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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.
Supermarket API Could Save Companies $100K+ Annually
Any company building apps or platforms to improve the consumer shopping experience knows that grocery product data is EXPENSIVE, costing $100,000+ annually to license. This data is often poorly structured and out of date, forcing those who purchase it to spend significant resources cleaning and restructuring it. Now, AisleFinder, a mobile app and website that helps consumers create a shopping list and identify their location in their local supermarket, is making that data available for free via their Supermarket
Molecular Gastronomists Without Borders? [Video]
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Chefs Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche of Moto in Chicago, have been experimenting with new ways to prepare and eat food for years. Now, the duo are exploring how the innovations pioneered in their restaurant lab can be used to solve global challenges like the world food crisis and cancer. Watch their TED talk below
5 Online Tools Helping Small Food Producers Market & Distribute Their Products
In honor of the first national Food Day, Food+Tech Connect is highlighting 5 innovative ways technology is being used to improve access to fresh, local food. The following selection of online marketplaces and management tools exemplify how user centered design, visualizing impact, and crowdsourcing are being successfully used to help small producers distribute and market their products
Infographic of the Week: The Two Sides of the Food Crisis
The Public Health Program created an infographic to look at “The Two Sides of the Food Crisis,” and to untangle the many factors causing the crisis
IBM Announces Food Traceability Technology
The recent cantaloupe contamination underscores the need for better data about our food’s journey from farm to table. With over 76 million cases of food borne illness, costing $152 billion a year, consumers want information to ensure their own health and well being, while businesses need data to rebuild and maintain public trust. Yesterday IBM
Investment Strategy- William Rosenzweig’s Plans for Food & Health Tech
[This interview is part of a monthly series of interviews with leading food and technology investors. Be sure to check out last month's interview with Ali Partovi.] Physic Ventures co-founder and Managing Director William Rosenzweig says the future is personalized food and health. The venture capital firm plans to invest in and support five to
Joanne Wilson on Hacking the Food System
Food+Tech Connect asked me to answer the question, how can information and technology be used to hack the food system? I have seen so many start-ups in the food space that I can’t help but be excited
Meat Distribution Part 2: Technology on the Range
[Editors Note: This is the second story in a series about meat distribution. Food + Tech Connect will run these stories every Monday for the next several weeks.] “The question is, do you really want to be a rancher, or do you want to be a meat company,” says Loren Poncia of Stemple Creek Ranch,
IBM Helps City Leaders Explore Feasibility of Aquaponics Initiative in Milwaukee
According to the Smarter Planet Blog, “In June, a team of five IBMers spent three weeks in Milwaukee as part of the company’s Smarter City Challenge grant program with the goal of helping city leaders explore the feasibility of their urban farming initiative.”
Former Airbnb Employees Launch Supper Club Discovery & Reservation Platform Gusta
Meet Carly Chamberlain, co-founder of Gusta, a new platform that aims to help supper clubs, pop-up restaurants, and artisan teachers connect with ‘foodies,’ manage events, and build a reputation through trusted reviews and professional photography
A Food Tech Call for Bacon…
The pork belly trade is over. Well, not exactly over, but done with on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The reason: no one is trading frozen pork bellies any more. 50 years ago when the pork belly futures market was created, producers would freeze the cuts in the fall, selling them in the spring to bacon
Best Coffee iPhone Apps Help Map The Artisanal Coffee Movement
One by-product of the artisanal food movement’s renaissance in the United States is that consumers are demanding more information about what’s in our food, where it comes from, who made it and how it was produced. As I’ve written about in the past, a growing number of entrepreneurs are leveraging information technology to help us
Google+ Hangouts: Initial Impressions From Studiofeast’s Cooking Class Hangout
This past Sunday I got to join Mike Lee of Studiofeast for his first Google+ Hangout Cooking Class. Google+ Hangouts is a free video conferencing service that allows you video chat with up to ten people in real-time. My experience with Studiofeast got me thinking about the wide-ranging applications for Google+ and Hangouts in particular.
7/31 Google+ Hangout Cooking Class With Studiofeast’s Mike Lee
Tomorrow (Sunday, July 31) I will be joining Mike Lee of Studiofeast for the Google+ Hangout cooking lesson he’s hosting at 6pm EST. Mike and collaborator Soo Baik will be demonstrating how to make the Beef vs Potato Marrow from their recent Doppelganger Dinner- one of my favorite dishes from the evening. Soo will be
