James Beard’s Mitchell Davis on What a Better Food System Tastes Like [Video]

In this video from TEDxManhattan, James Beard Foundation Executive Vice President Mitchell Davis talks about taste as a powerful tool for social change.

Stop-Motion Animation of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules [Video]

Marija Jacimovic and Benoit Detalle have produced a beautiful stop-motion film that uses vegetables to visualize Pollan’s “Food Rules” talk, given at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts (RSA) in 2010.

Infographics of the Week: Nielsen Report on Global Food Labeling

This week’s infographic is a series of charts and graphs with fascinating information culled from an online survey by Nielsen of more than 25,000 people from 56 countries.

BrightFarms’ Business Model: How Tech & Efficiency Could Help Farmers & Consumers [Video]

Food and agriculture know are low margin industries. Paul Lightfoot, Chief Executive Officer of BrightFarms, a company that designs, finances, builds and operates greenhouse farms at grocery retailers, is attempting to capitalize on what he sees as inefficiently produced fresh vegetables. And he recently secured a $4.3 million Series A equity financing round to do so

Surveys of Chefs and Consumers Find Technology Use, But More Info is Needed [Survey]

Two interesting surveys about technology use in restaurants predict trends for 2012.  But the specifics of those trends seem to be lacking, and to find out more, Food+Tech Connect has created a quick survey.

Infographic of the Week: Chocolate

Americans will purchase 5 percent of the year’s chocolate this week for Valentine’s Day. But where does that chocolate come from and how is it grown, picked, processed and shipped? This week’s interactive infographic – brought to you by the GoodGuide – shows you the environmental and social score of various chocolates on the market.

Eating Your Way Through Pinterest

It’s social, visual, viral, and easy to use, which are just some of the reasons why brands like Whole Foods, Food52, Chobani, Sustainable Table (GRACE Communications Foundation), Cabot Cheese, and now Food+Tech Connect are flocking to Pinterest.

Innovator Video: The RFID Network

Despite the media’s fixation with the latest, greatest gadget, often times innovation takes place behind the scenes, using technology we don’t often hear about. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is one such technology.

‘Chemical Cuisine’ App Makes Understanding Food Additives Easier

McDonalds recently announced it will no longer include “pink slime” (ammonium hydroxide) in its burgers. But what about all the other chemical additives we’ve never heard of and can’t pronounce?  Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) in fruit bars?  Phytosterols and phytostanols in fruit juice? Over the past few years several apps have popped up to help consumers

Technology Accelerating Food’s Transformation to Services Economy

For several months our team at Good Eggs has been researching the local food phenomenon around the country. We’re looking for ways in which technology can help grow and sustain local food systems worldwide, accelerating the changes that are already having major positive impact in the world

Infographic of the Week: The Weight of the Union

Today’s infographic follows on the heels of last week’s amazingly popular Carbs are Killing You visual and the lively conversation, and wish list for health and nutrition apps, that followed. Designed for Anytime Fitness and based on the fitness and nutritional habits of its 1.3 million members, the visual looks at the numbers behind obesity.

Carbs Infographic Inspires Health & Nutrition Wish List

Last Friday, Food+Tech Connect posted “Carbs are Killing You” as the Infographic of the Week, and we received almost 70 comments on the visual. The responses are interesting and express the varied perceptions and experiences people have with “healthy eating.” But the number and intensity got us thinking about the opportunities for entrepreneurship this level

Ramen Data: Mouth to Anus

Processed food like ramen noodles and gummy bears are bad for you. Now, for the first time ever, you can see how for yourself.

Artist and provacateur Stefani Bardin’s newest project M2A™:The Fantastic Voyage offers a graphic look at how the gastrointestinal tract (GI) processes a meal of Top Ramen versus a meal of hand made noodles

Five Media Innovations To Help Feed the Planet

As modern technology is adopted in widespread regions of our planet, it can provide poor people with access to many forms of media. Innovations like the internet and satellite technology are changing the face of food system solutions in even the poorest countries. Five media innovations stand out as helpful tools for poor populations to learn sustainable agricultural techniques.

AgLocal Bringing Power to the Meat Lover

One of eight SXSW’s Interactive Accelerator Finalists in the Innovative Web Technologies category announced today, AgLocal aims to use technology to empower carnivores to buy meat locally