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Is Posha the Robotic Heir to the Thermomix? The Founder Sure Hope So
July 23, 2025 Michael Wolf

July 21, 2025

From Aspiring Pro Surfer to Delivery Robot CEO with Coco’s Zach Rash

July 21, 2025

Mark Cuban to Speak at SKS 2025

July 14, 2025

This Culinary Tech Inventor Thought He Could Build Some Parts For His Latest Gadget in the US. Then He Called Around.

February 1, 2025

A Conversation With Bear Robotics’ John Ha on LG Deal and The Future of The Company

Is IFT’s Launch of an AI Tool For Food Scientists an Indicator of Where Trade Associations Are Going in Age of AI?

July 3, 2025 Michael Wolf

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Interesting news out of IFT First this week, the food scientist expo in Chicago, where the longtime trade association announced its own AI tool called CoDeveloper. According to the announcement, […]

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From Red Bull to Zevia, Amy Taylor Shares Lessons Learned From a Career Built Around Buzzy Beverages

July 1, 2025 Michael Wolf

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In the early 90s, Amy Taylor had dreams of Olympic gold as an elite track and field athlete. Back then, she never could have predicted she’d spend the bulk of […]

Study: AI-Powered Drones Fuel Advances in Precision Ag for Early Detection of Crop Stress

June 30, 2025 Michael Wolf

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Early stress detection via precision agriculture just got a serious upgrade, according to new research out of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Led by Dr. Ittai Herrmann, the team developed […]

Could Lasers Made From Olive Oil Be The Next-Gen Freshness Detector or Use-By Label?

June 26, 2025 Michael Wolf

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Imagine scanning a tuna steak in your fridge and suddenly a tiny laser pulse beams an expiration date or, surprise, tells you it’s not really wild-caught. That’s no longer a […]

Leanpath CEO: The Fight Against Food Waste Enters Its ‘Second Act’

June 25, 2025 Michael Wolf

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At this year’s ReFED Summit in Seattle, Andrew Shakman was in a reflective mood. When asked about the state of the food waste reduction movement, the Leanpath CEO, who has […]

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The Grocery Store is the Food System

June 23, 2025 Mike Lee

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For most of us, the food system isn’t a distant farm or a produce distribution center. It’s the grocery store. We push carts through brightly lit aisles where abstract forces—supply […]

Nearly Seven Years After Launching Kickstarter, Silo Finally Delivers Next-Gen Home Food Storage System

June 16, 2025 Michael Wolf

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In 2018, when I saw a company called Silo launch a crowdfunding campaign for a modern food storage system – essentially Tupperware for the digital age – I couldn’t resist. […]

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What Flavor Unlocks

June 13, 2025 Mike Lee

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Sustainable, healthy foods won’t win through guilt trips alone—they need to be irresistible. Flavor is the most powerful force in our food system. Not nutrition labels, not health claims, not […]

Starbucks Unveils Green Dot Assist, a Generative AI Virtual Assistant for Coffee Shop Employees

June 12, 2025 Michael Wolf

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While most companies across the food value chain are embracing AI in some form, one major player that’s been notably quiet is Starbucks. From mobile ordering to Web3 experiments, and […]

Impulse Announces Its Battery-Integrated Cooktop Becomes First Certified to Applicable UL Safety Standards

June 11, 2025 Michael Wolf

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While we’ve all become accustomed to battery-powered vehicles transporting us around town, the idea of battery-powered appliances is still a relatively new concept to most consumers. But slowly but surely, […]

Tasting Cultivated Seafood in London’s East-end

June 10, 2025 Alex Crisp

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In London’s East End, a food revolution is bubbling – a high-tech movement promising to change our way of life. Although still in its infancy, with significant early-stage obstacles to […]

After Leaving Starbucks, Mesh Gelman Swore Off The Coffee Biz. Now He Wants To Reinvent Cold Brew Coffee

June 5, 2025 Michael Wolf

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Mesh Gelman didn’t set out to build a cold coffee company. In fact, when he left his role leading innovation at Starbucks, he didn’t want anything to do with coffee. […]

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