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8-3-17: Goodr Taps the Future, Business Travel & Dining Tech, Buzzfeed’s Kitchen Gear, Plus ComplianceMate Systems, LLC in the Checkout!
FOOD DAZE: Events to Attend | Dates to Celebrate
Atlanta Startup Crawl: Summer Edition August 8
| National Ice Cream Sandwich Day | August 2 |
| National Watermelon Day | August 3 |
| National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day | August 4 |
| National Root Beer Float Day | August 6 |
| International Beer Day | August 7 |
Food Holidays Courtesy of Foodimentary
THE LATEST
Atlanta Startup Taps the Future in Miller Lite Challenge
Goodr Food Rescue has won $20,000 in the semifinal rounds of Miller Lite’s 2017 Tap the Future Challenge, rounding up a series of recent live pitch contest victories for the food waste startup.
Goodr Food Rescue is a sustainable waste management app that leverages blockchain technology to combat hunger. Goodr redirects surplus food from restaurants, event centers, airports, and businesses to the millions of people who are food insecure. Goodr has also recently cinched wins in Amplify 4 Good’s ATL Thinks! Aviation Industry Innovation competition this spring, and is now developing ways to prevent food waste for eateries in Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.
Dining Platform Partners with Business Travel Interface
Dinova, Inc., a proprietary business dining marketplace based in Duluth, Georgia, has integrated its platform with Tripism, Ltd., a corporate travel management system. Business travelers can now find, rate and review preferred restaurants within shared networks for an improved experience.
Airline Leverages Tech to Upgrade Boarding Experience
Delta Air Lines is piloting some of the latest in beacon and mobile technology to streamline passengers’ boarding experience at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Mobile agent pods, E-gates, Nomads, oh, my!
Agriculture Innovator Sees Future with Google Glass
Don’t call it a comeback: thanks to some system and hardware updates, Google Glass has returned to the market. AGCO employees utilize the augmented reality goggles on the manufacturing floor to manage enterprise procedures, work instructions and checklists with their industrial equipment’s interface.
OFF MENU
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- Nation’s Restaurant News: Lyft Tests Ridesharing for Midnight Snack Runs
THE CHECKOUT: ComplianceMate Systems
Georgia-based ComplianceMate Systems offers the latest in food safety management software, wireless temperature monitoring and HACCP compliance for restauranteurs, food safety and quality assurance managers!
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