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A new Jeff Bezos-backed warehouse farm will grow enough produce to feed over 180,000 people per year
Vertical farming startup Plenty — which has raised $260 million to date — is opening a 100,000-square-foot farm in the greater Seattle, Washington area. The company, which grows fruits and… Lire la suite >>
The rise of the grocerant
Food trends are difficult to follow these days. Just like hip sectors such as tech, the food industry is coming up with its own peculiar lingo when describing market shifts. One… Lire la suite >>
One grocery store is successfully fighting back against Amazon (SFM, AMZN)
The stock price of many grocers was hit hard after Amazon bought Whole Foods.  Sprouts Farmers Market was included in the group affected by Amazon, but lower prices and a… Lire la suite >>
Amazon partners with food-focused websites on shoppable recipes
Amazon has struck a partnership with Fexy Media – owner of such digital food properties as Simply Recipes, Roadfood, Serious Eats, The Food Lab and Daily Parent – on shoppable recipes… Lire la suite >>
A growing battle in the $47 billion organic food industry could fundamentally change the program — and some farmers are worried
The National Organic Standards Board, an advisory committee to the US Department of Agriculture, voted to allow some crops grown hydroponically and aquaponically to have organic labels. Organic food sales… Lire la suite >>
A restaurant that caters to Silicon Valley’s diet crazes is opening in a former McDonald’s — take a look inside
Kitava is on a mission to upgrade fast-casual food in San Francisco. In 2015, Jeff Nobbs set out to make healthy food approachable. He launched Kitava (formerly known as Mealmade) as… Lire la suite >>
This trendy pizza chain just raised millions to expand across America — here’s what it’s like to eat there
&pizza is a popular fast-casual pizza chain with 23 stores in four states. It just raised another round of funding to grow even more.  In a taste test, we found… Lire la suite >>
Nestlé va abandonner les œufs de poules en cage
Les œufs de poule en cage chez Nestlé, c’est fini. Enfin presque. Dans un communiqué mis en ligne ce jeudi, l’entreprise agroalimentaire annonce que d’ici 2025, elle compte bien supprimer… Lire la suite >>
Savoir se battre pour garder sa place en épicerie
Dans le milieu hyper compétitif de l’alimentation, l’accès aux tablettes s’impose comme une véritable guerre de tranchées. L’agriculteur Frédéric Jobin-Lawler a offert ses produits à une épicerie de Magog, qui… Lire la suite >>
Recours collectif contre les géants de l’alimentation
Me Joey Zukran du cabinet LPC et Me Michael Vathilakis, du cabinet de notre Jeune super plaideur, Renno et Vathilakis, ont déposé conjointement une demande d’action collective aujourd’hui, à Montréal. Lire la suite >>