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PathSpot closes $4M seed funding

PathSpot manufactures a system that protects foodservice companies and their customers from the threat of foodborne illness.
August 19, 2019
PathSpot, New York, closed $2 million Series II Seed Funding round, bringing the total series seed funding to $4 million.
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FarmWise, Roush collaborate to build autonomous vegetable weeders

The robotic farm hands can increase the yield of the crops by working day and night to remove unwanted plants and weeds.
August 16, 2019
FarmWise, San Francisco, partnered with Roush Performance, Plymouth, Mich., to build prototypes of autonomous weeders, which will ultimately replace herbicides and save growers on labor.
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Study: Consumers want to try more “medicinal” foods, like elderberry, CBD

Among the emerging superfoods consumers expressed the most interest in trying are elderberry, CBD and Mānuka honey.
August 16, 2019
Today’s consumers are becoming increasingly aware of how their food and beverage choices can help them manage, and in some cases, reverse certain medical conditions, according to health and wellness research by The NPD Group, Chicago.
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Study reveals blockchain technology can maximize perceptions of trust

For example, 25% of consumers say that they have become less trusting of food brands in the last two years.
August 16, 2019
Trust is more important than ever for consumers. For example, 51% of people are most likely to say that trust is associated with better quality, according to a Q3 2019 survey of 20,000 consumers across 20 countries.
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