supermarkets
Qualcomm-backed Aravita wants to help Brazilian supermarkets control food waste
Aravita's AI-powered solution for supermarkets looks at variables, including climate, seasonality and consumer behavior, to manage the purchasing of fresh food.
Online grocery company Misfits Market to acquire Imperfect Foods
This is Misfits Market’s first acquisition and is particularly fitting, given the online grocery environment over the past few years.
Freshflow is helping grocery retailers fight food waste
For years grocery retailers have been using data driven forecasting to help them predict demand to figure out which products to reorder to keep shelves stocked. That’s nothing new. But Berlin-ba
Jüsto grabs new capital as it expands grocery delivery in Brazil, Peru
Justo enables customers in Latin America to buy groceries directly from its website or app and get them delivered to their location of choice.
AiFi adds new funding into its cart to expand autonomous retail footprint
Contactless stores are gaining traction, more so in Europe, but there are some trickling into the U.S., including Atlanta’s Nourish + Bloom Market that opened in January. In that article, we pointed
Zapt is now Trela; aims to remove the middleman from group food shopping
The inspiration for Brazil-based Trela came from a person buying food for their neighbors directly from suppliers rather than the grocery store.
Supplier, grocer connector Clubbi secures $4.5M to expand in Brazil
Clubbi launched in October 2020 with 24-hour delivery, no minimum order quantity and flexible payment terms. It is currently working with 1,000 grocery stores in Rio de Janeiro.
Pepper brings in $16M, gets back to its roots of spicing up ordering experience for food distributors
The ordering system is specifically designed so food distributors can launch mobile apps and websites to accept orders and payments online.
Oja bags $3.4M to build an online supermarket for ethnic products
As investors continue to pour billions into super speedy on-demand grocery delivery — trying to dislodge the dominance of traditional supermarket giants via a hyper convenience lever (whipping u
MilkRun lands new capital to deliver farm-fresh groceries
The company offers a recurring subscription, and 50% of every dollar spent goes back to farmers.
Martie launches with $3M to divert shelf-stable food items from landfills
Martie aims to stop food from going into landfills that are thrown away due to package changes, being a seasonal product or reaching their expiration date before purchase.
UK driver shortage could steer grocery retailers toward bigger profits
The increasing prices as a result of today’s driver shortage could create a far more profitable e-grocery opportunity for British retailers by driving click-and-deliver customers to click-and-collec
Greece’s Pop Market, another dark store grocery delivery startup, gets $3.5M
Make way for yet another “quick-commerce” player in Europe’s heavily heating on-demand grocery space: Pop Market is a Greek startup which launched last week in Athens — taking
London’s Jiffy scoops $28M for speedy grocery delivery
Well that was fast. London grocery delivery upstart, Jiffy — which was only founded in April this year — has nabbed $28 million in Series A funding around half a year after initial £2.6 m
Mercato raises $26M Series A to help smaller grocers compete online
The pandemic upended the way people shop for their everyday needs, including groceries. Online grocery sales in the U.S. are expected to reach 21.5% of the total grocery sales by 2025, after leaping f
Amsterdam’s Crisp, an online-only supermarket, raises €30M Series B led by Target Global
Crisp, an Amsterdam-based, online-only supermarket focused on fresh produce, has raised €30 million in a Series B financing led by leading Target Global and joined by Keen Venture Partners and the c
Atlanta startups have another venture fund to tap as Silicon Road Ventures closes on $31 million
Atlanta startups can now add another name to their Rolodexes of venture firms operating out of the Big Peach with the close of Silicon Road Ventures’ new $31 million fund. Silicon Road invests a
IoT and data science will boost foodtech in the post-pandemic era
Leveraging data, hardware and biological solutions can help brick-and-mortar stores remain relevant and continue churning out cash.
Uber Eats beefs up its grocery delivery offer as COVID-19 lockdowns continue
Uber Eats has beefed up grocery delivery options in three markets hard hit by the coronavirus. Uber’s food delivery division said today it’s inked a partnership with supermarket giant Carr
Waitrose switches up a gear to launch two-hour grocery deliveries in London
Up market UK supermarket chain Waitrose will start trialing two-hour or same day delivery options in certain London postcodes from tomorrow. It’s partnering with CitySprint Group courier deliver