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Question: Can a beverage reinvent an industry? Meet kinseltzer, a trailblazing startup from the heart of North Kansas City, Missouri, that believes their new cultural beverage holds the key to shaking up the Food and Beverage industry. kinseltzer is leveraging centuries of tradition to create authentic, unfiltered flavours, challenging our very perception of what food and beverages can be! 💡🍺 Join us dive into their journey and get an insight into the future of the food and beverage industry. Intrigued, aren't you? https://lnkd.in/erjv7xXJ Don't forget to follow and support kinseltzer, a powerful voice in brewing innovation and industry evolution. 🚀 #foodindustry #beverage #startups #founders #innovation #culture #brewing #USVentureNews

Foodleaders gathered last week at one of the biggest events to date in Convenience 2.024 at ZiN Inspiratielab by Sligro Food Group in Veghel. Marketleading companies such as Domino's and Albron as well as SushiPoint Nederland presented interactive workshops sharing their views on convenience as well as interacted to solve challenges to become even more relevant. I had the honor to collaborate with Fernand Molenschot from StarCuisine and facilitate a workshop on the relevance of meals in convenience and how to enable operations to overcome barriers in scaling up. Besides all the insights shared we had a most pleasant time with participants. We captured valuable learnings to implement: 💪 The biggest challenge to beat: How to get that 'blisspoint' where the salt-sugar-sour 'rush' is getting food tastiest and get it on plate affordable, sustainable & healthy? 🍽 The definition of cooking is changing: People across most generations will spend less time in their kitchen and will continue to explore ways to get their need for 'value for time' fulfilled. 💸 Businesses have to shift from 'costprice' to 'valueprice': currently prices in retail for fresh convenience meals are definitely too low. Although suppliers can be more critical on getting balance in their assortment more and better story telling is needed to get benefits in the consumer mindset. 🤖 Creating scalable mass customization: The current convenience supplier landscape is fragmented with almost private label only. It requires 'champions league' performance to deliver every day. Consolidation in different categories will increase to warrant the big investment tickets in technology for mass customization. From what I have seen and heard there is more than enough tenacity and spirit in the landscape to increase collaboration and come up with creative business models to further grow the convenience market and contribute to a sustainable food system. Gwynt | Creating Impact With You #convenience #outofhome #retail

🍴🇮🇹 Buongiorno! What an exciting spread we have for you today on EUStartUp! Let me ask you, who's shaking up the food delivery space in Italy? We've got some answers in our latest article: "Who are Italy's Most Influential Food Delivery Startups in 2023?" Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/daTfrGyG 📰 In the spotlight we have, in no particular order: 1. Ktchn Lab - A marvel of virtual restaurants, stirred up by Andrea Roberto Bifulco and Nicola Ballarini. 2. Carne Genuina srl - Serving genuine meat from specific breeders, right to your home. 3. Foodprime - Sure to prime your appetites with a plethora of meal choices. 4. Appeaty - Whetting appetites with numerous restaurant software services. 5. Deliverart - Food delivery software - Crafting innovation around food delivery management, led by Bryan Natavio & Eleonora Bove. 6. wedelivery - Serving both your food and pharmacy needs on a silver platter. 7. Planeat.eco (Alimentiamoci S.r.l. Società Benefit) - With Nicola Lamberti at the helm, turning the duration of your recipe shopping to a snap. 8. Foodinghy - Anchoring food delivery services in ports on demand. 9. Sidewalk Kitchens - Convenient co-working kitchen spaces, brought to you by Leo Schieppati & Ludovico Leopardi. 10. kytchen - Brewing up restaurant order management and dispatch services, specialists Muad Akkari & Rami Salhi lead the charge. 11. RIVIVA - For those passionate about pet nourishment and care. 12. Melevendi - Handpicked fruit and vegetable home delivery services led by Filippo Veronese. 13. Takeve Srl Società Benefit - Transforming the landscape of food delivery. 14. Fresh Cut - Delivering crisp, fresh, and healthy foods to you. 15. Ghost Kitchen - Hauntingly enjoyable fusion dishes delivered right to your door. Remember, great ideas aren't baked overnight. Share to spread the innovation! 🚀 #FoodDelivery #Startups #Innovation #Italy #EUStartupNews

Last Friday, 70 food industry insiders traveled near and far (Toronto, Mexico City, NYC, Boston, Pittsburgh, Miami...) to LA for the inaugural HNGRY Summit, a day of conversation, collaboration, and connection. The feedback I received underscores a real need we have in this industry to create multi-disciplinary forums that tap into the collective wisdom of operators, founders, and investors across the entire ecosystem from restaurants to CPG, retail and the broader supply chain. Throughout the day we heard from the founders of Blackbird Labs, Inc., Anytime Spritz, goop Kitchen, and Everytable and hosted amazing breakout sessions with Timber Grove Ventures, Hyphen, Martie, Bluestein Ventures, Cookin Inc., and Maker Kitchens on food-as-medicine, the future of ghost kitchens, foodservice automation, food waste, and content x commerce. We are facing a critical juncture in the future of our food system where so many of the decisions we make today will influence decades to come. Such pivotal decision points require the presence of many stakeholders at the table, and while we were just a few dozen people in a room in LA, we must recognize that change starts small. See you next year? https://lnkd.in/gPMUkMQT

A recent success story comes from our collaboration with the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and how it's making waves in the food industry! The Challenge: The US Highbush Blueberry Commission aimed to boost highbush blueberry consumption by educating product developers on the versatility and benefits of blueberries in food products. Our Solution: At CuliNEX, we curated an immersive "Blueberry Bootcamp" experience for developers from top food manufacturers, held at our Innovation Center. This unique event featured: 👩🏫 Insightful product category education sessions 🫐 Tastings of various blueberry ingredients 😋 Sampling of innovative blueberry consumer products 📍 A culinary exploration in the vibrant city of Seattle 🤝 Hands-on development sessions to inspire new blueberry-based innovations The Outcome: This initiative fostered a deep connection between product developers and the myriad possibilities that blueberries offer. Participants left with a wealth of knowledge about blueberry applications, ready to explore new product innovations. 🔍 We're Seeking Insights! As we continue to push the boundaries of culinary innovation, we'd love to hear from you: Have you encountered any groundbreaking uses of blueberries in your products or dining experiences? What challenges do you face in incorporating unique ingredients into your product development? https://hubs.li/Q02s9Wwm0 Join the conversation below or DM us to share your thoughts and experiences. Let's continue to innovate and inspire together! #BlueberryInnovation #FoodDevelopment #CuliNEX #CulinaryInnovation #IngredientImmersion

Healthy food that tastes amazing - in a salad, wrap, bowl format and at fair prices. That's what makes Cava such a success story. Really good example of "giving customers what they want"! #CustomerCentricity #CustomerExperience #DesignThinking #BusinessModels #HumanCenteredDesign #Innovation #Ideation #InnovationAcceleration #InnovationManagement #LeanDevelopment #ProductCreation #ProductDevelopment #ProductInnovation #ProductLifecycleManagement #LCM #R&D #Technology #turnaround #restructuring #strategicpartnerships #consultingservices  #strategicthinking #marketintelligence #strategy #strategic #capitalraising #capitalization#capital #innovateforchange #fundamentals #innovativesolutions #possibilities #sustainabilty #sustainableinvestment #businessconsulting #strategicplanning #consumers #businessmodel #bethechange #fundraising 

Nice feature on foodtech investor Brita Rosenheim of Vita Vera Ventures by Thomas Kaiser of Food On Demand. Brita is a futurist who combines the insight that food is changing with the insight that food is a lot harder than shoes to deliver. Our favorite quote? “Oh, we made ecommerce work, why can’t we just snap our fingers and make food delivery work? It’s still really hard, and the people who are doing it still are not making any money on it,” Rosenheim said. Of course we at Empower Delivery can tell you who is making money on restaurant delivery - our customers. We revolutionize the entire process, making it efficient, effective and most of all - a magical way to get good food. https://lnkd.in/gYgXnfbX

“For years, I’ve been on a mission to make it possible for people everywhere to enjoy great food that is wholesome and that they love to eat”. Our CEO and Founder, Mateo Marietti, echoes this sentiment in his recent feature on Forbes. Learn firsthand how we're revolutionizing meal delivery in America, ensuring that quality, wholesome meals are accessible to all. Dive into the article to discover how we're shaping the future of food delivery! https://lnkd.in/d_UUqedr #foodtech #innovation #chefs #chef #startup #cookunity #fooddelivery #marketplace #marketplaces

About Wonder: Imagine: Within the tap of a button, a perfectly prepared meal from your choice of cuisines appears at your doorstep in minutes. That’s what our customers experience. At Wonder, we believe everyone has the right to great food. That’s why we’ve created the next generation of restaurant chains powered by an advanced mobile platform that lets our customers experience the world’s most delicious food—anytime, anywhere. We partner with world-renowned chefs to craft exclusive menus and bring their unique recipes right to you on our mobile restaurants. As a food-tech startup backed by top-tier venture capitalists and led by a team of experienced entrepreneurs—including some of the most accomplished leaders in the technology, culinary, and logistics industries—we’re growing fast. Join us in pioneering a future that approaches food equitably, sustainably, and thoughtfully. You’ll work in a supportive and collaborative environment where our culture and our values—Mastery, Compassion, and Courage—are taken as seriously as delivering an incredible experience for our customers. #wonder

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 A few months ago, we interviewed Chef Nate Keller to find out what brought him from Google to Galley and he gave us so much info to share, we just had to write about it 🍔📲 Check out our latest blog post that revisits the discussion, which highlights how technology is reshaping the foodservice landscape and what you need to know. 📖 Dive into the article here: https://lnkd.in/gwue2T_S #FoodServiceTech #Innovation #Foodservice #culinaryoperatingsystem #TechAdvancements #StayAhead #GalleySolutions