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title: "TechCrunch: Investing in tech for hospitality and food, Almanac Investments raises $30 million"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d1760102-05e7-4a06-b543-bc6a2ae4725b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-investing-in-tech-for-hospitality-and-food-almanac-investments-raises-30-million-2705333
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Technology"]
published: 2018-01-24T14:09:10.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:20.235Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/37207eaf0eb0c7eabbf941f5d0d4164e889.jpg
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# TechCrunch: Investing in tech for hospitality and food, Almanac Investments raises $30 million

**TL;DR:** Almanac Investments raises $30 million to focus on developing products and services that improve the food and hospitality industries. The investment will focus on sustainable food preparation and sourcing in the food service industry.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-01-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-investing-in-tech-for-hospitality-and-food-almanac-investments-raises-30-million-2705333).*

## Story

On Tuesday, TechCrunch announced David Barber, longtime angel investor and owner of Blue Hill restaurant and consulting, is continuing his focus on product sustainability and social responsibility with a new $30 million investment fund with Almanac Investments.

The investment will focus on developing products and services that improve the food and hospitality industries. This trend focusing on more sustainable food preparation and sourcing in the food service industry is one that continues to become more popular, especially when it comes to franchising and emerging brands in the restaurant segment of the industry. According to the article, “Finally, consumers tastes are changing, which presents an opportunity for new brands to come to market with products that cater to the new needs of more health-conscious consumers.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- private equity (topic)
- hospitality industry (topic)
- sustainable food (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-investing-in-tech-for-hospitality-and-food-almanac-investments-raises-30-million-2705333). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d1760102-05e7-4a06-b543-bc6a2ae4725b).