5 tips for agrifood startups dealing with the COVID19 crisis
Covid-19 has caused mass disruption across the supply chain which has in turn threatened the supply of key food stuffs and ingredients. With investments threatened and intermediary players in limbo, where does business growth go from here? “Everything in business is slowing down, and we are finding farmers to be less responsive right now too,”.. “Is […]
The rise of specialized online retailers as covid drives DTC sales
Well-known e-commerce and wholesale channels like Amazon and Alibaba are bracing for a new spike in competition from consumer brands that offer higher quality and more specialized products through their own online retailers. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 direct-to-consumer sales are experiencing a drive in sales, and will be for the foreseeable future. So why […]
From offline to online: disrupting the food retail map in Sweden
Exciting things are happening in the Nordics. MatHem; the market leader of online shopping in Sweden, is teaming up with a big local financial name in an effort to re-design the food retail map. MatHem is a big deal in Sweden, their delivery vans have become a normal sight in the countrys urban centers, but […]
Restaurant suppliers are selling to consumers as D2C models take off
They say it takes three of something to become a trend, so it seems like restaurant suppliers selling directly to consumers is officially a trend. In the past few months a number of software providers have created platforms that allow restaurants to purchase food from their suppliers. Choco, Cheetah, Pepper and DineMarket now all provide marketplaces to connect restaurant […]
WEBINAR: The rise of D2C food startups
Sign up here! Price wars, new disruptive players, changing consumption habits, personalized needs. The development of direct to consumer sales was already one of the main duties of many food firms, but with the development of the COVID crisis it has suddenly become an urgent necessity. COVID has changed the way we shop and its […]
Why building a resilient food system is imperative amid covid19
The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that our food supply chain is highly dependent on human labour. Industries need to understand that turning digital is key for the future. Large parts of the food system have suffered labour shortages due to regulatory limitations, labour availability and health hazards for workers. This bump in the food system […]