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#NewNormal: How Food-Oriented Startups GettaBite and Sifted Pivoted In The Face of Coronavirus

“Man, it’s been wild,” Federico Castellucci III says over the phone. It was the beginning of April, and the president and CEO of Castellucci Hospitality Group was preparing to debut a new pop-up, takeout steakhouse concept Castellucci & Sons. (It did well enough that the company introduced a

Jay-Z-Backed Catering Platform HUNGRY Talks Plans & Pivots After Closing $20M Series B Just Before COVID-19 Hit U.S.

Jay-Z-Backed Catering Platform HUNGRY Talks Plans & Pivots After Closing $20M Series B Just Before COVID-19 Hit U.S.

The news had been very positive for HUNGRY going into the spring season. The catering platform, which connects office workers and other groups to talented chefs in their cities, just closed a Series B of just under $20 million at the beginning of March. Among the investors were famous names,

Farm'd Enables the Farm-to-Table Movement With A Digital Marketplace for Farmers and Food Buyers

Farm'd Enables the Farm-to-Table Movement With A Digital Marketplace for Farmers and Food Buyers

"The food supply system doesn't let the farmer know where their food ends up and how much it gets sold for," explains entrepreneur Chris Damico. "The buyers, on the other end, don't know where it's coming from or the reason for

Food Collection App Goodr Approaches One Million Pounds Collected, Adds Ponce City Market to Lineup

Food Collection App Goodr Approaches One Million Pounds Collected, Adds Ponce City Market to Lineup

It’s early evening and Ponce City Market in Atlanta’s midtown is buzzing — with families standing in line at the 20+ food stalls, Beltline walkers stopping in for a snack, and groups of co-workers settling in for an after-work drink. Though the restaurants are busy serving, they

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Clark Atlanta University Secures Grant To Lead Food Tech Innovation

Food Technology, or food tech, describes how technology can improve agriculture and food production, supply chain, distribution and consumption. It's a rapidly-expanding field that has the potential to combat hunger and environmental issues, and with a new grant from the Economic Development Administration's (EDA), one