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FreshDirect Unveils Its Top 5 Food Trends for 2024

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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FreshDirect , the online grocery shopping pioneer, delivering the highest quality, freshest food since 2002, announced today its 2024 food trend insights which range from flavor and function to sustainability and influence.

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  • FreshDirect , the online grocery shopping pioneer, delivering the highest quality, freshest food since 2002, announced today its 2024 food trend insights which range from flavor and function to sustainability and influence.
  • In 2024, that will mean purchasing food that is made with usable food scraps, in other words, upcycling.
  • Products across a variety of categories making creative use of upcycled food scraps will be in higher demand.
  • FreshDirect has launched a dedicated page on its website where customers can find a wide assortment of trend-inspired products to enjoy.

PopUp Bagels Closes $8M Series A Round

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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PopUp Bagels was launched in the pandemic in 2020 out of the home kitchen of Adam Goldberg in Westport, Conn. After handing them out to neighbors, word began to spread about what made them the best bagel on the planet -- the crispy outside, chewy inside and the perfect amount of seeds. Soon, people began to pay for them by ordering them online days in advance and picking them up at specified times and locations.

Key Points: 
  • The round was led by Stripes, a NYC-based growth equity firm which has funded such iconic brands as Levain Bakery and Erewhon Organic Grocer.
  • Investors in the previous round including Darren Rovell's Tastemaker Capital and Habitat Partners, the investment arm of Red Antler, also returned to coinvest.
  • It was not long before I realized we needed to finance our operation to allow more of the world to experience the PopUp Bagel way."
  • PopUp Bagels, whose motto is "Not Famous But Known" doesn't just sell the bagel.

Global Vertical Farming Market Report 2023: Accelerating Investment into Vertical Farming Bolsters Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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The global vertical farming market is expected to record a value of US$15.43 billion, growing at a CAGR of 24.13%, for the time period of 2023-2027.

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  • The global vertical farming market is expected to record a value of US$15.43 billion, growing at a CAGR of 24.13%, for the time period of 2023-2027.
  • Factors such as growing global population, accelerating investment into vertical farming, decline in agriculture land area, rising risk of water scarcity, growing problem of deforestation and rapid urbanization would drive the growth of the market.
  • A few notable trends may include rising penetration of vertical farming, adoption of artificial intelligence, reduction in environmental impact in vertical farming and high yield associated with vertical farming.
  • The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global vertical farming market.

Instacart Serves Up More Fresh Produce with Innovative New Advertising Capability

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Friday, March 24, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today announced an industry-first online advertising capability, enabling produce brands to advertise fresh, weighted items - such as carrots, grapes, onions, oranges, sweet potatoes, and watermelons - from the produce department across the Instacart Marketplace. The announcement is in collaboration with today's White House event that continues the work started at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to help end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases by 2030.

Key Points: 
  • During National Nutrition Month, Instacart is leveling the advertising playing field, making it possible for more produce brands, farms, and agriculture boards to advertise on Instacart and reach more consumers.
  • Instacart is addressing this complex industry challenge so more produce brands can take advantage of advertising solutions and help consumers discover more nutritious foods.
  • With this latest enhancement to Instacart advertising and catalog capabilities, produce brands can now amplify their full product set, including packaged and random weight produce.
  • We are glad to see Instacart leading the technology sector to unlock their e-commerce advertising capabilities for a new category of fresh, farm-grown produce.

Bowery Farming Expands Use of KETOS, Measuring Water Quality in Real-Time

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KETOS, Inc., a water intelligence innovator, announced today that Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the U.S, is expanding its use of KETOS to autonomously monitor water quality in real-time across farm locations.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KETOS, Inc. , a water intelligence innovator, announced today that Bowery Farming , the largest vertical farming company in the U.S, is expanding its use of KETOS to autonomously monitor water quality in real-time across farm locations.
  • Bowery builds smart indoor farms near cities, growing fresher, pesticide-free Protected Produce in precisely controlled environments, 365 days a year.
  • The KETOS SHIELD solution supports Bowery's process optimization, eliminates lab costs related to manual water testing, and offers lab-accurate water quality data to support crop yield, while managing nutrient concentration and product quality.
  • "Integrating the KETOS units into our farms enables us to maintain the highest quality of water, plant, and nutritional health," said Tyler Anderson, Lead Agricultural Systems Manager, Bowery.

Buckle Up: Uber for Business and Coupa Announce Next Generation Business Expense Automation

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a leader in Business Spend Management (BSM), and Uber for Business, Uber's enterprise arm, today announced a new collaboration to significantly enhance end-user experiences and compliance with expense policies. The integration will be available in February.

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  • Coupa is the first BSM platform to utilize Uber for Business' Receipts API for expense automation.
  • Through Uber for Business' Receipts API, Coupa automatically will generate expense reports for trips through Uber for Business, with the receipt already attached, saving employees valuable time.
  • This leapfrogs other integration models that require employees to manually find and attach receipts for trips completed with Uber for Business.
  • "At Uber for Business we are committed to creating magical experiences for companies and their employees," said Susan Anderson, Global Head of Uber for Business.