The Food and Beverage industry has seen a slow down in the quarterly investments. Peaking in the second quarter of 2015, the investment dollars have dropped substantially although the number of deals continues to remain constant if not slightly upward. You can see the investments and deals by quarter here:
| Quarter | Funding (Food & Beverages) | Deals (Food & Beverages) |
| 2015 Q1 | 1090.68 | 140 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1263.43 | 142 |
| 2015 Q3 | 799.02 | 137 |
| 2015 Q4 | 939.69 | 133 |
| 2016 Q1 | 250.21 | 153 |
| 2016 Q2 | 395.32 | 143 |
| 2016 Q3 | 371.09 | 139 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3165.94 | 154 |