We like this 'new breed' as they're doing something a little different. They're taking the regular products you might find in a supermarket or can't be found in stores at all, and they're changing the model of distribution so that they don't have the overheads of brick & mortar retail and operating an enterprise that can be run from almost anywhere. Kinda like the local food distributors around the world.
Lets take a look at a few which are breaking the mould, which might inspire some ideas about new models for local food.
Kiwi Crate
Sick of trawling the aisles of big box warehouses stacked from floor to ceiling with colourful noisy toys? Kiwi Crate (based in the US) offer a subscription service which is a crafted offering unique to their platform. They Continue... 5 Most Innovative Use of Direct-to-Consumer Models
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We like this 'new breed' as they're doing something a little different. They're taking the regular products you might find in a supermarket or can't be found in stores at all, and they're changing the model of distribution so that they don't have the overheads of brick & mortar retail and operating an enterprise that can be run from almost anywhere. Kinda like the local food distributors around the world.
Lets take a look at a few which are breaking the mould, which might inspire some ideas about new models for local food.
Kiwi Crate
Sick of trawling the aisles of big box warehouses stacked from floor to ceiling with colourful noisy toys? Kiwi Crate (based in the US) offer a subscription service which is a crafted offering unique to their platform. They Continue... 
The very excellent New Zealand business magazine, Idealog, has an interesting mix of Technology, Startup & 'Forward looking ventures' flavour.
If you were to pick up a copy of the March edition, then flick your way through their interesting stories of New Zealand business innovation, and find your way to page 64, then you'll find a page on our Local Food Startup Challenge.
We really like this story by Rebeka White (also deputy editor of the excellent Good Magazine) as it strikes a balanced tone about the wider aims of the Local Food Startup Challenge, and the benefits for startup food distributors, small farms & artisan producers.
We'll update this article with a link to the article online when it's published on Idealog's site, so those of you who don't get Idealog 
Here at Bucky Box, we're always on the look out to bring you some ripe pickings of interesting events, guides, resources, and ideas.
Yesterday we spotted this awesome conference which is happening in Austin TX on 1 & 2 February (that's only a week away!). It focuses on "Food, The City and Innovation", and it's hosted by The Food Lab. You can expect all kinds of interesting discussions, ideas and developments to unfold from it, as it's a cross-sectoral approach to changing the food system - featuring engineers, designers, developers, scientists & architects, among others.
Explore some of the big questions facing us in 21st century, with a team of multidisciplinary folks. For those of us who can't