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Are companies thinking of IPO in 2025? The one I started in 2014 is looking good at reaching this target! 👀 It all started off visiting a Farmers Market and thinking what if we could put this Cherry 🍒 Farm online and have people enjoy ordering through a website and having a pound of Organic Cherries 🍒 delivered to their doorsteps 24-48 hours after they were picked while coming direct from the Cherry 🍒 Farmer himself. (We would have to visit the farm and pick up the cherries 🍒 and then package them in small containers.) The first weekend we sold over 400 pounds of cherries thus validating that this could work for more Organic Farmers. The rest is history. I visited many Farmers Markets and spoke with the owners, managers, you name it, while getting as many Farms to come be a part of our website and see how fast we could get customers to adopt this new way of shopping online. GrubHub (alternative to paper menu's 2004, then in 2006 did restaurant deliveries and has raised $284M to date), Instacart (Alcohol delivery 2012 and has raised $2.9B to date), etc. were not into delivering groceries....yet! GrubMarket has evolved over the past 10 years and is now an AI-powered technology enabler and digital transformer of the American food supply chain industry. From the first at building B2B eCommerce, as well as the first mover of providing Enterprise AI Solutions to the American food supply chain industry. It is now the largest private food tech companies in the United States and the world. #ipo, #startup #building #scaling #business #2025 #lookingahead #makingthingshappen #partnerships #farmersmarket #groceries #AI #foodsupplychain https://lnkd.in/gi9k6kcr

🍽🥗 Fresh food wholesalers operate under intense pressure, managing a flood of orders that come through varied channels like emails, texts, and voicemails. These orders must be processed overnight to ensure timely next-day deliveries. Recognising this chaotic system, Fresho—a company founded in 2015 by seafood wholesaler James Andronis and tech entrepreneur Huw Birrell—has developed a platform aimed at digitising and streamlining these processes. 📈 The solution leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify and optimise the way fresh food moves from supplier to restaurant kitchens. On November 26, 2024, Fresho announced the close of its $17 million Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $50 million. The round was led by Geoff Tarrant, co-founder of Payapps, with participation from other investors. In 2022, the UK-Australian startup also secured £8 million in Series A funding. 🤖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eWGR34as Huw Birrell #tech #funding #news #VC #foodtech #startup #AI #investment #technology #innovation

🚀 We are excited to announce our oversubscribed €2.7 million Seed funding round to build the future of sourcing in food & beverage. Since our launch a year ago, we have transformed food and beverage sourcing for both our buyers and suppliers. Retailers, wholesalers, brands, and buyers across the industry have found great matches with suppliers on Torg, launching new products efficiently and saving more than 30 percent compared to their target price. Thousands of suppliers in Europe and beyond have found new profitable business opportunities that cost 100 times more in offline alternatives. This round will allow us to further develop our innovative technology and deliver more value to our growing customer base. Huge thanks to our team who worked hard to make this happen! We are also eager to welcome amazing investors onboard who share our vision of simplifying sourcing by building a great digital experience and taking the market online. Follow our journey to revolutionize the way food is sourced. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d6KD2U2y #privatelabel #sourcingmadesimple #plma #foodandbeverage #seedfunding #foodtech #berlintech Connect Ventures Sondo Capital FoodLabs Ventures Together Sitar Teli Henrik Hatlebrekke Jonas Meynert Sameer Singh Tom Savage Patrick Noller Till Hoelzer

While #Zomato’s food delivery service takes the spotlight, it’s #Hyperpure quietly shaping the company’s future. The recent addition of a food processing plant for sauces, spreads, and semi-finished perishables showcases Zomato’s commitment to becoming an indispensable partner for restaurants. By focusing on reliable, quality supplies, #Zomato has gone beyond B2C to drive impact in B2B, setting a masterclass in scaling through customer-centric solutions. From fresh ingredients to food processing, #Hyperpure is solving the supply challenges that restaurants face daily. For startup founders, the lesson is clear: sometimes, the most strategic innovations come from understanding and addressing core customer needs. Zomato’s Hyperpure is a masterclass in customer-focused growth. Could this approach reshape your business too? Read more: Click the link in the comments section 👇 #Startup #IndustryInsights #Zomato #Hyperpure #B2BStrategy #Growth #CustomerCentric #BusinessStrategy #Scalability #B2BLessons #Innovation Manoj Mohan | Manali Phatak | Santosh Kumar | Anusha Singh WISE Tech | SPJIMR | SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research

🤔 What’s next for the food delivery landscape with Just Eat Takeaway selling Grubhub to Wonder? Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway is making waves in the food delivery industry by announcing its sale of Grubhub to Wonder for an impressive $650 million. This strategic move aims to boost Just Eat's cash flow and drive future growth, setting the stage for exciting developments in the competitive market of online food services. As they project a completion date by Q1 2025, many are speculating on how this shift will alter not only the business dynamics but also impact customers and restaurant partners alike. With companies like Wonder stepping up to reshape how consumers access their favorite meals, this deal highlights a significant transformation within the sector. Could this be a game-changer that paves the way for new innovations and improved service quality? How do you think other players in the food delivery space will respond? Join us in discussing what this could mean for consumers, restaurants, and investors alike! 🚀 Connect with startups to drive your corporate innovation 🚀 Book a meeting! https://lnkd.in/dFYwmbHq #JustEatTakeaway #Grubhub #Wonder #FoodDelivery #TechNews #CorporateInnovation #MarketTrends #InvestmentOpportunities #Startups #FutureOfFood Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/dTZnCDfV

🤔 What’s next for the food delivery landscape with Just Eat Takeaway selling Grubhub to Wonder? Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway is making waves in the food delivery industry by announcing its sale of Grubhub to Wonder for an impressive $650 million. This strategic move aims to boost Just Eat's cash flow and drive future growth, setting the stage for exciting developments in the competitive market of online food services. As they project a completion date by Q1 2025, many are speculating on how this shift will alter not only the business dynamics but also impact customers and restaurant partners alike. With companies like Wonder stepping up to reshape how consumers access their favorite meals, this deal highlights a significant transformation within the sector. Could this be a game-changer that paves the way for new innovations and improved service quality? How do you think other players in the food delivery space will respond? Join us in discussing what this could mean for consumers, restaurants, and investors alike! 🚀 Connect with startups to drive your corporate innovation 🚀 Book a meeting! https://lnkd.in/dFYwmbHq #JustEatTakeaway #Grubhub #Wonder #FoodDelivery #TechNews #CorporateInnovation #MarketTrends #InvestmentOpportunities #Startups #FutureOfFood Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/dTZnCDfV

🔥 Forbes Spotlights Rgand’s $100 Million Accelerator for Global Food Producers! ▪️ Forbes Feature: Rgand’s $100M accelerator offers food producers direct access to the U.S. market — no middlemen, no barriers, just fast, affordable connections with top U.S. restaurants. ▪️ Led by CEO Rovshan R., this platform is transforming the supply chain, helping smaller suppliers thrive in a competitive U.S. market. ▪️ Big Opportunity: Imagine your products reaching restaurants across the U.S. — this could be your big break! Read the full article to discover how Rgand is revolutionizing the foodservice industry. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dKQJVKMD #FoodService #Innovation #SupplyChain #Forbes #Rgand #FoodTech #Entrepreneurship #GlobalBusiness #DirectTrade

McDonald's shares stay Outperform with supply chain measures mitigating E. coli risks For daily news and analysis subscribe to the https://lnkd.in/gkhK-zyg newsletter. #Tech #Innovation #Startups

🍯🌱 MELIBIO BAGS PRE-SERIES A INVESTMENT TO EXPAND BEE-FREE MELLODY HONEY As it makes inroads on its precision-fermented honey, San Francisco-based MeliBio has obtained fresh capital to scale up the distribution of its plant-based sweetener, Mellody®. The “strategic investment” from Future Food Fund by Oisix ra daichi, a food tech investor from Japan, is part of MeliBio’s pre-Series A financing round. It means the company has raised around $10M in total funding since it was established in 2020, co-founder and CEO Darko Mandich tells Green Queen. MeliBio was initially planning a Series A round this year – as revealed by Green Queen – which was expected to bring in a further $10M. But the challenges of the food tech market, where investment dropped by 61% last year, made it difficult to do so. “We shifted to [the] pre-Series A round, and will reopen Series A next year,” says Mandich. The startup initially launched Mellody through foodservice partners, before debuting the product in the D2C channel via a partnership with famed New York eatery Eleven Madison Park’s online store. Since then, the product has been introduced across the US (alongside a new hot honey variety), available at independent retailers and a growing list of restaurants – recent partnerships include Palmetto Superfoods and Joyride Pizza in California and MOTO Pizza in Seattle. Moreover, MeliBio has also expanded its distribution through KeHE Distributors, UNFI, Greco and Sons, Inc., and Ace Natural. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eR6zPSeA #GreenQueen #foodtech #futurefoods #foodsystems #sustainability #vegan

🚀 Exciting Times for Grozzo! 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Grozzo, a B2B platform revolutionizing how restaurants, hotels, and cafeterias source fresh vegetables and groceries. 🌱🍅🥦 Our mission is simple: to cut out the middlemen and bring farm-fresh produce directly from farmers to your kitchen, ensuring quality, transparency, and fair pricing. No more unnecessary markups or delays—just fresh, affordable products delivered to your doorstep within 1 hour! Here’s how Grozzo makes a difference: 🔹 Fast deliveries for your restaurant’s daily needs 🔹 Fresh produce sourced directly from farms 🔹 Simple and easy-to-use our app for seamless ordering 🔹 Reduced costs by eliminating middlemen We’re growing fast, and with 30-50 new customers expected in the coming month, this is just the beginning. We’re grateful to our early customers for believing in our vision, and we can’t wait to serve many more. Looking to join the fresh food revolution? Let’s connect! #Grozzo #B2B #FarmToTable #FreshProduce #StartupIndia #Restaurants #AgriTech #FoodInnovation #Entrepreneurship #FreshWithin1Hour