Zipongo acquires FillMyFork to make purchasing healthy food easier
In California, Zipongo acquired FillMyFork as a complimentary expansion of its Food Benefits Management offering to health plans, employers and health systems. Zipongo and FillMyFork...
Perfect Day raises $350 million, plans to add tech development arm
In Berkeley, California, animal-free milk protein producer Perfect Day has closed a $350 million Series D investment round. The company says it will use...
Nuts lower your risk of serious health issues if you eat a handful every...
In London, a study of over 800,000 patients from around the world showed that eating at least 20 grams of nuts per day led...
Daily Harvest expands with a $43 million investment
In New York, Daily Harvest, the female-led, New York-based subscription service specializing in frozen, plant-based, one-step-prep foods, announced a $43 million Series B funding...
IBM and global food companies use blockchain to increase food safety
In New York, a group of global food supply chain companies announced a blockchain collaboration with IBM intended to strengthen consumer confidence in the...
Spyce opens with the world’s first robotic kitchen
In Massachusetts, the world’s first restaurant with a robotic kitchen opened in the form of the fast-casual eatery Spyce. Created as a startup on...
Edible straws, shower beer among “quirky” 2017 product launches
In the United Kingdom, FoodBev Media has listed top innovative new products of 2017 for the food and beverage industry, including edible straws and...
Plant-based meat needs animal-based prices
Despite widespread appeal among consumers, plant-based meat still faces a significant challenge to taking a meaningful chunk of the American meat market: price.
According to...
New espresso shot with cell-based dairy protein set to boost performance for endurance athletes
In Singapore, cell-based dairy company TurtleTree has secured its first commercial partnership with Cadence Performance Coffee, a company “dedicated to enhancing overall human performance.” Under the...
Simple lifestyle changes lower blood pressure as well as medicine
In Massachusetts, researchers demonstrated that a program aimed at helping people modify lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise is as effective as medication...