Smart Kitchen Summit 2020 Sessions, Day One
This post includes all the sessions from Smart Kitchen Summit Day one. Included below are videos from the following sessions: Embracing Innovation in Trying Times – Riana Lynn, Peter Bodenheimer, […]
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Spoon Plus: The Consumer Food Waste Innovation Report
Nowadays, governments, grocery retailers, industries like agriculture and grocery, tech companies, and many others are working to fight food waste at both the local and international level. In the developed […]
Chowbotics Adds Contactless Features and New Menu Items to Its Salad Robot
In this time of COVID, vending machines are fast becoming a great option for contactless meals. Well, mostly contactless. While the machines are using advanced robotics to make high-end food, […]
Impossible Is Prototyping a Plant-Based Milk Product
At a press conference today, Impossible Foods revealed a prototype for a plant-based milk alternative as part of its ambitious plans to eliminate animal protein from the food supply chain. […]
Eat Just and Impossible Foods Both Made Major Expansions to Asia This Week
Two alt-protein heavyweights in the U.S. took major steps this week in their expansions across Asia, underscoring the growing demand (and need) for alternatives to animal protein in that region. […]
New WSJ Report Shows How Much CloudKitchens Has Spent on Real Estate and Where
CloudKitchens, the secretive ghost kitchen startup founded by ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, has purchased more than 40 real estate properties across two dozen cities for more than $130 million, according […]
YPC Raises $1.8 Million (CAD) for its Versatile Robot Cooking Kiosk
YPC Technologies announced today that it has raised $1.8 million dollars CAD (~$1.36 million USD) for its robotic cooking kiosk. The round was co-led by Hike Ventures and returning investor […]
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V2food Raises $55M for its Plant-Based Meat
Australian plant-based meat maker V2foods has raised a $55 million ($77M Australian) Series B round of funding, according to Bloomberg. The round features new equity investment from Goldman Sachs Group […]
Nespresso Adds Touchless Features To Its Momento Machine
Since the start of the pandemic, the words “contactless” and “touchless” have become the new buzz words in food tech. Nespresso Professional is the latest company to accommodate this COVID-19-prevention […]
Albertsons Pilots Temperature-Controlled Lockers to Expand Pickup Options
Albertsons announced today that it will pilot temperature-controlled lockers as an added pickup option for its grocery customers. The lockers, delivered by Bell and Howell, are modular, can be installed […]
Imperfect Foods’ New Snack Box Lets You Fight Food Waste Through Holiday Gifting
A key tactic for fighting food waste at the consumer level is to incentivize folks with easy, affordable solutions that don’t require a whole lot of work. Bundling food-waste-fighting concepts […]
Applications Are Open for THRIVE’s Ag Tech Accelerator Program
SVG Ventures’ THRIVE platform, which connects farmers, food tech companies, corporations, and investors, is now taking applications for Cohort VII of its THRIVE accelerator program. Typically, the program looks for […]
Alibaba Spends $3.6 Billion for Controlling Stake in Chinese Supermarket Sun Art
Alibaba announced yesterday that it is shelling out $3.6 billion for a controlling stake in Chinese grocery store chain Sun Art. The investment will increase Alibaba’s stake in Sun Art […]
- Research guides to emerging food tech sectors
- Full video archive of Spoon events
- Food Tech insider surveys
- Q&A sessions with food tech innovators
- Weekly Food Tech Intelligence Briefing
From Food Robots to Fermentation, Innovation and Inspiration Was Everywhere at Smart Kitchen Summit 2020
The sixth annual Smart Kitchen Summit concluded last week. And while the pandemic pushed the show online, it was still as exciting and informative as ever. There was far too […]