Enable Chefs to Launch and Manage Virtual Restaurants...
The pandemic has taken an unimaginable toll on the restaurant industry. Over 1000 restaurants have shuttered their doors permanently in NYC. Those in the industry have been forced to adapt and...
View ArticleSakara Life Raises $15M for its Plant-Based Organic Meal Delivery and...
The benefits of clean eating are plentiful and include improved heart and brain health, weight control, stronger immune system, and increased energy levels just to name a few. But with our busy...
View ArticleSnackMagic Raises $15M for its Giftable Customizable Snack Service
Americans have an insatiable appetite for snacks and the idleness of the pandemic has only increased our yearning for snacks. There are countless subscription services for snack boxes and many of these...
View ArticleSlice Raises Another $40M That Lets Local Pizzerias Establish Turnkey Digital...
The pandemic has increased the adoption of digital technologies for a number of industries. But this adoption isn’t necessarily symmetric for all industries, especially mom and pop independent...
View ArticleOwen’s Craft Mixers Raises $7.5M for its Premium Mixer Brand as Interest in...
The pandemic has driven fundamental shifts in the business of alcoholic beverages as well as domestic behaviors within the home. With strict at-home orders, Americans began bringing more and more...
View ArticleNumilk is Bringing Plant-Based Milk to Your Home and Cafe
Plant-based milks are becoming a popular alternative to dairy-based options both for health reasons and environmental concerns; producing dairy milk results in three times more gas emissions than...
View ArticleRobotic Startup Now Cuisine Takes On Ghost Kitchens and Drone Deliveries
The robotics industry is at an inflection point where the baton is being passed from the scientists to the practitioners. In historical terms, we are witnessing the Edisons of the world harness the...
View ArticleRIND Raises $6.1M for its Skin-On Dried Snack Fruit Brand
A large portion of the nutrients that are found in fruits and vegetables are found in the skin. The skin is a rich source of antioxidants, fiber, minerals, and vitamins. Yet many of us prefer to...
View ArticleLittle Spoon Raises Another $44M for its D2C Baby and Children’s Food Brand
The US baby food market is expected to exceed $100B per annum by 2025. The importance of proper nutrition during early childhood cannot be understated. Yet, the incumbent baby food producers have a...
View ArticleWoodspoon Raises $14M for its Delivery Platform that Features Home Cooked Meals
New York is arguably home to the most diverse set of cuisines found anywhere. While there are thousands of restaurants offering various ethnic cuisines, what happens when you are feeling nostalgic and...
View ArticleThe Infatuation Acquired by JPMorgan Chase as the Bank Looks to Strengthen...
The Infatuation, a media platform focused on restaurant discovery, is being acquired by JPMorgan Chase, as the bank looks to deepen its relationship with its customer base through dining. Terms of the...
View ArticleCookUnity Raises $47M for its Meal Delivery Marketplace That Offers Gourmet...
The pandemic has made it easier to sit on the couch and order in without any guilt. But sometimes you want an elevated dining experience not found on Seamless or Uber Eats without having to go out to...
View ArticleKingdom Supercultures Raises $25M to Make Microbials Mainstream
Microbes are essential to all life on earth and, in fact, the most dominant form of life on Earth. The study of microbes has historically advanced society in numerous ways such as the creation of the...
View ArticleRecSpot Raises $200K for its Social Recommendation Platform
According to an analysis of Fakespot data, as much as 39% of online reviews and recommendations are fake. With an increasing number of bots, anonymous users, and incentivized reviews, would-be...
View ArticleFiserv Acquires BentoBox as it Looks to Expand its Dining and Restaurant...
BentoBox, the end-to-end restaurant online management and marketing platform, has been acquired by Fiserv, the global fintech and payments company. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
View ArticleButler Hospitality Raises $35M to Elevate The Hotel Experience Starting with...
With travel slowly recovering in the midst of the pandemic, there is tremendous pent-up demand and consumers are looking for discerning experiences. The hospitality industry has been ravaged by...
View ArticleMiniBar Delivery Acquired by ReserveBar as Consolidation in Alcohol Commerce...
MiniBar Delivery, a marketplace for on-demand delivery of alcohol has agreed to be acquired by ReserveBar, a CT-based online marketplace for rare, luxury, and ultra-premium spirits. Terms of the...
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